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Sailor selected

 

New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) sailor Tom Slingsby, based in Koolewong, has been selected to represent Australia at the 2002 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships in Canada this July.

Slingsby won selection after dominating his class, finishing as the top youth and second overall at the Laser nationals. He will compete in the single-handed dinghy discipline.

NSWIS sailors have also been nominated to join the national team for the 2002 ISAF World Sailing Games to be held in France from June 29 to July 11.

The event is held every four years between the Olympics and contains a mixture of Olympic and international classes.

NSWIS website, March 4