Universiade Silver for WAIS Sailor
Australian sailors have won a Silver medal at the 26th Summer Universiade in Shenzen, China, finishing behind the United States in the Laser Radial team racing class.
The Australian trio of Alex South, James Burman and WAIS scholarship holder Tristan Brown finished the round robin second overall with six wins and four losses, progressing to the final against their American counterparts.
South and Burman, members of the Australian Sailing Squad, and fellow Australian Brown were defeated two-nil by the Americans in the final, bringing home the Silver medal.
The sailors also competed in the fleet racing component of the event with Burman and Brown contesting the Laser Standard class and South the Laser Radial.
Burman and Brown finished 19th and 20th respectively in the Laser class with both sailors picking up a top 10 race finish along the way.
In the Laser Radial class South finished 18th overall.
The three Laser sailors were joined in China by fellow Australians Aurora Patterson and Tara McCall who contested the 470 open class.
Patterson and McCall, competing in their first international regatta together, finished 14th after 10 fleet races, that included two top 10 race finishes.
The Summer Universiade attracts over 8,000 athletes and over 4,000 officials, support staff and volunteers.
Australia has a team of 230 athletes, officials and staff, across 16 sports, the largest team ever assembled by Australia for a Universiade.