Team Sweden
Picture: From the left: Lucas Bergström, Olle Aronsson, Marius Westerlind, Oskar Cedergårdh (Coach), Victoria Dyrell and Oscar Engström.
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This team will represent Sweden in the Optimist Worlds 2014. The championship will be held in San Isidor, Argentina in October. The team includes five sailors and one coach from four different yacht clubs. We will practise and compete together to be as prepared as possible when the championship starts. The preparations have begun and we will keep you posted here during our adventure from Sweden to Argentina.
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Olle Aronsson
Club: LESS
Age: 13
Sail nr: Swe 4515
Dinghy: McLaughlin
Sail: Jsails Blue
Best sailing memory: Sailing together with Peter Gilmour in Marstrand.
Sailing dream: Gold medal in the Olympic games.
Best achievements: Winning the Swedish trials 2014 and 10th place in Magic Marin Easter Regatta 2014.
Other interests: Ice Hockey and Soccer.
Age: 13
Sail nr: Swe 4515
Dinghy: McLaughlin
Sail: Jsails Blue
Best sailing memory: Sailing together with Peter Gilmour in Marstrand.
Sailing dream: Gold medal in the Olympic games.
Best achievements: Winning the Swedish trials 2014 and 10th place in Magic Marin Easter Regatta 2014.
Other interests: Ice Hockey and Soccer.
Lucas Bergström
Club: RÖSS
Age: 14
Sail nr: Swe 4569
Dinghy: Winner
Sail: Olympic Gold
Best sailing memory: The world Championship in Dominican Republic 2012.
Sailing dream: Participate in the Olympic games in laser.
Best achievements: Second place in Lake Garda Meeting 2014.
Other interests: ONLY sailing, or sailing trips!
Age: 14
Sail nr: Swe 4569
Dinghy: Winner
Sail: Olympic Gold
Best sailing memory: The world Championship in Dominican Republic 2012.
Sailing dream: Participate in the Olympic games in laser.
Best achievements: Second place in Lake Garda Meeting 2014.
Other interests: ONLY sailing, or sailing trips!
Oscar Engström
Club: LESS
Age: 13
Sail nr: Swe 4576
Dinghy: McLaughlin
Sail: North sail P4
Best sailing memory: When I and my teammates won the Swedish championship in team racing and the Nordic championship 2012.
Sailing dream: Olympic gold medal in 49:er.
Best achievements: Gold in The Nordic Championship individual and team and bronze the nationals in Sweden 2013.
Other interests: Downhill skiing
Age: 13
Sail nr: Swe 4576
Dinghy: McLaughlin
Sail: North sail P4
Best sailing memory: When I and my teammates won the Swedish championship in team racing and the Nordic championship 2012.
Sailing dream: Olympic gold medal in 49:er.
Best achievements: Gold in The Nordic Championship individual and team and bronze the nationals in Sweden 2013.
Other interests: Downhill skiing
Victoria Dyrell
Club: BOOSS
Age: 15
Sail nr: Swe 4547
Dinghy: McLaughlin
Sail: Jsails Blue
Best sailing memory: That I made it to the Nordic championships the first year of sailing the qualification races.
Sailing dream: Olympic games
Best achievements: Gold in Nordic championship in team race, fourth place in the Swedish trials 2014.
Other interests: Downhill Skiing
Age: 15
Sail nr: Swe 4547
Dinghy: McLaughlin
Sail: Jsails Blue
Best sailing memory: That I made it to the Nordic championships the first year of sailing the qualification races.
Sailing dream: Olympic games
Best achievements: Gold in Nordic championship in team race, fourth place in the Swedish trials 2014.
Other interests: Downhill Skiing
Marius Westerlind
Club: KKKK
Age: 12
Sail nr: Swe 4572
Dinghy: Astro
Sail: Ullman Sails
Best sailing memory: Swedish nationals 2011 when I qualified to the Nordic Championship when I was 9 years old.
Sailing dream: top 10 in an Optimist World Championship.
Best achievements: Bronze in the Nordic championship 2013, bronze in Swedish nationals in team race and fifth place in the Swedish trials 2014.
Other interests: Tennis, Floorball and reading books.
Age: 12
Sail nr: Swe 4572
Dinghy: Astro
Sail: Ullman Sails
Best sailing memory: Swedish nationals 2011 when I qualified to the Nordic Championship when I was 9 years old.
Sailing dream: top 10 in an Optimist World Championship.
Best achievements: Bronze in the Nordic championship 2013, bronze in Swedish nationals in team race and fifth place in the Swedish trials 2014.
Other interests: Tennis, Floorball and reading books.
Oskar Cedergardh
Club: LESS
Age: 23
Best sailing memory: When my club won gold in the Swedish championship in team race 2012.
Sailing dream: Coach a sailor in the Olympics.
Best achievements as coach: A lot of medals in Nordic championships, gold in Swedish nationals and more.
Other interests: Downhill skiing
Age: 23
Best sailing memory: When my club won gold in the Swedish championship in team race 2012.
Sailing dream: Coach a sailor in the Olympics.
Best achievements as coach: A lot of medals in Nordic championships, gold in Swedish nationals and more.
Other interests: Downhill skiing