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Bethan Latham

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Key achievements

•2009 British Open International Champion
•2009 European Junior Championships – J18 Team Silver
•2009 GB J18 Team member
•2009 GB J16 Champion
•Ranked 6th in the GB Open age Premier division at the end of the 2009 season
•2008 Junior European Championships- J18 Team Bronze
•2008 World Championships, J18 -semifinal
•2008 Czech International, J18 - 3rd
•2008 Slovenia International, J18 - 5th

Aims

• Finish in the five in the Premier division in 2010
• Top 10 in the J18 European and World Championships in 2010
• Medalist in the European Junior Championships in 2011
• Top 3 at the 2012 GB Olympics selection race series

Bethan is the current British Open Champion and is ranked 6th in GB at just 16 years of age. She became a European silver medalist at this years U18 European Championships in the women’s team event held in Liptovský Mikuláš in Slovakia.

Now in her second year as a GB athlete she is consistently the youngest team member. In 2008 she became the youngest person ever to represent Great Britain in this demanding sport at international level.

A tough regime has Beth training every night either on the water near her home in Keighley, at the National Water Sports Centre, Nottingham, or in the gym. Her school is supporting her efforts by allowing her to train in Nottingham every Tuesday.

Speaking of her spot on the SportsAid 16 for 2016 list she said: “I am delighted to be nominated as a SportsAid 16 athlete and it is a privilege to represent the next generation of potential Olympians. Although I fully intend to target 2012, 2016 is a more realistic target. SportsAid is my only funding source and is key to being able to compete at European and World level in the lead up to the 2016 Olympics. Selection results permitting, I hope to race in the World Junior Championships in France and the European Junior Finals in Germany in the summer of 2010.”