Nicky Souter (born 6 May 1984) is an Australian

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

competing in

match racing A match race is a race between two competitors, going head-to-head. In sailboat racing it is differentiated from a fleet race, which almost always involves three or more competitors competing against each other, and team racing where teams consis ...

. Souter won the 2009

ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship The Women's Match Racing World Championship is arranged by the International Sailing Federation. With female match racing included in the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition for the first time this section of the sport is growing in popularity. Hist ...

and placed 3rd in the 2010 Women's Match Racing World Championships. In 2010, Souter was named Australian Female Sailor of the Year.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Souter, Nicky Australian female sailors (sport) 1984 births Living people 21st-century Australian women Sportspeople from Sydney Sportswomen from New South Wales