Saskia Tidey (born 11 June 1993 in
Dublin) is an Irish sailor, who has represented both Ireland and Great Britain in international sailing regattas.
She represented
Ireland at the
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
in the
49er FX class.
In January 2017, Tidey confirmed that she hoped to represent
Great Britain at the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
due to the retirement of sailing partner
Andrea Brewster and the unavailability of another suitable partner in Ireland for the 49er FX skiff event. She qualified to represent Great Britain through her British born father Don Tidey.
On 1 October, the
British Olympic Association confirmed that Tidey had been selected to represent Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 49er FX Skiff class alongside
Charlotte Dobson.
They finished 6th in their event in Tokyo
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1993 births
Living people
Irish female sailors (sport)
British female sailors (sport)
Olympic sailors for Ireland
Olympic sailors for Great Britain
Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 49er FX
Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 49er FX
People educated at Rathdown School
Sportspeople from County Dublin
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