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Profile of Nick Rogers

Name: Nick Rogers

D.O.B: 4th March 1977

Home Town: Lymington

Favourite music: Stone Roses, Smashing Pumpkins.

What hobbies do you have outside sailing? Climbing, guitar and windsurfing.

How did you get into sailing? I come from a sailing family, so I have spent my life on, around, talking about sailing and boats.

What is your main strength in sailing? I can handle pressure when it is thrown at me and I love the sport.

What do you feel is the most important quality to have to be a top sailor? You have to love the sport and probably concentration.

What is the best thing about Olympic sailing? I like the fact that it is the pinnacle of dinghy sailing and I have the chance to do everything possible to be the best, no excuses.

What is the worst thing about Olympic sailing? I hate the fact I have little time to do anything else.

What were your key achievements on the way to making it to the Olympics, and why? Winning the Youth Worlds in 1995, as this got my foot in the door and people started taking sailing seriously.

What would your advice be to a young sailor with Olympic ambitions? You can't do it half heartedly.

Profile of Joe Glanfield

Name: Joe Glanfield

D.O.B: 6th August 1979

Home Town: Exmouth

Favourite music: Oasis, Rolling Stones.

What hobbies do you have outside sailing? In my spare time I like to read, play football, most things active and going to the pub.

How did you get into sailing? My Dad was a keen sailor and used to take me out on the river Exe, we were members of Exe sailing club and I soon got into the racing.

What is your main strength in sailing? I think my strength is my tactics and for my age I think I am able to look at the big picture quite well and not get side tracked.

What do you feel is the most important quality to have to be a top sailor? I think the first thing is just to be very competitive, and be able to prioritise what is really important as sailing has so many variables.

What is the best thing about Olympic sailing? I love competing and so doing it at the very highest level is a great feeling, and being able to put all your energy into being the best you can at something.

What is the worst thing about Olympic sailing? All the travelling is definitely the worst thing for me, at times you never really get to unpack your bag before your off somewhere again.

What were your key achievements on the way to making it to the Olympics, and why? The first key achievement for me was winning the Cadet u'15 Nationals, as before this I had never done anything and this just gave me the confidence to go on and aim for better things. The next thing was getting a silver medal at the Youth Worlds as this gave me a springboard onto the Olympic scene and onto funding.

What would your advice be to a young sailor with Olympic ambitions? The main thing is to just enjoy it, if you enjoy it then your life will be into sailing and you will spend more time doing it and thinking about it. Also just set yourself realistic goals each year, and donÕt worry about the long term too much.