Name: Helena Scutt

Sport: Sailing

Event(s): 49erFX (two-person high performance skiff)

Height: 5-7

Weight: 145

DOB: 6/15/1992

Birthplace: Cheltenham, Great Britain

Hometown: Kirkland, Wash.

High School: International Community School (Kirkland, Wash.) ‘10

College: Stanford University ’14, Biomechanical Engineering; Mechanical Engineering

Team/Club: St. Francis Yacht Club, Seattle Yacht Club

Olympic Experience

• Olympian (2016)
• Rio 2016 Olympic Games, 10th

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2016 – 13th
• Years of participation: 2013-16
• Top finish: 13th – 2016

Other Career Highlights

• 2015 Pan American Games, bronze

Personal: Daughter of Oliver and Tania Scutt...Has one sister, Nicola...Was hit by a boat while competing at the 2013 49erFX World Championships, breaking her spine, two ribs and lacerating a kidney...Hobbies include yoga, snowboarding, running, painting and rock climbing...Two-time co-captain at Stanford University...Two-time Academic All-American.

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