Podium at French Olympic Week for Lewin-Lafrance Team

Apr 28, 2025

Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance from Chester, NS, won bronzein 49erFX at the second event of the 2025 Sailing Grand Slam Series, French Olympic Week, held April 21-26 in Hyères, FRA. A third Canadian also stood out in France as Clara Gravely from Toronto, ON, took 8th place in ILCA 6, her best-ever performance at an international event.

Saturday’s bronze medal in 49erFX was Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance’s second career podium at one of the five Sailing Gram Slam Series events. In 2022, they won a bronze medal at the Kiel Week competition. They also won a bronze medal at the 2021 49erFX European Championship, which is not part of the Sailing Gram Slam Series.

In their second competition since the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance started the event with an 18th-place result, and they then made their way into the top 10 on day four, before qualifying for the Medal Race in third position.

in the Medal Race held on Saturday, Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance defended their spot on the podium by finishing 5th, just ahead of the French team comprised of Lara Granier and Amélie Riou, who were 6th. Even if both teams collected the same amount of points overall, the Canadian squad won the tiebreaker by being the better team in the Medal Race. The Medal Race is the last race of a competition that is contested by the top 10 boats following the qualification races and at that point, points are doubled.

Clara Gravely comes up a personal-best 8th place finish in ILCA 6

In ILCA 6, Clara Gravely finished eight overall at the French Olympic Week event, her first-ever top 10 result in an international competition.

Qualifying in 10th place to earn a spot in her first-ever Medal Race, Clara Gravely finished fifth on Saturday to gain two positions and take 8th place overall.

Her previous best performance was 14th at one of the Sailing Grand Slam Series events, Kiel Week, in 2021.