The Galician and Cantabrian sailors will be honored for their spectacular career in the 49er women’s class, in which they are world champions and have an Olympic diploma
· This is the third Terras Gauda National Sailing Award received by Támara Echegoyen from Ourense after being recognized as navigator and best pre-Olympic team in 2011 and 2012
· The awards will be delivered on September 3 at eight in the afternoon at the Monte Real Club de Yates de Bayona, coinciding with the Prince of Asturias Trophy
The athletes Támara Echegoyen (Ourense, 1984) and Berta Betanzos (Santander, 1988) will receive this year the Terras Gauda National Sailing Award for the best female regatta team after their spectacular career in the 49erFX class, of which they are world champions and in which they have achieved an Olympic diploma at the Rio 2016 Games.
The evolution of the Galician-Cantabrian tandem since the team was formed four years ago has always been upward and plagued with success. In 2014 they were eighth in the world championship, in 2015 they managed to climb to sixth place, and this year, in addition to the bronze in the European, they finished first in the waters of Clearwater (United States), taking the world championship and setting sail Spanish on everyone’s lips.
This is how they reached the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, where they finally stayed at the gates of the medal table, with a fourth place in the general behind the Brazilians, New Zealanders and Danes, who shared the metals. Támara and Berta brought home an Olympic diploma and the admiration of thousands of fans around the world, who have been able to recognize the great work of these two athletes and also of their coach, Pepe Lis from Buenos Aires.
The Terras Gauda National Sailing Award for the best female regatta team is the last –until now- of the awards given to the Echegoyen-Betanzos duo. They will pick him up next Saturday, September 3 at eight in the afternoon at the Monte Real Club de Yates, in a gala that will be held to coincide with the Prince of Asturias Trophy.
For Támara Echegoyen, 32, from Ourense, this will be her third National Sailing Award, after those collected in 2011 together with Sofía Toro and Ángela Pumariega as the best pre-Olympic team of the year; and in 2012 as sailor of the year.
