Eight British athletes are heading to Greece to represent their country at the Europe & Africa Boat Wakeboard Championships next week.

Aged between 14 and 60, the athletes will compete at Lake Polyfytos, Servia Kozanis from 15 to 18 July.

Among those selected for the GB team are two pairs of siblings.

Charlie and Isabelle Lloyd from Burntwood in Staffordshire train at Cliff Lakes in Tamworth.

Despite their youth, Isabelle, who is 15 and a pupil at the Erasmus Darwin Academy, and 17-year-old Charlie, are seasoned competitors. They represented their country at the World Championships in Italy in 2022 and at the last three Europe & Africa Championships, in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Both have multiple British National titles.

In Greece, Isabelle will compete in the Junior Women category and Charlie in Junior Men. Their dad, Jay Lloyd, joins them, acting as Team Manager for the first time.

The youngest competitor is Holly Mathias (14) from Brecon in Powys. A pupil at Christ College Brecon, this will be her second appearance at the Euros, having made her debut in Spain last year. She competes in Junior Women.

Holly’s brother, James (16), also at Christ College Brecon, competes in Junior Men. This will be his second successive Euros. Both Holly and James train at Llangorse Lake.

The oldest competition is Mark Osmond (60) from Elstead in Surrey, who is a member at Isis Water Ski & Wakeboard Club near Reading. He is Team Captain in Greece and will compete in Senior Men. Mark is a veteran of eight previous Euros and three World Championships and was a bronze medallist at the 2022 Euros.

The rest of the GB squad is:

Marley O’Toole (15) from Camberley in Surrey. A pupil at Gordon’s School in Woking, he trains at LDB Wakeschool in Chertsey. He has competed at one World Championship and four Euros, winning silver in the Boys’ category at the 2022 competition. He is a multiple British National Champion. He will compete in Junior Men.

Lily Williams (15) from Bristol. Lily goes to Sir Bernard Lovell Academy in Bristol and trains at Cotswold Water Ski Club near Cirencester in Gloucestershire. She was 2025 British National Champion in the Junior Women category and this will be her second Euros.

Morgan Williams (27) from Cornwall, will compete in Open Men. He trains in Torquay and this will be his second Euros.

NOTES FOR EDITORS

For more information, please contact Jane Peel, British Water Ski & Wakeboard Head of Communications on 07802 496927 or jane@bwsf.co.uk

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Boat wakeboarding

It is like a combination of snowboarding, skateboarding and surfing. The rider performs tricks over two runs while being towed by a boat. Judges watching from the boat determine the score, which is based on several criteria including the execution, intensity and composition of the tricks successfully performed. The highest score wins. The other type of wakeboarding is cable wakeboarding where riders use a cable tow and perform tricks over obstacles or features at a specially designed wake park.

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