Focus on... Harnessing Talent Athletes

Click on a link below to see how Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust has affected change within the lives of our HTs. You will hear how they heard about us, how DKHLT has helped them, what they are currently doing and where they see themselves in the future.

On this page you will find quarterly updates on each of these athletes, and see how their new career paths are carving out.

Ed Barney

I am a recently retired member of Skandia Team GBR (the British Sailing Team) and had been sailing full-time since graduating ... 2012 was a more realistic goal but out-of-the-blue our class (similar to what happened in cycling with the ‘kilo’) got removed from the Games for 2012 ... for various reasons it seemed like the right option was for my Olympic sailing career to come to a close.

Click here to find out more about Ed.

Jenna Downing

I heard about the DKHLT when I was invited by the Trust to the Harnessing Talent Camp for elite athletes. After doing a bit of research on the DKHLT and the event they were holding I decided that it would be worthwhile to attend ... After a successful 2-day event, I came home with a much clearer vision of where I wanted to take my career after University. 

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Sarah Stevenson

I heard about DKH Legacy Trust from Chris McGeorge, my Loughborough college tutor.

I am primarily involved in the Backing Talent scheme, where my role as a harnessing talent athlete, is to help young athletes develop their skills in all areas ... I think it’s a great thing for the young athletes to see people like me getting involved and seeing that we all had to start somewhere. 

Click here to find out more about Sarah.