Emma the golden girl shines bright!
- Team OTC
- Apr 11
- 3 min read
Emma Wilson is the first British female to win the Princess Sofia Trophy! All of us who have watched the rise of the phenomenal superstar Emma Wilson can't help but feel humbled by her strength and inspired by her courage. In this week's blog we celebrate an incredible athlete, role model, and supernova! Her determination and consistency continue to shine, and her latest performance proves just that! Her dominance in the sport is a reflection of her cataclysmic explosion of talent and her brilliant extremely bright burst of energy and light, inspiring generations young and old.
Emma's achievements speak for themselves;
Top Performing Female Athlete – Trofeo Princesa Sofía 2025
Olympic Bronze Medalist - Paris 2024
Gold Medalist – iQFOiL European Championships 2022
Silver Medalist – iQFOiL World Championships 2022
Olympic Bronze Medalist – Tokyo 2020 (RS:X)
Leading British Windsurfer – Dominating the transition to iQFOiL
Pioneer – Inspiring a new generation of foiling athletes
We are all so in awe of your journey, we admire your determination and passion. It is so good to have you home and all of us at The Official Test Centre, especially all the youngsters that you inspire at our centre will look forward to seeing you on the water!
Not only did Emma make history and lift a huge trophy this week she also celebrated her 26th birthday! What a way to celebrate a Birthday! Emma you never do anything by half! Happy Birthday! Emma the golden girl shines bright!
And if a huge trophy and a birthday wasn't enough it was also announced this week that Emma is now World No1 in the windsurfing rankings! They say everything happens in threes! Is there nothing this force of nature can't do! Emma is literally on top of the World! We salute your greatness!
By Emma Maguire.
Gold @trofeosofia! Absolutely phenomenal! How do you feel?
Emma said: “It’s crazy – I wasn’t expecting it at all. There are names on this trophy like Ben Ainslie, people I’ve looked up to since I was a kid. To have my name on there now is pretty cool. I’m super happy. I had a really good week and really enjoyed being on the race course. I didn’t feel too much pressure I just wanted to show what I’m capable of and I’m glad I managed to do that."
Overall winner! That was a huge trophy! Did you know you were going to be awarded the overall winner? That must have felt really special?
Emma said: "I didn’t know until about two minutes before. It was huge, it’s a complete honour to win it, no British female has ever won it and the names on that trophy are people I’ve looked up to since I was a kid. It’s super cool."
What was the racing like for you? Did you find the conditions difficult and how do you keep your focus during the races?
Emma said: "We had 19 races plus a medal race so it was a long week, we had a mixture of conditions, with some light winds and then up to around 20 knots by the end of the week. I enjoyed the challenge of having lots of different conditions. I just keep focused by having a good laugh with my coach and try to enjoy the moment."
You are smashing the races! What’s the next race?
Emma said: "Now I am home for a few months before the World championships in July in Denmark."
Be more Emma! Shine like a star and come and start your windsurfing journey with us at The Official Test Centre, call 07817 717904 and book a taster!
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