KINGSTON, Ont. (April 11, 2023) – Queen's Sailing's Galen Richardson qualified to be nominated for Canada's 2023 Pan American Games Team after being among the top Canadian athletes in his class at the 2023 Princess Sofia Regatta this past weekend.

Richardson (Toronto, Ont.), along with his sailing partner Madeline Gillis (Halifax, N.S.) qualified to be nominated for the Pan Am Games in Nacra 17.

If their spot on the team is confirmed, it would be their first Pan American Games.

"We are really excited to have qualified our team for a nomination for the Santiago 2023 Pan Am Games in theNacra17 class," Richardson and Gillis said via a Sailing Canada release. "This has been a goal of ours since we started sailing the boat just over a year ago. Our first European event had some ups and downs, but we're pretty pumped to see that we could be competitive in the fleet after making some changes throughout the week. We want to say thank you to everyone who made it possible for us to be here this week."

Queen's Sailing alumna Ali ten Hove (Kingston, Ont.) also qualified to be nominated for the Pan Am Games after their performance at the Princess Sofia Regatta in 49erFX.

The 2023 Pan Am Games will take place from October 20 to November 5 in Santiago, Chile.