Windsurfer Andy Brown named Athlete of the Month by the British Elite Athletes Association
by British Elite Athletes Association 15 Aug 23:44 NZST
Windsurfer Andy Brown named British Athlete of the Month © British Elite Athletes Association
British windsurfer, Andy Brown, has been named Athletes' Athlete of the Month after winning the 2025 iQFOiL World Championships to claim the first world title of his senior career.
The Athletes' Athlete of the Month award is presented by the British Elite Athletes Association (BEAA) on behalf of its members, elite sportspeople competing in more than 40 Olympic, Paralympic and progression sports who receive funding from UK Sport's World Class Programme.
The 26-year-old was up against Sally Kidson and Ben Llewellin, who won European titles in boccia and skeet shooting respectively, as well as Jemima Yeats-Brown, who won judo's Tallinn European Open on her return from a lengthy injury layoff.
"It's great to be recognised because this award is sport-wide across the UK and there's tonnes of great results that come in every week or month from amazing athletes," said Brown.
"It feels like an honour to be recognised by them [elite athletes] - I'm really happy about that."
Brown is the second windsurfer to win the BEAA award in 2025, following in the footsteps of Emma Wilson, who claimed April's prize after winning the Princess Sofia Trophy at the prestigious Trofeo Princesa Sofia regatta in Mallorca, Spain.
He has been recognised by his fellow elite athletes after producing a dominant performance in challenging conditions in Aarhus, Denmark.
After splitting the first two races with Frances, Tom Arnoux, the Glaswegian was in complete control in the final race to add a world title to the European Championship silver medal he won in October 2024.
"It all went perfectly and not many events go like that," he added.
"I mean, I've done a lot of these events before and none of them have gone so smoothly and so, it was amazing qualifying in first for the medal race and then winning the worlds - it was surreal."
Now, after a landmark career achievement, Brown's eyes are set firmly on the biggest prize in sailing.
"It feels incredible and it's kind of the best result that you can get other than an Olympic medal so that's really the next step," he said.
"It feels like the pressure's up now to stay at the top level, hopefully all the way up to the Olympics in 2028. I'm definitely going to give it my best shot."