Burnholme Sports Centre

Tonight's the night! It's our GLL Sport Foundation Celebration Event for the York 2026 Athletes. Stay tuned for updates!

helps raise awareness about water safety, especially as summer approaches. Everyone deserves the chance to enjoy water safely, whether at the pool, beach, or even the bath. With the right skills, your family can become confident and safe around water. Explore safety tips, get resources, and help your child build life-saving skills with the Royal Life Saving Society UK - RLSS UK

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GLL Sport Foundation Athlete 2026:
Lily: I am an athlete competing for City of York Athletic Club as a sprinter. I had a successful 2025 season despite suffering an injury midway through. I was awarded Yorkshire and North East Champion at the regional Sports Hall finals and I qualified for the National Indoor Championships in Sheffield. I won silver medal at the Yorkshire Championships in the 100m and competed at the ESSA English Schools Championships in Birmingham where I represented North Yorkshire. I am excited to continue developing as an athlete with the support of GLL.

GLL Sport Foundation Athlete 2026:
Matthew: I am a multisport athlete and I've had a good start to my triathlon season with a 1st in Age Group at Tadcaster Triathlon. My life is very busy with family, work, training and racing. I've also been taking part in the York 10k road race league, with 2 course PB's so far, and I ride some of the Clifton Cycling Club time trial league.

GLL Sport Foundation Athlete 2026
Louise: I'm a proud Team GB transplant athlete competing in discus and shot put. My journey into sport began after receiving a life-saving liver transplant. From learning to walk again after being in a coma to completing over 320 races, including ultra-marathons, sport became my way of rebuilding physically and mentally. Today, I use every race, competition, and challenge to demonstrate the life-changing power of organ donation and resilience. Throughout my sporting journey, I have won 12 British medals and three World silver medals at the world championships. This year I was honoured to receive a commendation for services to sport, alongside being recognised with the Rob Burrow Award and named Disability Athlete Winner at the York Sports Awards 2025. In 2026 I will be competing in the European championships in Arnhem and later this year the British games being held in Sheffield hoping to bring home gold!

We’re proud to be taking part in with the Royal Life Saving Society UK - RLSS UK

From 13th-20th June, we’ll be supporting vital water safety education to help children and young people stay safe around water this summer.

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Drowning Prevention Week RLSS UK’s Drowning Prevention Week is an annual, water safety campaign designed to educate children and young adults in water safety and lifesaving skills. Drowning Prevention Week educates children aged 5 to 17 each June with crucial water safety advice just before the summer holidays, when y...

GLL Sport Foundation Athlete 2026
Ursula: I race for Great Britain in Ski Mountaineering. Most people haven’t heard of this sport – although you might have seen it recently on TV in the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. The Winter season of 25/26 saw me racing across Europe in the World Cup Series in both short and long format races. I was proud to achieve my first podium finish on the world stage, winning the ISMF Masters World Championships Individual race in February (O35 age group). Having access to training support through the GLL Sports Foundation makes the off-snow training possible, while juggling work and two small children – thank you GLL!

GLL Sport Foundation Athlete 2026
Oscar: I am a swimmer in York in the National squad and a Biathle athlete with Yorkshire Biathle Club. I have qualified for my first European Championships to represent Team GB in the individual Biathle u17’s event. I also have World Qualifiers coming up soon.

GLL Sport Foundation Athlete 2026
Luca: I have been playing Ultimate Frisbee for 4 years and I am part of the club Fulford Ultimate. I have had the privilege to finish second in the outdoor national final in the U14 division, second in the 2025 indoor U17 qualifiers and win the U17 indoor nationals. I have recently been selected for the GB U17 open team and I am now training as much as possible in preparation for the Euros this Summer in Vienna.

GLL Sport Foundation Athlete 2026
Becky: I am an endurance masters runner competing across a range of distances and disciplines, from road 5Ks to trail marathons. I hope to encourage other masters runners to get involved and stay involved in the sport, showing that you can continue to compete, improve, and enjoy running at any age.