DARMANIN Lisa

General
FAMILY PARTNERSHIP
She first partnered with her crewmate Jason Waterhouse, who is also her cousin, in 2008. The pair's first medal together was gold in the Hobie 16 class at the 2009 Youth World Championships in Buzios, Brazil, and they went on to win silver in the Nacra 17 class at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "We have the helm, which is Jason, he steers the boat around the racecourse. Then there's the crew, that's me. I control the sails, trim the sails, and try to make the boat go fast while Jason steers us in the right direction." (abc.net.au, 26 Mar 2016; nswis.com.au, 03 Mar 2020)

OCCUPATION
She has worked as an events organiser for the F50 class international sailing competition SailGP. "I want to bring the sport of sailing to the public in an accessible way, a complicated and technical sport that needs to be communicated to both the sailing and non-sailing community in a unique but detailed format." (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jul 2019)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has worked has a sailing instructor at the Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club in Sydney, NSW, Australia, coaching children. She has also served as an ambassador for the Children's Tumour Foundation in Australia, raising awareness of the genetic condition neurofibromatosis. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jul 2019)

She and crewmate Jason Waterhouse became the first Australian sailors to win an Olympic medal in the Nacra 17 class, when they claimed silver at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, where the class made its Olympic debut. (SportsDeskOnline, 29 Apr 2020)