Bianca Leilua

Bianca Leilua is a competitive sailor from Samoa. In 2015 she was Samoa's first female entrant in the Youth Sailing World Championships.[1]

Life

Leilua started sailing at the age of 9 in an Optimist, and began competing when she was 12 years old.[1]

Leilua attended Lynfield College in Auckland, New Zealand. In 2013 she represented Samoa at the Pacific Mini Games in Wallis and Fortuna, winning a silver medal.[2] In 2015 she received a scholarship from World Sailing's Emerging Nations Programme and competed at the Youth Sailing World Championships. The same year, she competed at the Pacific Games in the Laser Radial event.[3] In a field of 11 boats, Leilua finished fifth.[1]

References
  1. "Samoa set for first female representation at ISAF Youth Worlds". sailing.org. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  2. "October 2013". www.lynfield.school.nz. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  3. "2015 Pacific Games - Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea". pg2015.gems.pro. Retrieved 2018-08-05.


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