Durant sa jeunesse, Graeme Saunders a particip\u00e9 \u00e0 des comp\u00e9titions dans la classe\u00a0420 et a remport\u00e9 quelques \u00e9preuves de niveau provincial et canadien atlantique. Il a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 naviguer avec son fr\u00e8re cadet, Jacob, \u00e0 l\u2019automne\u00a02009. Deux ans plus tard, ils ont particip\u00e9 aux comp\u00e9titions de 470 pour la premi\u00e8re fois, Graeme comme \u00e9quipier et Jacob comme barreur, notamment aux Championnats du monde juniors\u00a02011.<\/p>\n
En\u00a02012, ils ont re\u00e7u le Prix comm\u00e9moratif Nathan Cowan, d\u00e9cern\u00e9 aux meilleurs marins canadiens en d\u00e9veloppement. Ils ont par la suite remport\u00e9 le Prix comm\u00e9moratif Marvin McDill remis \u00e0 la meilleure \u00e9quipe recrue canadienne. Les fr\u00e8res se sont qualifi\u00e9s pour Rio\u00a02016 en 470 gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 leur 7e<\/sup> place \u00e0 la Coupe du monde de Miami en janvier\u00a02016. Ils ont par la suite \u00e9gal\u00e9 leur meilleur r\u00e9sultat en championnats du monde en terminant 32es<\/sup> pour une deuxi\u00e8me fois cons\u00e9cutive.<\/p>\n \u00c0 propos de Graeme<\/strong><\/p>\n Famille\u00a0:<\/strong> Sa m\u00e8re s\u2019appelle Christie Chaplin-Saunders et son fr\u00e8re cadet, Jacob, est son co\u00e9quipier et barreur. Son cousin, Mike Patton, a repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 le Canada en cyclisme sur la sc\u00e8ne internationale. D\u00e9buts\u00a0: <\/strong>Il a particip\u00e9 \u00e0 sa premi\u00e8re comp\u00e9tition \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de 13\u00a0ans. Au-del\u00e0 de la voile\u00a0:<\/strong> Il a obtenu son baccalaur\u00e9at en commerce de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Dalhousie en 2014. 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