Andrew Simpson (December 17, 1976 – May 9, 2013)
Andrew James Simpson, MBE, nicknamed Bart, was an English sailor. He won a bronze medal at the 2007 SAF Sailing World Championships. This led to a qualification to the 2008
Summer Olympics in Beijing where he won Gold. In 2012 he won a Silver at the 2012
Summer Olympics in London. Over his total sailing career, Simpson won two bronze, a gold and a silver at the World Championships, two silver and a bronze at the European Championships and two Olympic medals (a gold and silver).
Tragically, in May 2013, while training for the 34th America’s Cup in San Francisco Bay, Simpson drowned after his boat capsized. Simpson is survived by his wife Leah and their two sons. In 2009, Simpson was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).