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Trinidad and Tobago Olympian Andrew Lewis has announced his retirement from competitive sailing hand has taken up a position coaching the Canadian National Team.
Lewis, 32, who made the announcement on his Andrew Lewis Sailing Facebook page, has represented Trinidad and Tobago in the men's laser at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Olympic Games.
"It’s never easy to retire from doing what you love. But it became effortless when I realized that Sail Canada Voile Canada is exactly where I need to be at this point in my life. Oh, Canada, here we go!" Lewis stated in a social media post on Wednesday.
Sail Canada Voile Canada, which is that country's National Sailing Authority, announced on Wednesday that Lewis had been named as ILCA 7 Canadian National Team Coach.
He is set to coach two-time Canadian Olympian Tom Ramshaw, as well as the ILLCA 7 athletes from Sail Canada Development Squad.
"Andrew Lewis has focused on becoming a world-class coach and bringing its teams to the peak level by using his existing technical skills and combining with his vision of a complete athlete”, Sail Canada High-Performance Director, Mike Milner, stated in a media release.
“We are looking forward to Andrew moving the team to another level," he added.
Lewis in accepting the position said he has given 15 years of his life to his Olympic career, and sailing has given him everything he has in his life today.
“Now, it’s time to take all I have learnt and create champions on and off the water. This opportunity with Sail Canada has me fired up, on another level, and I am excited to see what we can create together," Lewis said.
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