One of the most decorated 49er FX sailors around, Meech teamed up with Jo Aleh after the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics - with the new crew's sights now firmly set on next year’s Paris Games.
Meech achieved significant success in the class alongside Alex Maloney for almost a decade, including a world title, silver at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and a raft of podium finishes at international events.
Meech and Aleh made a good start to their combination, finishing on top at the 2022 Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta and snaring several top-20 results during their first season abroad.
Meech comes from a sailing family and spent much of her childhood on the family cruising yacht going on to take up competitive sailing at the Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club like her older brother Sam, who won bronze in the Laser at Rio.
Sailing in the single-handed ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) during her youth, she represented New Zealand at the world youth championships twice and won the inaugural 49erFX world championship crown with Maloney in 2013.
Molly Meech and Jo Aleh managed several top-20 finishes in their first season abroad. Photo / Adam Mustill Photography
Career highlights
- 2023 Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta (49er FX): 2nd
- 2023 NZ national championships (49er FX): 2nd
- 2022 World championships (49er FX): 11th
- 2022 North American championships (49er FX): 3rd
- 2022 European championships (49er FX): 17th
- 2022 Kiel Week (49er FX): 16th
- 2022 French Olympic week (49er FX): 12th
- 2022 Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta (49er FX): 1st
- 2022 NZ national championships (49er FX): 4th
- 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games (49er FX): 12th
- 2021 Lanzarote International Regatta (49er FX): 5th
- 2020 Oceania championships (49er FX): 2nd
- 2019 World championships (49er FX): 6th
- 2019 Oceania championships (49er FX): 1st
- 2019 World Cup Enoshima (49er FX): 2nd
- 2019 Tokyo Olympic test event (49er FX): 4th
- 2019 European championships (49er FX): 4th
- 2019 World Cup Palma (49er FX): 2nd
- 2019 World Cup Miami (49er FX): 2nd
- 2018 Enoshima Olympic week (49er FX): 8th
- 2018 World Cup Enoshima (49er FX): 2nd
- 2018 Sailing world championships (49er FX): 8th
- 2018 Kiel Week (49er FX): 1st
- 2018 French Olympic week (49er FX): 1st
- 2018 World Cup Palma (49er FX): 2nd
- 2018 Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta (49er FX): 2nd
- 2017 Sail Sydney (49er FX): 1st
- 2017 Enoshima Olympic week (49er FX): 1st
- 2017 World championships (49er FX): 3rd
- 2017 Kiel Week (49er FX): 1st
- 2017 World Cup Santander (49er FX): 5th
- 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games (49er FX): 2nd
- 2016 South American championship (49er FX): 2nd
- 2016 World Cup Weymouth (49er FX): 2nd
- 2016 World Cup Hyeres (49er FX): 9th
- 2016 European championship (49er FX): 5th
- 2016 Sail Auckland (49er FX): 1st
- 2016 World championship (49er FX): 8th
- 2016 World Cup Miami (49er FX): 1st
- 2015 World championship (49er FX): 8th
- 2015 Rio de Janeiro Olympic test event (49er FX): 4th
- 2015 South American championship (49er FX): 6th
- 2015 European championship (49er FX): 6th
- 2015 World Cup Weymouth (49er FX): 2nd
- 2015 World Cup Hyeres (49er FX): 7th
- 2015 World Cup Palma (49er FX): 9th
- 2015 Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta (49er FX): 1st
- 2015 NZ national championships (49er FX): 2nd
- 2015 World Cup Miami (49er FX): 1st
- 2014 South American championship (49er FX): 1st
- 2014 Sailing world championships (49er FX): 12th
- 2014 Rio de Janeiro Olympic test event (49er FX): 2nd
- 2014 European championship (49er FX): 3rd
- 2014 Garda And Trentino Olympic Week (49er FX): 2nd
- 2014 World Cup Hyeres (49er FX): 2nd
- 2013 World championships (49er FX): 1st
- 2013 European championship (49er FX): 3rd
- 2013 World Cup Hyeres (49er FX): 1st
- 2013 World Cup Palma (49er FX): 2nd
- 2012 Sail Sydney (49er FX): 1st
- 2012 World Cup Melbourne (49er FX): 1st
- 2010 Sail Auckland (ILCA 6): 2nd
- 2010 NZ national championships (ILCA 6): 4th