The British Biathlon Union (BBU) has announced the athletes selected to represent Great Britain in the 2025/2026 biathlon season across the Senior, U21, U19, and U17 teams. 

According to the British Biathlon Union (BBU) on social media, the British biathletes selected will be part of the Senior, U21, U19, and U17 Teams for the season 2025/2026.

British Biathlon Teams Season 2025/2026

SENIOR ATHLETES

According to the British Biathlon Union, “With the start to another Biathlon season rapidly approaching, it’s time to announce the senior athletes who will be representing Great Britain in the upcoming IBU season. Plenty of familiar faces in the group, as well as some new ones!”

“Last season brought some fantastic results, and we can’t wait to see the benefits summer training brings into the upcoming winter. Keep your eyes peeled for the rest of the teams coming up soon!

Women

• Zara Stewart
• Cara Loates
• Elena Roncarati
• Shawna Pendry
• Chloe Dupont
• Charlotte Narducci

Men

• Marcus Bolin Webb
• Matthew Chronicle
• Alexander Hatloe
• Jacques Jefferies
• Ollie Welsh
• Nathan Carter
• Will Mead
• Luke Markham
• Jack Davis-Black

In July, the IBU Executive Board officially approved the nationality change of 23-year-old Jacques Jefferies from France to Great Britain. Formerly part of the French national group, Jefferies will now compete internationally for his parents’ home country. The British Biathlon Union confirmed the switch in its senior team announcement, as reported by NordicMag.

U21 ATHLETES

The post on social media says:“After a massive summer of development, we’re in an extremely fortunate position of having a strong U21 contingent on hand to represent Great Britain.”

“As with the senior team, there are some new faces to go with the faces that have been part of British Biathlon for many developmental years, and there’s a good mix of experience amongst them!”

Women

• Molly Caldwell
• Iona Cadell
• Josie Clifford
• Isabelle Barley

Men

• Ethan Clarke
• Danny Hamilton
• Will Cumbes-Pederson
• Sam Wright
• Lewis Buchallet
• Will D’Arcy
• Graham Benson
• Oliver Hill
• Jack White
• Tom Smith

U17 & U19 ATHLETES

“It’s great to have such a large and devoted group of junior athletes representing British Biathlon, and with such a diverse group, it’s going to be exciting to see them all on snow during the season,” says a post on the British Biathlon Union social media, and adds:

“It’s great to see graduates of our talent ID process racing across all the levels of IBU competition, with the athletes showing dedication to the sport to reach increasingly higher benchmarks. More news on this front soon.”

Women

• Charlotte Mincher
• Elif Sancar
• Ella Ford
• Seren Dodd
• Emily Berger
• Isla Cadell 

Men

• Merlin Watts
• Jack Rauscher
• Sebastian F. Moser
• Harry Townsend
• Ed Prentice
• Finn Newton
• Lucas Rhodes
• Xavier Railton

COACHES AND SUPPORT STAFF & BOARD

Coaches, support staff, and board were also announced: “Last but not least, these are the people making the magic happen behind the scenes to give our athletes as much of a strong backing as possible every single week, no matter the country, no matter the conditions.”

“We truly couldn’t do it without every single person on these lists with their skills and dedication, and it’s great to have such a fantastic list of individuals we can rely on throughout the season (and year-round).”

Coaches

• Gabriel Stegmayr
• Fredrik Stromsnes
• Iris Pessey
• Roberto De Zolte Ponte
• Alessia De Zolt Ponte
• Anna Hefter
• Simon Allanson
• Lasse Virkesdal
• Marc Walker
• Halvor Jontveit
• Marketa Hamilton
• Ali Cadell
• Anders Sorensen
• Kieren Jones
• Holly Rees-Lay
• Scott Dixon
• Ine Skjellum

Support Staff

• Dave Macutkiewicz
• Jack Seaman
• Kelvin Ing
• Adam Keenan
• James Fleming
• Joseba Altuna

Board

• Rob Weighill – Chair
• Elizabeth Winfield – CEO
• Carl Carrier – Development Director
• Jayne Nethercott – Para Biathlon Director
• Jock Inkster – Member Elected Director
• Andrew Millar – Member Elected Director
• Ben Freer – Finance Director
• Eliot Glover – Director
• Roddy Christie – Director
• Sarah Grieg – Director

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