Meet Our Legend line Up

As passionate advocates of their sports, our legends are so excited to be involved – with many even bringing their own families. Who knows, you may find yourself camping next to a World Champion or having a coffee with an Olympic medallist!

The Team Sheet

Alongside our founders, former England rugby greats Austin Healey and Will Greenwood, our star-studded cast has included a host of sporting superstars. Check out below who is joining us for 2026 already!

  • Confirmed for 2026

    Tom Aggar

    Rowing Olympian

    • Former single sculls rower
    • Won Olympic Gold at the 2008 Paralympics, Beijing & Bronze at the 2016 Paralympics, Rio
    • Four World Champion titles from 2007 – 2011

    • Confirmed for 2026

      Vicky Aggar

      Rowing Olympian

      • Former rower in the mixed coxed four team
      • Won Olympic Bronze at the 2008 Paralympics, Beijing
      • Two World titles in 2006 and 2009

      • Confirmed for 2026

        Ryan AllAn

        Netball

        • Founder and Chairperson/President of EMMNA England Men’s and Mixed Association
        • Represented England in the men’s team at the 2012 Indoor Netball World Cup
        • Coached the England Mixed team at the 2019 Indoor Netball World Cup

        • Confirmed for 2026

          Hannah Bowen

          Golf

          • Fully qualified PGA Professional and Class A PGA Professional
          • Plays on the LETAS, WPGA, Santander, JRSeries & Clutch Tours
          • Ambassador for the Golf Union of Wales- New to Golf Scheme

        • Confirmed for 2026

          CHLOE BRUCE

          MARTIAL ARTS/BOXING

          • World-champion Martial artist and internationally recognised stunt performer
          • British, European, and World WAKO and WKA World Champion. Multiple NASKA Grand Champion
          • Black belt 4th dan

        • Confirmed for 2026

          Alan Campbell

          Rowing

          • Former rower for Northern Ireland
          • Competed in both the quadruple and single scull events
          • The only athlete from Northern Ireland to have competed at four Olympics (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016)
          • Won bronze at the 2012 Olympics, London

          • Confirmed for 2026

            Sophia Candappa

            Netball

            • Began her Superleague career with London Mavericks
            • Also played for Loughborough Lightning and Surrey Storm before taking a break to become a mother
            • Returned to competition as Captain at Wasps for the 2021 Vitality Netball Superleague season

          • Confirmed for 2026

            Neil Danns

            Wheels Extreme

            • Former European Skateboarding Champion
            • Won first British Championship aged 22
            • Won a host of European and British titles throughout his career

          • Confirmed for 2026

            Alex danson

            HOCKEY

            • An Olympic gold medallist (2016 Rio) and bronze medallist (2012 London) with Team GB
            • 306 caps for England and Great Britain

            • Confirmed for 2026

              Jenna Downing

              Wheels Extreme

              • Former World Champion inline skater and ten times British Champion
              • Has won the NASS title three times, X-Games Silver and LG Action Sports World Champion
              • The only European female to perform the 900-degree spin

            • Confirmed for 2026

              Joel Fearon

              Athletics

              • British sprinter and bobsledder
              • His personal best for the 100m, 9.96 seconds, places him 6th on the UK all-time list
              • In addition to pursuing a sprinting career, Fearon has also competed in bobsleigh since 2011
              • Was part of the Great Britain crew that finished fifth in the four man event at the FIBT World Championships in February 2013

            • Confirmed for 2026

              toby garbett

              ROWING

              • English former rower who won two World Championship gold medals for Great Britain
              • Competed in the men’s coxless pair at the 2004 Summer Olympics

            • Confirmed for 2026

              Tamsin Greenway

              Netball

              • Former England Netball captain with over 50 international caps
              • A member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and at the 2011 and 2015 Netball World Cups
              • Led Surrey Storm to three Netball Superleague titles as player and coach
              • Named Netball Superleague Coach of the Year (2015)

            • Confirmed for 2026

              Will Greenwood

              Rugby

              • Founder of Festival of Sport
              • Played centre for Leicester Tigers, Harlequins, England and the British & Irish Lions
              • Rugby World Cup winner, 2003
              • Played on the Lions Tour, 1997 beating South Africa 2-1 in the Test Series

            • Confirmed for 2026

              Jodie Grinham

              Archery

              • Represented Great Britain in the Paralympics winning silver in 2016
              • Won team gold and individual bronze in the 2024 Paralympics, while seven months pregnant with her second child
              • Has won multiple British Para-Archery Championship titles

            • Confirmed for 2026

              Austin Healey

              Rugby

              • Founder of Festival of Sport
              • Played as a utility back for Leicester Tigers, England and the British & Irish Lions
              • Has 51 England caps and two Lions caps
              • Won the Heineken Cup with Tigers in 2001 and 2002

              • Confirmed for 2026

                matti hemmings

                BMX

                • British professional BMX flatland rider and stunt performer
                • Holds multiple Guinness World Records for BMX tricks, including the record for most BMX cliffhanger spins in one minute

              • Confirmed for 2026

                Alexa Hunn-Philips

                Football

                • Former England women’s international footballer
                • Played for Charlton Athletic and Croydon FC, winning the Women’s FA Cup with Charlton in 2005
                • Recognised by the FA as one of the England national team’s legacy players and as the 150th women’s player to be capped by England

                • Confirmed for 2026

                  Sam Oldham

                  Gymnastics

                  • Part of the British men’s team at the 2012 Summer Olympics that won bronze in the team competition
                  • A three-time junior European champion and won individual horizontal bar gold at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore
                  • Specialises in floor and vault events

                • Confirmed for 2026

                  Amanda Parker

                  Trampolining

                  • Won the World Games and World Championships in 2013 in synchronised trampolining
                  • British national champion and Commonwealth Games competitor
                  • Represented Great Britain at World Trampoline Championships
                  • Known for high difficulty routines and consistency

                • Confirmed for 2026

                  LewIs richardson

                  BOXING

                  • Qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and was Team GB’s only boxing medallist, winning bronze in the middleweight division.
                  • Commonwealth Games bronze medallist (2022) and European silver medallist

                • Confirmed for 2026

                  Helen Richardson-Walsh, MBE

                  Hockey

                  • An Olympic gold medallist (2016 Rio) and bronze medallist (2012 London) with Team GB
                  • She has over 250 caps for England and Great Britain

                • Confirmed for 2026

                  Kate Richardson-Walsh, OBE

                  Hockey

                  • An Olympic gold medallist (2016 Rio) and bronze medallist (2012 London) with Team GB
                  • England and GB captain, with over 300 international appearances

                • Confirmed for 2026

                  Ryan Sidebottom

                  Cricket

                  • England cricketer from 2001 – 2010
                  • Played domestic cricket for Yorkshire & Nottinghamshire
                  • Retired in 2017, taking 1,000+ career wickets

                • Confirmed for 2026

                  Graeme Storm

                  Golf

                  • Professional DP World Tour golfer
                  • Won the Open de France ALSTOM, 2007 on the European Tour
                  • South African Open 2017 winner

                • Chemmy Allcott

                  Skiing

                  • English former World Cup alpine ski racer who competed in all five disciplines: downhill, super G, giant slalom, slalom and combined
                  • First British female to score World Cup points in alpine skiing
                  • Competed in four Winter Olympic Games and seven FIS World Championships
                  • Senior British National Champion 7 times and British Ladies Champion 8 times

                • Dean Ashton

                  FOOTBALL

                  • English former professional footballer
                  • Made over 240 appearances as a forward in the Football League and Premier League for Crewe Alexandra, Norwich City and West Ham United
                  • Made his International debut for England in the the match against Trinidad & Tobago on 1 June 2008

                • Rachael Burford

                  Rugby

                  • Represented England at the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cups and played in two Sevens World Cups
                  • Part of Women’s Rugby World Cup-winning squad in 2014
                  • Captained Harlequins to a Premiership win in 2021
                  • 2014 Rugby Players’ Association England women’s player of the year

                • Mike Friday

                  Rugby

                  • Played professional rugby 15s for various teams, including the London Wasps and Harlequins
                  • Captained the England national rugby sevens team, including at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens
                  • Head coach for the national rugby sevens teams of England from 2004 to 2006, Kenya from 2012 to 2013 and the United States from 2014 – 2024

                • Ashleigh Gloster

                  Lacrosse

                  • Former England Lacrosse team captain
                  • Won bronze in the 2017 Lacrosse World Cup
                  • Assistant coach for Wales Lacrosse

                • Alex Goode

                  Rugby

                  • Former England and Saracens Rugby Union professional
                  • The first Saracens player in history to make 400 senior in season club appearances and has 21 caps for England
                  • During his time at Saracens he won six Premiership titles and four European titles

                • Steve Gray

                  Football

                  • Professional football freestyler known for his incredible ball control and dynamic shows
                  • Performed the most viewed freestyle halftime show during Leicester vs. Chelsea (2016/17)
                  • Has worked with global brands like Pepsi, Adidas, and Budweiser and judged the UK Freestyle Football Championships

                • Sydney Gregson

                  Rugby

                  • Won the Premier 15s with Saracens
                  • Represented England at both 15s and 7s
                  • Made a return to the Red Roses squad for the Six Nations in 2024

                • Karen Greig

                  Netball

                  • Former England Netball player
                  • Played for Manchester Thunder (2006 – 2012) winning their first Super League in 2012
                  • Head coach and Franchise Director at Manchester Thunder

                • Serena Guthrie, MBE

                  Netball

                  • Former netball player who played internationally for England from 2008–2022
                  • In domestic netball, she played for Team Bath, Northern Mystics in New Zealand and Giants Netball in the Australian Suncorp Super Netball
                  • Guthrie was an influential contributor to England’s gold medal successes at the 2017 Fast5 Netball World Series and 2018 Commonwealth Games

                • Rachael Mackenzie

                  Boxing

                  • Specialises in Thai boxing and boxing
                  • Topped the Women’s Thai boxing World Rankings 2006 in two weight categories, 50kg and 52kg
                  • Awarded Silver in the ABA Elite boxing Championships 2016
                  • Has represented England in both Thai boxing and boxing

                • Jenny Meadows

                  Athletics

                  • Retired 800m distance runner
                  • Also competed in the 4 x 400m discipline
                  • Competed in the 2008 Olympics, Beijing
                  • World and European Championship medallist

                  • Derek Redmond

                    Athletics

                    • Held the British record for the 400 metres sprint
                    • Won gold medals in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the World Championships and European Championships

                  • Naomi Riches, MBE

                    Rowing

                    • A British adaptive rower who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
                    • In 2016, she became the first woman to row the length of the River Thames completing the challenge in less than 48 hours!

                  • Ben Youngs

                    Rugby

                    • Former England Rugby Union professional who played for Leicester Tigers and England at scrum half
                    • Currently England’s most capped male player of all time with 127 appearances
                    • Ben has been a Premiership Rugby champion five times, winning in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, and in 2022

                  “Festival of Sport fulfils a dream of meeting and
                  spending time with all these sporting heroes and getting
                  inspiration from them the whole weekend.”