Monday, 30 January: Sweden’s Emma-Nellie Ortendahl has been recognised by the Nordic countries UIM National Federations for her outstanding success and achievements in 2016 and awarded the well-deserved accolade of 2016 Nordic Powerboat Driver of the year.

The decision was taken at a recent meeting of Nordic Federations in Drammen, hosted by the Norwegian Motorsport Federation (NMF).

The award recognises the 18-year-old from Alvangen’s remarkable season of dominance in the UIM-ABP Aquabike World Championship, winning the Ski GP1 Ladies world title for the first time, the slalom title and the European Championship.

The award will be presented to Emma-Nellie at the Swedish Boat Show in Stockholm in March.