Vitality adds two Olympians to Performance Champions list

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Adam Saville
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Olympic and European paracanoe champion and top modern pentathlete join wellbeing programme

Emma Wiggs MBE and Samantha Murray have been appointed Performance Champions by Vitality. Wiggs is the reigning Olympic and European paracanoe champion and Murray is a modern pentathlon Olympic, European and World Cup winner. The two Olympians join professional rugby players James Hudson and James Rodwell; Great Britain hockey player Crista Gullen; Great British rower Alex Gregory and swimmer Lizzie Simmonds, who have all been Performance Champions since it launched in 2018. Led by England rugby star Maggie Alphonsi, the Performance Champions work alongside Vitality Champions, heal...

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