Man who sold Premierline to Allianz backs top athletes
Barrie Wells, who sold his Premierline business to Allianz, is spending £2m funding at least 15 of Britain’s most promising athletes for the 2012 Olympics, the Times reports.
They include:
- Jessica Ennis, the world champion heptathlete
- Liam Tancock, the world recordholder in the 50 metres backstroke.
- Katarina Thompson, heptathlete from Halewood, Liverpool.
“A hand-written letter came through the post one day from Barrie saying he knew all about me and he wanted to help,” Thompson, 16, said.
