Britain had a proud history in Modern Pentathlon but in the 1990s, senior championship medals were thin on the ground. However, a group of young women were starting a journey that would see them become one of the most successful squads ever in the sport.
The introduction of National Lottery funding allowed the squad to come together at the national centre at Bath University.
On the one hand, they were fierce competitors. On the other they were team-mates, working together, contributing different skills and individual strengths, fundamentally shifting the standard of performance.
The next decade would deliver four Olympic medals, over 20 World and European Championship medals and a 2001 season where they won every major title.
Excellence was the norm.
Self-reflection and self-learning were commonplace – an expectation that each person would deliver their best performance every day. They were continually seeking those marginal gains – and in creating a culture of success, they delivered medals.