She finished tenth at the 2010 European
470 Championships, alongside fellow University of Exeter alumni
Sophie Weguelin. Ainsworth and Weguelin won their first World Cup regatta medal in Miami in 2012, winning the bronze medal as British teammates and training partners
Hannah Mills and
Saskia Clark won silver. They then won a gold medal at the 2012 European Championship event in
Largs, Scotland. The British pair were one of four teams in contention heading into the final race in 2012 and secured the overall title ahead of Slovenian pair
Tina Mrak and
Teja Cerne despite finishing behind them in the medal race. In 2013 Ainsworth teamed up with
Charlotte Dobson to compete in the
49er FX classification. At the 2014 49er European Championships, held in
Helsinki, Finland, the pair managed a sixth place. The following year, at the 49er FX World Championships, held in
San Isidro, Argentina, they finished in fifth place, only four points behind the medal positions. With these successes behind them, in March 2016 they were selected as part of the
Great Britain team for the
2016 Summer Olympics to be held in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They are due to compete in the
women's 49er FX event, which is making its debut at the Games. They competed in the
Princess Sofia Trophy in
Palma, Majorca in April 2016, finishing fifth in the opening race before suffering problems with their equipment in race two. They eventually placed sixth overall after taking second place in the final race. Later that month at the 49er European Championships in
Barcelona, Spain, Ainsworth and Dobson were joint third after the second day of competition where they finished their three races, first, second and third. A victory in the final medal race meant they eventually finished ninth overall, and seventh among European boats. ==See also==