Along with his partner (and brother) Jacob Saunders, he competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing in 22nd place in the men's 470 event.
He started his early training at the Chester Yacht Club and has also competed as Graeme Chaplin-Saunders.
[1] The Saunders brothers received Sail Canada's Nathan Cowan Memorial Award for Developing Sailors in 2012, and received the Marvin McDill Memorial Award for the Canadian Sailing Team's Rookie of the Year in 2013.
[3][1] In January 2016, Graeme and Jacob placed second in the 470 medal race at the Sailing World Cup in Miami, finishing 7th overall.
[5] On June 3, 2016, Graeme and Jacob Saunders were named to Canada's Olympic Sailing team.