On 27th November 2017 British Orienteering announced a squad of 24 athletes for 2018. New members are all from the Scottish Orienteering Association: Kirstin Maxwell of Roxburgh Reivers, and first-year seniors Jennifer Ricketts and Sasha Chepelin both of Edinburgh University.

The Squad's primary target is the World Championships. Membership of the squad does not offer any financial or service benefits.

Squad

Approximately one third of the athletes are based in Scotland, one third in England & Wales, and one third abroad. They represent 17 different UK clubs.

19 have previously run in a World Championships. They are (in order of first appearance):

• Graham Gristwood - Forth Valley Orienteers (Scottish OA) and Kalevan Rasti (Finland)

• Matt Speake - Eborienteers (Yorkshire & Humberside OA) and Lillomarka (Norway)

• Hollie Orr - Lakeland OC (North West OA) and Halden SK (Norway)

• Hector Haines - Interlopers (Scottish OA) and IFK Lidingö (Sweden)

• Cat Taylor - South Yorkshire Orienteers (Yorkshire & Humberside OA) and OK Södertörn (Sweden)

• Kris Jones - Forth Valley Orienteers (Scottish OA) and Lillomarka (Norway)

• Ralph Street - South London Orienteers (South East OA) and Södertälje-Nykvarn Orientering (Sweden)/ Bækkelagets SK(Norway)

• Alasdair McLeod - Airienteers (Yorkshire & Humberside OA) and Lillomarka (Norway)

• Alice Leake - Airienteers (Yorkshire & Humberside OA)

• Charlotte Ward - Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteers (Yorkshire & Humberside OA)

• Charlotte Watson - West Cumberland OC (North West OA) and Lillomarka (Norway)

• Chris Smithard - Forth Valley Orienteers (Scottish OA) and OK Pan Kristianstad (Sweden)

• Jessica Tullie - Badenoch & Strathspey OC (Scottish OA) and Domnarvets GOIF (Sweden)

• Alan Cherry - Eborienteers (Yorkshire & Humberside OA) and Nydalens Skiklub (Norway)

• Jo Shepherd - Inverness OC (Scottish OA) and Halden SK (Norway)

• Peter Hodkinson - Nottinghamshire (East Midlands OA) and Lillomarka (Norway)

• Jonny Crickmore - Edinburgh University OC (Scottish OA) and OK Ravinen (Sweden)

• Megan Carter-Davies - Mid-Wales Orienteering Club (Welsh OA) and Rajamäen Rykmentti (Finland)

• Will Gardner - Octavian Droobers (West Midlands OA) and OK Södertörn (Sweden)

and five are yet to run at WOC

• Kirstin Maxwell - Roxburgh Reivers OC (Scottish OA)
• Aidan Smith - South Yorkshire Orienteers (Yorkshire & Humberside OA)
• Sasha Chepelin - Edinburgh University OC (Scottish OA) and Halden SK (Norway))
• Jennifer Ricketts - Edinburgh University OC (Scottish OA) and Domnarvets GOIF (Sweden)
• Peter Bray - Manchester and District OC (North West OA) and Melbourne Forest Racers (Australia)

UK Clubs

• 3 from Edinburgh University OC,

• 3 from Forth Valley Orienteers,

• 2 from Airienteers,

• 2 from Eborienteers,

• 2 from South Yorkshire Orienteers,

and 1 from each of:

• Badenoch & Strathspey OC
• Humberside & Lincolnshire Orienteers
• Interlopers
• Inverness OC
• Lakeland OC
• Manchester & District OC
• Mid-Wales OC
• Nottinghamshire OC
• Octavian Droobers
• Roxburgh Rievers
• South London Orienteers
• West Cumberland OC

Overseas

Five of the athletes run for Lillomarka - thanks to Matt Speake.