Born: 12 February 1988
Resides: Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Races For: Lawnton Swim Club
Best National Placing: 5th Open Male in Men's 10Km Freestyle (2012)
Current Goal: Making Open Water Selection for the 2013 World Championships
Holds a Private Pilot License (PPLA) with four aircraft endorsements and ratings.
The Story So Far
I
first took up swimming as a three year old as my parents wanted me to learn how
to swim. So I was taught by Kerry Holland at the Holland’s family home in
Cannon Hill. I was forced to stop that though as my sinuses kept playing up –
probably caused by all the fumes that come with an indoor pool. I then tried
nearly every other sport possible from Little Athletics to Rugby League to
Volleyball. Unfortunately I was uncoordinated at nearly all of them so at age 8
I took up swimming a few times a week at the Thornlands pool after school. In
the next four years I gradually built up to 6-7 swim sessions a week before
moving to the Redlands Swim Club at Cleveland where I joined my first senior
squad training with the likes of Ashley Callus under the direction of Brant Best. This was when I first decided
that I wanted to make swimming ‘my sport’. In my early teenage years I trained
as a middle distance swimmer under the direction of Dave & Chris Urquhart, racing the best age group swimmers in multiple
state and national championships.
It
wasn’t until the age of 21 after a long period out of the water that I took up
competitive open water distance swimming and have really found my ‘calling’ in
the sport.
I look forward to sharing my sporting endeavours and life travels with you,
I look forward to sharing my sporting endeavours and life travels with you,
