After making this announcement privately to the manager, coach and team, I have decided to make the public aware of what goes on behind the selection scenes and why – after on 18 months in the sport, I have decided to quit.
Let’s face it, quitting is not something do that often. So there must be a big reason, right?
Continue reading “Elite Para Waka Ama: why I have decided to quit”With my local Waka ama club, we took the W12 to Clyde for a weekend of paddling on Lake Dunstan. We didn’t expect it to end like this though.
Continue reading “#253 Clyde – W12 paddle with a tragic ending”This little clip right here stood out for me in todays Attitude TV program on our Para Waka ama sprint world champs journey.
Continue reading “Attitude TV part 2/2 NZ Elite Para Waka ama journey to London 2022”Today TVNZ1 aired the first in a two part series that was filmed following our run up to competing in the Va’a world sprint championships in England, August 2022. This was my first time competing on the international stage as a para-athlete, and my first representing New Zealand in waka ama.
Continue reading “Attitude TV: Waka ama Part 1”Let’s start at the beginning. Here is the last week or so in selfies. I post these daily on my stories to keep me accountable to myself and making an effort with my appearance. They actually started as a way of me getting used to how i look with an artificial leg. Then i just carried it on.
Continue reading “7 days in Photos, end of October 2022”
