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Jemma Smith is not just the queen of water sports she is a wonderful human being.
Listen how Jemma deals with competing at the highest levels of sport whilst juggling, school, uni, work and her social life.
This is a story of a girl who works very hard to be the best she can be, World Champion, Australian Champion and Nutri Grain Ironwomen.
Hear the story of a dad who took his kids to the Cronulla nippers and went onto being one of the countries leading referees in surf sports.
Waynes story is one of great courage in making changes to a sport that is intrenched in tradition and history. Wayne has made changes in the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships program that was a massive gamble, hear how it paid off.
Wayne also talks about the challenges he faces with the...
Lizzie Welbourn is a star of the surf life saving movement. Lizzie is a multiple Australian iron women champion, Nutri Grain iron women place getter.
Lizzie has crossed the Molokai channel on a malibu multiple times and knows what it takes to win.
Enjoy hearing from a sports star who works hard at everything.
Peter Scott grew up 2hrs north of Sydney, listen how the boy from Redhead became a dual Olympian Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000.
Peter went on to win multiple Australian surf ski titles. Hear how Peter rose to the top of his kayaking and surf ski game.
Riley is a paddling sensation, Riley's story about making it to the top is a great story.
National Team: Olympic / Senior / Under 23
DOB: 27/07/1996 Hometown: Avoca Beach, New South Wales Club: Avoca Kayak Club Coaches: Jimmy Owens, Jake Michael. Institute / Academy: NSWIS Nicknames: Rizz, Fitz, Rizza.
International Results
2019 5th (K2 1000) ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships (Szeged, HUN) 1st (K4 500) ICF...
Scott Thomson affectionately known as Scotty T was an ironman from North Bondi who trained hard and got rewarded.
Scott Thomson was part of the Uncle Tobys Super Series from the very start, winning in Southport in 1994 was a highlight for Scott. Scott also placed in the 1991 Australian ironman championships gaining a bronze medal.
Scott is a wonderful coach doing great things in Sydney, NSW and his home club North Bondi.
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Courtney Hancock is an impressive athlete competing at the highest level for 15 years.
Courtney Hancock is the only athlete to win the triple crown of elite iron person racing in one year, the Nutri Grain iron women series, National iron women championships and the Coolangatta Gold.
Courtney Hancock has won 3 x Nutri Grain iron women series, 3 x Coolangatta Golds, 2 x National iron women championships plus multiple national surf li...
Michael King iron man who competed in the Uncle Toby's Super Series was a professional Australian Iron Man circuit that ran from 1989 to 2001. It was considered by many to be the pinnacle of Surf Lifesaving and inspired many young kids to become involved in the sport. It also made the sport professional and gave the opportunity for contracted competitors to make a full-time living from the sport.
Televised on Network 10, The Un...
Talking all things paddling with the worlds best male and female paddlers, Hank Mcgregor and Hailey Nixon. Their take on paddling is amazing.
Oscar Chalupsky (born 1 March 1963) is a South African paddler. He was South Africa's team captain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona where he competed in K-4 1000 m event, reaching the semi-finals. He is also a 12 time World Surfski Champion - his latest win (2012) coming at the age of 49, 29 years after his first win.
He attended Westville Boys' High School in Durban, South Africa. In 1979 he became the youngest eve...
Danielle Mackenzie if fast becoming one of the worlds best water people excelling in both surf ski and iron women. Winner of the most New Zealand surf life saving gold meals and 2019 world ocean ski champion, Danielle is a true champion.
Her fight to learn the art of her sports is what makes her the champion she is. A valuable member of the BMD Northcliffe surf life saving club.
Lachlan Tame is an Australian canoe sprinter. He won the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janeiro in the K2 1000m alongside Olympic champion Ken Wallace.
Based at the Avoca surf club, Tame had a $5000 bet with a mate that he could not make the London Olympics.
Tame was inducted into the Surf Life Saving Australia Hall of Fame in 2015. Widely considered as the most dominant ski paddler of his generation, Tame won ...
Naomi Flood (born 7 April 1986) is an Australian kayaker. She was the 2009 overall winner for the Nutri Grain Ironwoman Series. She represented Australia at 2012 Summer Olympics in the K-2 500 m event, with teammate Lyndsie Fogarty. Naomi also represented Australia at the Rio Olympics 2016 in the K1 500m.Naomi started canoeing in 2009[5] with friends from surf life saving in order to improve her surf ski skills. The winner of multi...
Talking with Daniel Collins 4 X Olympian in the sport of sprint canoe Daniel is a Silver medalist from Sydney Olympics, Bronze medalist from Atlanta Olympics and 4 x world medalist. Daniels determination to succeed is a story worth listening to, many ups and many downs, how he bounces back is a true testament to him. An honest chat on how to succeed on and off the water.
MyKayakCoach Jim Walker chats to Guy Leech who became an Australian Ironman surf lifesaving champion at just 19. Once dubbed Australia's Fittest Athlete, Guy has won the Coolangatta Gold twice, the Uncle Toby's Super Series seven times, and Australian Celebrity Survivor.
MyKayakCoach Jim Walker chats with Multiple former World and Australian Champion Ironman, Nathan Smith. In 2005 Nathan won the Open Ironman Race at the Australian Championships just after his sister Kristyl, won the corresponding Ironwoman event. Nathan and Kristyl were the first to achieve such a feat and remain the only brother/sister pairing to do so to this day. At just 32 Nathan was inducted into the Hall of Champions, joining...
MyKayak Coach Jim Walker chats with champion Surf Life Saver and President of Surfers Paradise Surf Life Saving Club, Trevor Hendy, on sport and leadership. Trevor has several World Ironman Championships, World series and Australian championships under his belt. Trevor is an Australian Sporting Hall of Famer and member of the Order of Australia for his services to the community and Surf Life Saving. Trevor is now highly sought afte...
MyKayakCoach Jim Walker chats with one of Australia's greatest paddlers and watermen, Grant Kenny. Grant Kenny OAM is an Australian former Ironman, surf lifesaver, canoeist and is an Australian household name as Kellogs Nutri-Grain Ironman. Kenny made headlines at 16 years old in 1980 when he won both the Australian Junior and Open Iron Man Championship on the same day. Grant went on to win the Australian Open Ironman Title the...
MyKayakCoach Jim Walker chats with Ali Day, iron man, paddler and champion guy about riding the highs and lows of being a professional athlete, training methods, the importance of a great community and what sets winners apart. Ali Day, "King of the Coolangatta Gold", is an Ironman World Champion, 6 x Coolangatta Gold Winner and 2 x Nutri-Grain Series Winner.
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