I began my sporting career when I joined City of Wakefield Swimming Club at the age of 7. By the age of 9 I was actively competing with great success in all strokes at all distances from 50m to 1500m. I swam at County and Regional level for 10 years, getting into National Rankings for the 1500M freestyle. Sadly Covid 19 closed the pools and I was unable to swim for several months.
Once able to swim again, I decided to give open water swimming a go and as a keen cyclist and runner wondered if Triathlon was the way forward. Needless to say I took to it like a duck to water and joined The Blue Lagooners Triathlon & Open Water Swimming Club / Evolve Endurance, training under the guidance of Coaches Morgan Williams and Beverley Firth in the open water at Blue Lagoon in Womersley and in the pool at Askern Leisure Centre and Tadcaster Community Pool. I competed in my first Sprint Triathlon in late 2020 and have never looked back
I am an Assistant Coach with City of Wakefield Swimming Club one night a week, a qualified RLSS Lifeguard and a Level 2 STA Swimming Teacher. In July I finished college gaining excellent grades in Double Sports BTEC and Extended Certificate in Photography. I have now commenced a Sports Apprenticeship with Tadcaster Community Swimming Pool where I work 5 days a week.
