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QUESTION |
ATHLETE |
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Club:
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Mermaid SLSC |
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Main event or discipline:
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Iron and Board |
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Share your favourite quote:
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“Train professional, race professional, be professional” |
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What’s your favourite thing about competing? |
The environment. I love the crowds and the arenas that make it feel professional. |
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Who is your role model and why? |
Courtney Hancock. She is such a caring and positive person and has so much passion. |
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What inspires you to be your best? |
My coach, Mike Janes, brings into account the holistic approach to training and inspires me to train to my body’s limits so that I don’t burn out. |
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Walk us through your routine of getting ‘in the zone’ before a major event / race |
I ALWAYS listen to music and tend to filter most things out, apart from my coach, to get my head into the zone. |
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To date, what’s your career highlight? |
Summer of Surf final last season in exciting waves and resulting in 4 of us in a sprint finish. I just missed the podium, but it was a great race. |
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Going into this season, what’s your number one goal? |
To podium at Aussies and make a Summer of Surf open iron final. |
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It’s the night before a big competition... what’s your must-have meal?
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Honestly, pasta. It’s full of good carbs and tastes amazing. And I 100% must have a decent breakfast on the morning of competition. |
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What’s your favourite song to listen to before competing or during training?
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Goosebumps. It’s not my typical style of music but it really psych’s me up and motivates me. |
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What makes Engine products different from other gear out on the market?
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The durability of Engine products is amazing, and the swimmers are so flattering. |
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What’s your crucial Engine product(s) and why? |
The Santorini one piece swimmers are my must-have. They are so comfortable. And my insulated water bottle goes everywhere with me. |
