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QUESTION |
ATHLETE |
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Club:
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North Cottesloe Surf Club Highlanders Swim Club |
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Main event or discipline:
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Ironman/Surf Swim 50/100/200 Free and 100/200 Fly |
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Share your favourite quote:
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Hardwork beats talent if talent doesn’t work hard |
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What’s your favourite thing about competing? |
Challenging myself against others and seeing how much I have improved. |
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Who is your role model and why? |
Caeleb Dressel, he’s an amazing swimmer, hardworking and humble. |
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What inspires you to be your best? |
As a proud Whadjuk Noongar I want to use my success to inspire other young indigenous people to achieve success by being their best |
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Walk us through your routine of getting ‘in the zone’ before a major event / race |
Make sure I’ve eaten well and stayed hydrated, get to the competition early to warmup and activate. After warm up I get ready by sitting quietly and listening to my playlist to relax and focus. |
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To date, what’s your career highlight? |
Competing at my first Aussie and making the finals in swim, iron and board as well as coming away with a medal in the swim , then heading to my first pool nationals where I won a Bronze in the 50 free and Gold in the 200fly. |
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Going into this season, what’s your number one goal? |
Win 100 free at nationals and make the podium again at Aussies. |
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It’s the night before a big competition... what’s your must-have meal?
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Spaghetti bolognaise, choc milk and always vanilla ice cream with ice magic! |
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What’s your favourite song to listen to before competing or during training?
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Human by RagnBone Man Ladbroke Grove by AJ Tracey |
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What makes Engine products different from other gear out on the market?
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Great quality, comfortable and always stands up in the surf and the pool |
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What’s your crucial Engine product(s) and why? |
I live in my engine training shorts and singlet at the gym. I love competing in my shredskin jammers at surf, they are comfortable and feel fast, and during the cold winter we have had this year in Perth my thermal engine rashie has been great at keeping me warm. |
