Bio
How I started:
I have always been fairly sporty growing up, I played a bit of Rugby but had never tries athletics or Javelin. At 16, I threw the English schools qualifying standard, and then decided to take the sport a bit more seriously, so I joined a club and competed that same season, then, at the end of the season a coach saw me and decided he wants to work with me
My Greatest Achievement:
My greatest achievement is coming third at the European U20 championships. This was the first international medal won by a British javelin thrower in my lifetime! I knew I was one of the favourites to medal so there was a bit of pressure on me. Qualifying went quite badly and I didn’t qualify until the final round. I knew that when it came to the finals I needed to get as big a throw out as soon as possible. I had my parents there watching which put a bit more pressure on me too, but it was nice that they got to see me compete and medal!
My Greatest Challenge:
My greatest challenge has been balancing academic and sporting work. I study Physics at Oxford University so balancing the two endeavours can be difficult along with social life and seeing my family! Usually I’ll wake up at 8am, go to my lecture or do lab work until 5pm and then go to training and arrive home at 8pm, do some extra work, and then get into bed around 11:30.
My Hobbies:
Outside of athletics I enjoy playing classical music, I spend a lot of time outside especially in the summer, hiking, outdoor swimming and cliff jumping.
My Future Aspirations:
In the future, I’d like to attend the Olympics either in Paris this year or in 2028. I’d also like to medal at each of the senior major championships too!
