How I Started: Growing up, I was inspired by Ellie Simmonds, which led me to pursue competitive swimming throughout my childhood and teenage years. My ambition was to become a Paralympic swimmer; however, despite my dedication and commitment to the sport, my times were not quite at the level required to achieve this goal. In …
How I started: My journey into Judo began at a very young age, just five years old. It was almost by chance, as my parents were looking for an activity for me, and Judo seemed like a great way to channel my energy and learn discipline. From those early days on the mat, I quickly …
How I Started: As a child I was very sporty and played football at Quorn Football Club as a goalkeeper when I was nine years old. I played in the league with them until I was 12 years old. During this time I was invited to the Leicester City Foxes Goalkeeping Academy, and the dream …
How I started: When I was 14 I used to watch my dad shoot, I became quite intrigued and asked to have a go, to which then somebody at the club stated that due to my disability I would not be able to shoot, so after a few weeks of my dad and I altering …
How I started: I started in athletes because my mum was an athletics official. We were all told that we were going to do a sport, but I didn’t like the uniform the sprinters had to wear so I decided to try Hammer Throw because my brother did it, but also my sister is an …
How I started: I got into my sport through my Granddad who chucked me into the pool ever since I was a baby. I started swimming lessons at the age of four, and my first ever coach recognised my talent and came over to me after a lesson, told me a had a lot of …
How I Started I used to swim competitively, but when my friend switched to canoeing and shared a talent post with me that mentioned the canoeing team were looking for new team members. It seemed like the perfect time to switch as I was getting tired of training indoors so I made the switch and …
How I Started I started Para-Nordic skiing, Cross Country and Biathlon after a motorcycle accident left me with life-changing injuries. I broke both of my legs but also broke a femur which is the largest bone in the body. After the accident, I was placed in a coma at the roadside and rushed into the …
How I Started I grew up able-bodied, but I was involved in an accident which completely changed my life. I was introduced to wheelchair basketball when I left the hospital. This was the first time I had ever even played Basketball, but everyone made me feel welcome and being with other disabled athletes like myself …
How I Started It was mostly through word and mouth. I started out swimming after my diagnosis of bone cancer and that was my first introduction into the world of disability sport. After a while I became more disheartened with swimming, and was introduced to a woman called Rebecca who used to row for Durham …
