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 When I was younger, I was a massive football fan. I watched it all the time with my brothers. One day I saw a player score a goal and do a somersault to celebrate, I thought to myself; wow, I wish I could do that. The next few weeks I drove my …
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 …
How I Started I have loved Judo since I could walk! My father introduced me to the sport at a really young age! I finally joined his Judo club at the age of four which is when my love for the sport sprouted! I remember being so excited to begin training. It was always great …
How I Started I started athletics in school after a teacher recognised my skills in PE and sports day. I started traning after school, and eventually began competing in athletics competitions regionally and nationally! I enjoyed it so much I began to dedicate my all to it, my passion only grew bigger from there. I …
How I Started I started BMX when I was six years old. After this I went from club and regional races, to national competitions and all the way up to international races within 3 years! One day on the way to the hospital with my Dad who was recovering from a broken neck from a …
How I started I was born in Scotland on October 15th 1984, and began to participate in athletics as my parents were both PE teacher’s and massively into keeping fit! They kept me on my toes from a young age and knew exactly how to challenge me. Through them, I picked up on athletics and …
How I Started I started trampolining when I was 7. I started because my sister did trampolining, so my mum thought it would be good for me to try it too (although apparently I wasn’t particularly keen). I worked my way up to National level before pushing for a junior world championships in 2015. I …
How I started I have always been a climber. I remember always wanting to climb on the monkey bars and up trees as a child! It was always something I would do passively when out with friends or with my parents. I also always had lots of energy, I was always hyperactive it seemed. It …
How I Started When I was seven, I visited the local Curling club and got started with my dad and brother. I spent four years Curling at that club as I competed regionally in Edinburgh before moving onto the national stage with Gogar Park Curling Club. We won the Scottish under 17’s national championship at …
