- DATE OF BIRTH
- 30/APR/1971
- SPORT
- WORLD CLASS SKIER AND WATERSKIER. WINTER PARALYMPIAN (TURIN 06)
- WHAT HAPPENED/INJURY
- Broke my back Skiing in Feb 2000 whilst instructing in the R.A.F. Landed head first like a javelin and the weight of my legs crushed the T8 vertebrae. Spinal cord damage and instant paralysis from chest down
- BATTLEGROUND
- ON THE WET STUFF IN THE SUMMER AND THE FROZEN STUFF IN WINTER - WHAT A LIFE..!!
- FAVOURITE FAT FACE KIT
- LOVE THE TECH GEAR AND MY JEANS
- HOMETOWN
- ST NEOTS, CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND KIMBERLEY, BC, CANADA
- BEST RESULT
- SKIING1ST IN WORLD FIS PT LIST -DOWNWHILL (APR 08) 7TH IN WORLD – SLALOM (WORLD CUP 07/08) 6TH PLACE, TURIN PARALYMPICS 06 – DOWNHILL ‘07/’08 AWESOME SEASON – 13 PODIUMS (11 X 1ST) BRITISH CHAMPION ‘07 & ‘08 WATERSKIINGWORLD TEAM CHAMPIONS ‘05 & ‘07 WORLD OVERALL CHAMPION ‘05 EUROPEAN OVERALL CHAMPION ‘06 BRITISH CHAMPION ’05, ’06 & ’07 BRITISH TRICK AND SLALOM RECORD HOLDER
- OTHER SPONSORS
- SNOW AND ROCK
- WHY THESE SPORTS?
- THE ONES THAT MAKE ME SMILE.
- HOW DID YOU GET INTO IT?
- ONCE A SKIER ALWAYS A SKIER. TOOK A YEAR AFTER MY ACCIDENT TO GET BACK ONTO THE SNOW, ‘LOVED IT’ - THE REST IS HISTORY.!
- WHAT NEXT?
- MEDAL IN WORLD CUP RACES ‘08/’09, MEDAL AT THE NEXT WINTER PARALYMPICS-VANCOUVER 2010. RETAIN WATERSKI TITLES. BUT THE SCARIEST BIT AHEAD, BECOME A DAD (SEP 08)
- ANY OTHER SPORTS?
- NOT ENOUGH TIME (OR MONEY) TO DO ANYTHING ELSE AT THE MOMENT, BUT WILL HAVE A GO AT ANYTHING
- FAVOURITE EVENT AND WHY?
- DOWNHILL SKIING – HITTING 50-60 MPH SAT LOW TO THE GROUND ON 1 SKI - YOU JUST CAN’T BEAT THAT FEELING WHEN YOUR HAIRS STAND ON END AND VEINS POP OUT YOUR NECK WITH THE ADRENALIN RUSH
- FAVOURITE PLACE IN THE WORLD?
- KIMBERLEY, BC, CANADA. GREAT RESORT AND THE FRIENDLIEST PEOPLE I’VE EVER MET.
- TRAINING REGIME?
- WINTER 5 DAYS A WEEK TRNG AND RACING ON SNOW. WATERSKI ABOUT 4 DAYS A WEEK IN SUMMER. LOTS OF LAND TRAINING IN THE GYM AND POOL ALL YEAR ROUND.
- WHAT MAKES YOU GOOD AT YOUR SPORT?
- I HATE TO GET BEAT (JUST GOT A COMPETITIVE SPIRIT)
- ADVICE TO OTHERS WANTING TO GET INTO THE SPORT?
- BEWARE - THESE SPORTS ARE ADDICTIVE. PROCEED TO WEBSITES BELOW WITH CAUTION (IF YOU THINK YOU CAN HANDLE IT?)
- WEBSITE
- WWW.SEANROSE.CO.UK WWW.BRITISHDISABLEDSKITEAM.CO.UK (GB SKI TEAM) WWW.BDWSA.ORG (DISABLED WATERSKIING)
- MARRIE SINGLE KIDS
- – MARRIED TO LEANA AND SHE’S PREGANANT WITH OUR FIRST BABY SEP ’08
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