I have a great passion for teaching - whether that’s kids at school as part of my day job or mentoring younger athletes.

Throughout my life I have been through many different periods of transition. Constantly trying to always be resilient, which sometimes is not easy. So it’s about dealing with that, getting my message across that life isn't always sunshine and rainbows, and that it’s really OK to ask for help.

I haven’t had the smoothest journey. I came into sprint kayak quite late - at the age of 23 - so I had a very steep learning curve.  I transitioned from living a FIFO lifestyle as a mining engineer in Perth, to being an elite athlete in a high performance program.

I made my first national team within a year, for the 2014 world championships, but then things didn’t quite go to plan. So after a few different setbacks and missing out on Rio, I decided that I had to move from Perth to Queensland if I was going to chase the Tokyo dream, to be and train with the best in the country.

I’ve done a bit of work with development athletes over my time. I really enjoy guiding them through their sporting journey and helping them deal with the stress associated with balancing life, school, work, study or whatever it is. I know that it’s quite dynamic.

I’m happy to help in any way I can, no matter how big or small.