“Brady my C2 partner, started paddling a year after I did so we’ve known each other for a long time, we probably started training C2 back when we were like 12 so it’s been like 8 years. So we’ve been
“I got into paddling through my uncle, he was doing it when he was a kid and grew up training with Jason Rusu and then my sister started doing it then when I was a kid I just wanted to
“Taking time off, It kind of feels like you are a lost dog, you don’t know what to do with yourself although my time was all taken, I worked 55 Hours/week so I didn’t really have much time but I
“My favorite moment in the sport is pretty much every single race I do with Evan, every single C2. Even if it’s a bad race or a good race there’s always some sort of bond there that you can’t break.
“My first time representing Canada was in Mexico in 2010 at PanAms, then Junior Worlds and PanAms right after then U23 Worlds so 4 times. Junior Worlds was my first big international race, it was actually right here in Welland.
“I’ve been doing the sport since I was 8 years old, my dad started when he was about 10 years old so it’s been a family legacy for me. So there’s always been instant pressure on me, not from other
“The first time you make the Olympics it’s a dream come true and I was pretty young, I was so happy to be a part of this amazing group of girls I was with. Then in 2012 I qualified on
“So in my garage there was always paddles and kayaks and that’s what we did a bit as a kid. We did so many sports and we just liked being outside but we always went back to paddling. I was
“Anders has been such a big part in my career, he’s had an amazing paddling career and there’s a reason why I made it to 3 Olympics, he was a big reason for that. We’ve had some pretty amazing trips
“It’s very different, it’s pretty hard, it was hard at the beginning because I had to change my routines and I was still training and very fit, I thought I was going to race this summer so all of the