Biography
James THWAITE
 NEW ZEALAND CANOEING FEDERATION INC.
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| 20/11/1997 | |
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| other members of the team: |
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Shaun HIGGINS | |
| Benjamin GIBB | |||
| NICKNAME: |
Jimmy
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| PLACE OF RESIDENCE: |
Tauranga
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| OCCUPATION: |
Student
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| LANGUAGES: |
English
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| WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?: |
I first started canoeing aged 13 at Waimarino (in Tauranga) and began
paddling slalom a year later.
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| REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT: |
My first contact with the sport was at a school Open Day, where I got to
see some whitewater paddling videos. That prompted me to start paddling and I've
been hooked ever since.
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| MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER: |
My Coach
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| HERO/IDOL: |
Tony Estanguet
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| SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS: |
Always try and do a final solid upstream before going to the start line.
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| SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO: |
"A lifetime of glory is worth a moment of pain"
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| FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE: |
Penrith
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| FAVOURITE FOOD: |
Pizza
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| FAVOURITE MUSIC: |
Bit of everything
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| AMBITIONS : |
Slalom: Medal at the U-23 World Championships and one day qualify for the
Olympics.
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| CLUB: |
Canoe Slalom Bay of Plenty / Tauranga Boys College
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| NAME OF COACH: |
Martin Hammer [Club, Personal] / Aaron Osborne [National]
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| NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH: |
Czech Republic (Martin) and New Zealand (Aaron)
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| SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?: |
Aged 14 with Martin and 16 with Aaron
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| TRAINING REGIME: |
Generally 12-15 sessions a week including running and gym. Generally 2-3
gyms, 2-3 runs and the remainder paddling depending on season etc.
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| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR: |
2015
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| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY: |
United Kingdom
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| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION: |
World Championships
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| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION: |
Lee Valley (London)
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| MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT: |
Probably coming 13th at Junior Worlds in 2014. For me it was a really cool
occasion as it was one of my first ever big races, and putting in a good run was
an added bonus.
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2015 ICF CANOE SLALOM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Results
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Sep 17 10:30 |
Men's C1 SENIOR Heats |
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50
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102.95
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Sep 17 15:00 |
Men's C1 SENIOR Heats |
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34
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106.03
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Sep 20 16:03 |
Men's C1x3 SENIOR Final |
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16
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182.20
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