Results - 2016 PARACANOE WORLD CUP 1

Biography

Anne DICKINS

Federation :	PADDLE UK
Gender:	Female
Date of birth:	20/02/1967
Height (cm.) :	172
Weight (Kg.) :	69

Athlete entered in:
Women's 200m KL3 SENIOR

PREV. NAMES:

Anne Usher

HOBBIES:

Favourite Movie - Love Actually

Interesting Fact - I get very sea sick, even while snorkelling.

Perfect Day - Being with my family chilling out.

photography, adventure travel

OTHER SPORTS:

endurance mountain biking. 4th in age at 2010 world 24 hour mountain bike championships.

BIOGRAPHY:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
1	KL3	2016	Duisburg, GER	51.246
1	K1 200m LTA	2014	Moscow, RUS	49.700
2	KL3	2015	Milan, ITA	50.521
2	K1 200m LTA	2013	Duisburg, GER	54.889

WEBSITE:

http://www.annedickins24.blogspot.com

TWITTER:

https://twitter.com/anne200solo

PLACE OF RESIDENCE:

Oxted

OCCUPATION:

Physiotherapist & motivational speaker

LANGUAGES:

English

HIGHER EDUCATION:

London

WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:

2012

She took up the sport in 2012

REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:

She had a chance meeting with a Great Britain Para canoe sprint coach while she was volunteering at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. "It led to me being invited to try for GB canoe squad selection. I accepted the offer of learning to kayak well enough to achieve GB squad selection in just two months."

I met a GB paracanoe coach at the 2012 Olympics in London where we were both volunteering, and on finding out about my weak leg he suggested I try out for Paracanoe. I had never been in a boat before but thought it would be fun to learn a new sport as I had been left unable to ride my bike (which was my previous sport) since my injury in 2011.

TRAINING PARTNER(S):

Jeanette Chippington

HERO/IDOL:

Helen Glover GB rower who won gold after only 4 years in the sport.

SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO:

enjoy the adventure

FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE:

Eton downey the 2012 olympic course

FAVOURITE FOOD:

aubergines

AMBITIONS :

To keep on learning and to be the best paddler I can be.

AWARDS AND HONORS:

First female paracanoeist to break the 50 sec time for 200m in Moscow 2014

200m in Moscow 2014

Current world record holder for 200m

First gold medal won as a kl3 athlete in Rachiche 2015

CLUB:

Wey

NAME OF COACH:

John Griffiths (national) Phil Gunney (club)

NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH:

British

SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?:

2013

TRAINING REGIME:

I train full time with a combination of water and gym sessions.

As a cyclist we used to cycle via a coffee shop for mid ride refuelling. We have never stopped for cake or coffee mid session while kayaking but I think this would be a fun thing to add into our weekly sessions ;)

SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR:

2013

SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY:

Portugal

SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION:

European Championships

MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:

Becoming world champion in Russia in 2014. This was a big achievement because I had capsized the day before when the start mechanism had malfunctioned tipping my boat up and throwing me in! Going into my final I was apprehensive that it might happen again after going for a swim the day before!

OTHER INFORMATION:

I never wanted to paddle a boat before because I get very sea sick when on the water.

Type of Impairment
Impaired muscle power (britishcanoeing.org.uk, 01 Jan 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (britishcanoeing.org.uk, 01 Jan 2016)

Impairment Details
She was formerly an endurance mountain biker until a back injury in 2011 left her with a permanently weak right leg and unable to ride her bike. (annedickins24.blogspot.co.uk, 13 Jun 2016; britishcanoeing.org.uk, 01 Jan 2016)

Awards
She was named a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire [MBE] in the 2017 New Year's Honours list. (bbc.co.uk, 10 Apr 2017)

General
RETIREMENT
In April 2017 she announced her retirement from the sport. (bbc.co.uk, 10 Apr 2017)

PREFERRED DISTANCE:

200

CLASSIFICATION:

KL2

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