A level: PE, Psychology and History (2016-2018)
After leaving sixth form I was gaining experience to train to become paramedic, something I did my EPQ on whilst at Friesland, when my Dad signed me up for a talent ID programme with the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton team. To gain a place on this national team I underwent a talent ID process called Discover Your Gold for which there were over 3000 applications and only 6 were selected at the end, and I was one of them. My A level in PE has really helped me as it allowed me to learn about every aspect of the sporting world. The broad syllabus confirmed for me that sport is an environment I wanted to be a part of. The main thing about PE at Friesland that helped me is how supportive the teachers are. No matter what level of sport you are at they never fail to be really encouraging and enthusiastic, and even now I have left sixth form they continue to support me.
In the summer I train full time in the gym and on the push track in the UK, then in the winter I travel to multiple tracks around the world to improve my sliding. Having joined the official GB team within the last year, I reached my first goal in February 2021 and represented GB at the Europa cup in Innsbruck. I came 5th out of 30, only 0.013 of a second off getting a medal on my debut performance. I used to be a sprinter and a long jumper and as a result have a really fast start which is vital in skeleton. Top sliders travel at over 75mph, face first down the ice, so it isn’t a sport for the faint hearted!
Here is a link to my athlete profile on the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton website:
