Age:48
Birthdate: 28/09/1973
Hometown: Denny (Scotland)
Current Residence: Blue Bell, PA
Occupation: Business Manager
Current school/Alma matter: University of Glasgow, University of Edinburgh 
Family: All over the world.
Personal Website/Blog:
Club: CR Cats

 

Winter training sessions chasing after Fraser Gormal, Davie Hunter and Gordon Chisholm and trying to keep up with Chris Fuller in the K1. Was too cold to K1! I was Scottish Team slalom paddler and at University in Glasgow and those winter sessions at Glasgow Green were the start. Getting fireworks, shopping trolleys and bricks thrown at you from bridges regularly were character building! Then I raced for Glasgow Uni during my time there, quite successfully in Scotland. My last river race in UK was Scottish Universities for Edinburg Uni in 1995 where I won K1, C1 and C2 with my brother. I decided not to race for Edinburgh Uni after that as they fiddled the results so they won overall despite Glasgow getting more points. I don’t hold grudges. In the US I got back into WWR through an old Glasgow Uni friend who connected me with some young paddlers who wanted to paddle WWR, Trevor Wagner and Garet Strouse. I chased them down the river, out of breath for the last few years! And still do!

 

2022 - 2nd in US team trials

 Have some slalom 1sts in International races and raced at European Champs but never raced WWR internationally.

Years on the U.S. Wildwater National Team: This year.

 

Other Paddling/Sports/Hobbies: Avid river surfer and long time supporter/critic/tester of Neil Baxters amazing surf boats. I’m importing Screamers for the US if anyone wants a surf machine. Skier and liked to get in as many days a year as I could until I blew my ACL in 2020, which lead to lots of time on an erg! My other hobby is finding boats to train in locations that my wife picks for holiday. I guess you call the noise I make with a guitar a hobby?