CLAIRE O'HARA

Discipline: Freestyle Kayaking, Squirt Boating, River Running

Class: K1

Current Boats: Riot Flair 47, Astro 54, Nitro 58 and Downtime Hellbender.

Achievements:
Squirt Boating:
European Champion 2006
British Champion 2006
GB Freestyle Squirt Boating Team 2007 and 2006

Freestyle Kayaking:
GB Freestyle Kayak Team 2007
Peak UK Challenge Series Winner 2006 and 2005
European Cup 4th Place 2005

Whats Next... Ambitions / Plans:
My ambition is to be the best that I can be. I hope that I will be able to do well representing Great Britain at the forthcoming World Championships in both freestyle kayaking and squirt boating. In the future I hope that I will be able to continue to travel and explore the world by kayak.

Best things about paddling:
I enjoy everything about boating. I love the feeling of freedom you get every time you get on the water. I love the fact it gives you the opportunity to travel all across the world exploring parts of the country you would normal miss out on. I like the fact that although it is a individual activity; in which you constantly face personal challenges, it is also very much a team sport.

Best Boating Moment:
The highlight of my boating career so far has to be making the men’s finals of the European Squirt Boating Championships 2006 and taking the ladies title.

Other Hobbies:
Anything active. I have always been involved in sport since a very young age, spending most of my child hood playing football, mountain biking, roller skating or taking part in some type of water sport. I still have the same desire now to be constantly involved in activity, so if I’m not in a kayak I’ll be out and about somewhere taking part in another type of sport.

Favourite Stuff:

Food: Roast dinner with yorkshire puddings and gravy

Music: Real Big Fish, Basement Jack and Jack Johnson

Find out more:
www.claireohara.co.uk

Back to Team