ETIENNE STOTT
"Kief Stoat"

Discipline: Slalom

Class: C2 Backman (With Tim Baillie)

Hometown: Bedford

Living Now: Nottingham

Current Boats: The Miami Wombat

Shaft of choice: Straight

Big Volume or Steep Creek: Now I've paddled the Ottawa, I'd say big volume!

Favourite Paddling Spot: Athens

Achievements:
8th World Championships 2006,
2nd World Cup 2 at Tacen 2007,
3rd Pre-World Championships, Seu 2008

Whats Next... Ambitions / Plans:
To get better at C2 canoeing so that I can max out the London 2012 Olympics.

Best things about paddling:
Hopping over waves and stoppers, torturing upstream gates.

Best Boating Moment:
I am very proud of our medal winning performances, but I love doing good canoeing day in and day out.

Worst Boating Moment:
Knackering my shoulder, breaking my rib, when my knees/legs hurt!

Heros, On and Off the water:
On the water heroes - Meatballs Walsh, David Florence, Hochschorner bros, Tony Estanguet, Stansilav Jezek, Jana Dukatova, Richard Fox. Off the water heroes - Ali, Lance Armstrong, the Coen brothers, Ghandi, Charles Darwin

Other Hobbies:
I love Miami Vice, the eighties and anything a bit cheesy. I love films and reading good books. I love exploring and adventuring to places I've not been before.

Ultimate Worldwide Destination:
New Zealand or Canada

Favourite Stuff:

Food: Pizza

Music: Pink Floyd, Zutons, 80's cheese, Classic Rock and anything happy

Film: Forrest Gump and Lord of the Rings

Read: Tom Robbins books

Top Tip on Life and Everything:
Like Bill and Ted said - 'be excellent to one another'

Find out more:
http://bailliestottc2.co.uk

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