GARETH WILSON
"G-Man."

Discipline: Slalom

Class: C2 (Back Right) with Paul Ramsdale.

Living Now: Nottingham

Current Boats: Vajda H XXL

Shaft of choice: Straight

Big Volume or Steep Creek: A bit of both

Favourite Paddling Spot: Slalom: Troja, Prague WW: River Gyr, French Alps

Achievements:
GB U23 Team 2009
22nd 2009 U23 European Champs, Liptovsky Mikulas

Whats Next... Ambitions / Plans:
To complete a run with 6 effortless upstreams and the results will speak for themselves.

Best things about paddling:
I love the people you meet as well as experiencing different culture and cuisine. Garlic soup is a surprising winner.

Best Boating Moment:
Meeting my girlfriend Kat for the first time one evening at HPP and performing some sort of mating dance in a C1 to try and attract her attention.

Worst Boating Moment:
Every time my brother got injured in the boat which eventually led to his premature retirement.

Heros, On and Off the water:
Off: Michael Jordan for his skills, physical prowess and commitment.

Off: Phil Jackson for his coaching genius.... 11 NBA titles

On: Gotta be the Hochschorners.

Other Hobbies:
Snowboarding, Cycling (road and MTB), Playing Guitar, Coaching the Raft boys!

Favourite Stuff:

Food: Mango

Drink: Red wine- Beaujolais

Music: Rock and Musicals

Film: Star Wars V: Empire Strikes Back

Read: Sacred Hoops

Top Tip on Life and Everything:
A single finger cannot lift a pebble

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