George Durden

Great Britain team selection - Lee Valley Olympic Course

Junior Great Britain selection  x3 races

 

If selection is fulfilled I will be racing within the Junior Worlds and European championships for GB.

Ranked within championship

Top 10 junior - 2010

4 times youth games winner Championship winner X2 - 2010

Champion 2^ndplace, 4^thplace - 2010

Championship 1^stjunior X4 - 2009-10

Indoor canoeing champion - 2009

Canoe slalom official champion - 2010

 

Goals for the Year:

Race within the European championships

Finish season top 5 junior

 

Long Term Ambition:

Olympic Champion

World champion

European champion

World cup champion

Message to JB Trust Supporters:

With this money I was able to train on many different courses across the country and improve to become on of the best juniors within the UK and start focusing on my Olympic dream. Thanks to this wonderful fund it has opened doors which otherwise would have never been opened. Thanks guys!

 

Latest Update from George:

Within the last year I have been thinking a lot on how to become better at my sport, it took a while to look at all aspects but in the end I had to make a big decision and move to Nottingham home of the Great Britain training team and National centre for canoe slalom. This has allowed me to train with the best and have the best facilities to train with. With excellent white-water, flat water, gym and local running facilities to cross-train. Since the move I haven’t had any races, but personal performance levels have gone through the roof and continuing to improve all the time. I cannot wait to get competing again in late September and have a tapering two weeks before the race. Training is very hard both physically and mentally, training 12-15 times per week in the boat, gym and on the road. Each training session is between 1-3 hours and I am training a six day week, 2-3 times per day.

 

How was I able to do this?

 

I was awarded the Joanna Brown Trust Sport Islington £2000 grant which allowed me to have some money to find my feet and sub my training costs and food needs, this was an amazing grant and helped me further my improvements and better me as an athlete. Without this it would have been incredibly hard to make the big jump I needed. I will post results and any further up-dates on my training over the coming months.
 
Cheers,
 
George