ANNE DICKINS MBE- PARACANOEIST

2016 PARALYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST

Thursday, 14 September 2017

Rio a year on..

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It's exactly a year since that incredible day when I won the 100th gold medal of the Rio Paralympics and the 600th medal since funding ...
Tuesday, 25 April 2017

Retirement

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Top speed in my race boat was about 17 km /hour but today I'm aiming to go much, much faster ... Sprint kayaking wasn't scary or dan...
Thursday, 1 September 2016

SUPERCHARGE!!!!

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I don't  know about you but I absolutely loved watching the Rio Olympics. The Olympics just exploded 'feel good factor' everywh...
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Monday, 13 June 2016

I'm going to Rio!!!!!

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It's official - Ive been selected and I'm going to Rio! I recently received an email asking what being selected for Rio means to m...
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Wednesday, 4 May 2016

I can now pronounce Quinoa!!!!

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People might think that training within the GB paracanoe team produces nothing but the obvious performance gains… getting faster in a boat....
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My name is Anne and I am an ex GB para canoeist. I am the 2016 paralympic gold medalist. I am also 3xEuropean and 2x World champion I used to be an endurance mountain biker until a back injury in 2011 left me with a permanently weak leg, making it impossible for me to enjoy my bike anymore. I thought this meant the end of sport for me. A chance meeting with a GB para canoe coach at the London 2012 Olympics where we were both working as Gamesmakers led to me being invited to try for GB canoe squad selection. I accepted the offer of learning to kayak well enough to achieve GB squad selection time in just 2 months with enthusiasm. The last 3 1/2 years has been an incredible journey with a very steep learning curve. It was a bold and crazy dream, but powered by hard work, optimism and supported by generous and talented people I blew that original goal clean out of the water! I hope my story has something in it to inspire you. Ordinary people doing extraordinary things. All you need is to want 'it' (a lot), surround yourself by positive and talented people and then anything is possible.
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