Biography
Further Personal Information
NICKNAME
Sam
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Dublin
OCCUPATION
Student
HIGHER EDUCATION
Dublin Institute of Technology, Industrial Design
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?
Started at age 12 on the Liffey
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT
Older brother started paddling with a friend of his, and I eventually got roped into it. And just took to it, the constantly changing nature of canoe slalom really appealed to me. It never gets boring. The hard training and varied nature of that training, was a great channel for the vast amounts of energy I had as a kid
HOBBIES
Table Tennis, Running, Cycling,
CLUB
DITCC
NAME OF COACH
Eoin Rheinisch
NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH
Irish
SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?
2013
TRAINING REGIME
10-14 Sessions per week, depending on the time of year
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR
2012
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY
Great Britain
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION
ICF World Cup 1
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION
Cardiff
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT
Irish Champion 2015
PREFERRED POSITION / STANCE / STYLE / TECHNIQUE
Fast
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER
Eoin Rheinisch
SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS
I train really hard and hope for the best
SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO
Don't let the things which matter the least affect the things that matter the most. Use every stroke like an archer's last arrow
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE
Lee Valley
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE
Lee Valley
FAVOURITE FOOD
Sweet potatoe chips
FAVOURITE FOOD
Sweet potatoe chips
FAVOURITE MUSIC
Banging chunes
AMBITIONS
Represent Ireland at an Olympic Games
AWARDS AND HONORS
DIT Athlete of the year 2015
