SUPPORTERS

No one achieves their dreams alone. The following people have carried me on their shoulders during my sporting journey:

Paul (my boyfriend) xoxoxoxoxoxoxox (for your endless fountain of ideas, time, inspiration & SUPER support)

Mum, Dad, Kate, Chris, Clare (great osteopath!), Nan, Bazza & Queenie (my wonderful family)

Garry & Margaret Johnson (Burson Automotive – for your friendship, comaraderie & support for my English Channel swims 2009 & 2010, www.burson.com.au)

Buddy Porteir & David ‘Willow’ Wilson (great coaching & advice)

Michael ‘Murph’ Renford (for your ongoing generosity of your time, support, mentoring, knowledge & friendship) 

Rogerio de Paula Assis (best Website Producer in THE WORLD )

Brad Cuskelly (AMAZING Bayside Masseur, also a personal trainer! brad@backtofitness.com.au 0402 223 590)

Matt Painter & all Middle Brighton Sea Baths staff – (my favourite training venue! www.middlebrightonseabaths.com.au)

Dr. Vagif Soultanov, Elyas Ezanee & everyone from Solagran (for keeping me at my best with the wide range of Bioeffectives! www.solagran.com)

The Linfox Group (for great support in 2010, especially Andrew Fox and Rebecca Beuth, www.linfox.com)

Air Asia (for the wonderful tickets to support my English Channel 2010 double crossing, www.airasia.com)

Nicola McDonald (2XU – for the stylish shirts for the WA & English Channel 2009 & 2010 swims, www.2xu.com)

Richie Butterworth (Speedo – for awesome racing bathers  & training equipment  for WA and the 2009 & 2010 English Channel crossings, www.speedo.com)

Reg & Ray Brickell (pilot & co-pilot for the 2010 English Channel double crossing www.channelswimmingassociation.com. Can’t wait to start the swim with you!!)

Julie Bradshaw (amazing Channel swimmer, and fantastic support person from www.channelswimmingassociation.com)

Tim Altman -Intrinsic Freedom (your advice & support has been fantastic, also a distributor for Siberian Red www.pineneedleproducts.com)

Barabara Pesel & Christine Bolt (Pesel & Carr – for their fantastic ability to get positive PR exposure during the 2009 WA swim www.peselandcarr.com.au)

Harry Cummins (Colorpak – for your support for my English Channel 2009 swim, www.colorpak.com.au)

Ken Dixon (Cut Fresh Salads – for your support for my English Channel 2009 swim, www.cutfresh.com.au)

Chris Kelly (Lenovo – for your support for my English Channel 2009 swim, www.lenovo.com)

Peter Blackmore & the team from OAMPS (for support of my 2009 WA swim www.oamps.com.au)

Also…

Melbourne Open Water swimmers – Ollie, Peter, Johnny V, Harry, Paul, Kevin, Sandra, Harold Holt ’B’ Squad members, Will Bardoel, the Brighton Bathers, Peter Blackmore, Lisa & Pat & their beautiful children, Samantha Brewer, Robert Butcher, Richard Clifford, James Danoff-Burg, Ingilby Dickson, Kelly/Robert/Jim & Mo – Dover, Dan Earthquake, Bernard Ehrharot, Niles Furlong, Gabby & Jim Hudson, Crellin Family, Tim Fiske, Niles Furlong, Nick Hill, Brighton Icebergers, Charlie Lehr, Anthony Licastro, Philip Lock, Adele Ormando, Amy “Peachiepop”, Erin & Kim Pinto, Michal Skrodzki, Sarah Stothers, Alison Streeter, Freda Streeter & Dover Harbour training Volunteers, Tim Sutton (FANTASTIC masseur based in Deal, close to Dover http://www.timsuttonsportsmassage.co.uk/) Brian Taylor and finally, last but not least, my fellow MGS Squad Swimmers!!