National swimmers, their parents and siblings were educated and entertained my a highly motivating talk from Olympian John Farrow today.
John is a winter Olympian in the very scary sport of Skeleton. He told his amazing story of being “a naturally talented but lazy athlete” who excelled in Athletics, Rugby and then International Mountain Biking before converting to Skeleton.
He drew multiple parallels between the Swimming and Skeleton sports as he skilfully told his story alongside teaching key techniques to successfully perform at the highest level. DIY prosthetics, jellyfish and fast cars all featured in his engaging tale of success and resilience.
We were truly privileged to host John. Personally I was amazed at the number of different take-aways that audience members were excitedly discussing afterwards. We look forward to watching John in future.