 |  I became a paraplegic in 1990 following a motorcycle accident at just 20 years of age. Up until my accident I had always been an active and competitive sports person so I was keen to get involved in sports again as soon as I could following my accident.
Whilst still in rehab I tried many different sports before concentrating on wheelchair tennis. I played this for about 8 years before it started to get to my shoulders and I decided to retire from the sport.
In 2002 I was talked into trying Lawn Bowls and I haven't looked back. The thing I like most about Lawn Bowls is that there are no changes to any of the rules for Disabled Bowlers playing against Able-bodied Bowlers so we are literally playing on a level playing field.
In my 1st full year of Bowls I won my 1st Club Championship, the Major/Minor Pairs Title, against all Able-bodied Bowlers. At this time I also began competing in Bowls Tournaments for Disabled Bowlers.
In early 2005 I won a Bronze Medal at the National Multi-disabilities Championships. Later that year I finished 4th outright at the NSW State Championships which resulted in my selection in the NSW State Team to compete at the National Multi-disability Championships in Melbourne.
I also won my 2nd Club Championship in the Minor Singles. NSW went on to win the National Title and I was then chosen to represent Australia in Adelaide at the Tri-Nations Championships against New Zealand and South Korea. Australia went on to win both the Tri-Nations and Trans-Tasman Titles.
I played in the Triples and Fours Teams at these Championships and won a Silver Medal in both events. This was the 1st time I had played for Australia in any sport, and a great honour it was, and all going well it won't be the last. | |
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