By profession I am a CPA. But my real passion is with Olympic Weightlifting! In the 20 years I have been involved in the sport I have been an athlete, a coach, a parent, a referee, a Treasurer, a Board Director, and President of the Australian

Weightlifting Federation. Since starting the sport as a Masters lifter I have broken numerous

World Records and hold a number of National Titles.

I have had this crazy and passionate idea that Olympic Weightlifting could become a sport that everyone knows about and practices, including kids. I came up with this idea of a

programme designed specifically for kids.

In 2020 I have opened my own flagship venue to be the home of Oly 4 Kids to demonstrate the success and the benefits of the program. We are situated in Mandurah, Western Australia. In the first year we signed up 100 members, and educated 15 coaches. Kids in weightlifting is about more than kids, it is about an activity that the whole family can get involved in and enjoy. Now we just need to spread this idea all over the world and gets kids trained and raised with Olympic Weightlifting fundamentals.