I cannot believe that a year has come and gone and now I am busy preparing my plan for the 2010 season. If I look back at my season I have had one of the most successful racing seasons in my career. I won 10/10 golds at the SA sprint champs, gold in both the K1 and K2 races at the SA marathon champs, silver in the 200m K2 with Mike Arthur at the Szeged World Cup and Silver with Ant Stott at the K2 World Marathon Champs. Added to those results was a 4^th at the K1 World Marathon Champs, 4^th in the 500m K2 with Mike at the Szeged World Cup and 6^th at the World Sprint Champs in the 200m K2 with Mike.

Unfortunately, I had some bad results also. I really struggled to produce a good 1000m race this season. After a very frustrating time racing in the 1000m K1 internationally, I eventually went for blood test to find out that I had Bilharzia. After treating the Bilharzia and Giardia I eventually started to come right but it was too late for the World Sprint Champs. Luckily I came right for the World Marathons and managed to have two really good races.

While I was sick and pretty down during the middle of this year, I got to see who is really there to support me. Thanks to my family, beautiful girlfriend, great sponsors and real friends for being there for me and helping me to get back into form and back on top of my paddling.

I am super amped for the 2010 season and look forward to bouncing back and winning more medals internationally. Mike Arthur and I are going to put a huge effort into the 200m K2, a new Olympic discipline and look forward to getting a whole lot faster! We are about to start ‘Project London’, our 3 year plan to winning gold at the Olympics in 2012!