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I have been fortunate enough to meet a number of Olympic champions on my fundraising travels over the last few years, but the only time I actually got to touch an Olympic gold medal was when I met Jeanette Chippington, who won gold in Rio in 2016 in the KL1 200m Paracanoeing.
I actually was fortunate enough to meet Jeanette for The Record on a couple of occasions. The first time was on a beautiful sunny and crisp winter morning when she was training at Dorney Lake, and then a few weeks later at Bisham Abbey where Jeanette was doing her gym training.
In the chapter we talked about her long and distinguished Olympic career that began in swimming before she took up canoeing. Her first record is a cracker. Jeanette spoke about how she became paralysed, and the challenges she faces being in a wheelchair, although she has not allowed that to stop her from making it to the very top.
Jeanette lives locally to me, and there were lots of connections. She actually went to the same school in Maidenhead that both my mum and sister went to as well.
The Record is out now, and all proceeds raised from sales are donated to Bowel Cancer UK. I’ve written the book in memory of my mum who died of bowel cancer in 2016, and sadly, Jeanette’s aunt died of bowel cancer. The book has 65 chapters, and features many famous people from the worlds of sport, television and music, as well as many people affected by bowel cancer. The book is available on my rivers2cross website, and from all online retailers.
The Record is out now, and all proceeds raised from sales are donated to Bowel Cancer UK. I’ve written the book in memory of my mum who died of bowel cancer in 2016, and sadly, Jeanette’s aunt died of bowel cancer. The book has 65 chapters, and features many famous people from the worlds of sport, television and music, as well as many people affected by bowel cancer.
