Age: 60
Home town: Glasgow
Sport: Para Lawn Bowls
Classification: B3
Event/s: Visually Impaired Mixed Pairs
Club: Hyndland BC (mainstream), Three Towns (visually impaired)
When and how did you get involved in sport?
I played able bodied bowls from the of 16 until 24 and returned at the age of 49. I became involved in visually impaired bowls at the age of 54, the legacy of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 2014.
Career highlights to date:
- Representing Scotland at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games
- Winning Silver at the 8 Nations in Gold Coast in 2017
- Captaining Scotland on several occasions
- Three times UK Visually Impaired Champion
- Winning the Able Bodied Club Championship at Jordanhill BC
What are your ambitions for the Commonwealth Games?
My ambition is to medal (we lost out on Bronze with the closest of margins at Gold Coast 2018).
Do you have one piece of advice for an aspiring athlete?
Practice regularly and ENJOY.