Liam Heath

Sport

Canoeing

Associations with Surrey

• Home town is Guildford
• Member of the Wey Kayak Club, Guildford

Biography

At the age of 10 Liam was first introduced to the sport of Kayaking during a ‘holiday fun’ week at the Wey Kayak Club. Coming naturally to him, he chose to pursue this sport. Soon Liam competed internationally in junior then under-23’s competions. His passion for the sport was slightly put on hold during his studys at the University of Loughborough where he graduated with a degree in Industrial Design and Technology.

After graduating Liam returned to Wey Kayak Club and committed to full time training. In 2009 Liam began training as part of Team GB and entered his first senior season in 2010 competing in 200m K2. His first season as a senior kayaker was successful as he a number of medals in K2 events, this included him winning the European Championships with kayak partner Jon Schofield. Liam is currently training for future international events and is anticipating success at London 2012.

Key achievements

• 2010: European Championships
  Gold – K2 200m

• 2010: World Cup, Szeged
  Gold – K2 200m

• 2010: World Cup, Duisburg
  Gold – K2 200m
  Silver – K1 200m Relay

• 2010: World Championships
  Silver – K2 200m
  Bronze – K2 200m