The Travelling Wellness Show

Episode 25. An Unlikely Hero; from local surf club to Olympic glory

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YOU DON'T NEED TO BE THE BEST;  JUST A BURNING DESIRE & A NEVER GIVE-UP ATTITUDE   Somewhere around 8 or 9 nine years ago, a young and not very ambitious Lachlan Tame walked through my clinic doors. Referred by legend surf boat sweeper and Avoca Beach Surf club life member Richard Brierty, Lachy as he's known, just wanted to be better. The vision at this point was small, yet Lachy was leaving his mark in local club races and showed promise for the future of his local club which had a strong history in results.   "I had a bit of a bet in 2010 that I would make the London Olympics. It wasn't as easy as I anticipated!" -Lachlan Tame   Spurred on by a bet against a mate, Lachy was true to his word and fast forwarding just a little he finds himself standing on the podium in Rio, 4 years after failing the original bet of London, and with the partner that he literally fell out of the kayak when competing against for the very first time a few years earlier. Ken Wallace became a mentor for Lachy, and paved the r