The Paddling Geek

My name is Kimm, not Kim, or Kimmy. Just Kimm with two m’s. I am 30 years old and living on the west coast of Canada. I’ve been around water since I was an infant, I’ve mostly swam. It wasn’t until I was 14 when I picked up a dragon boat paddle for the 1st time. I knew this is a sport that I’m/was really gonna enjoy. When Vancouver hosted the world championships two years later I became really hooked on the sport. As I saw different teams around the world taking part in this amazing sport.

Over the years I’ve had the chance to raced on about 11 different teams, they all have varied from different recreational levels to a very competitive level. With the chances I been given with paddling with all these teams over the years I’ve been able to travel all over North America. I would love to travel with paddle in hand and race all over the world one of these days

After many years of working in retail and warehouses type jobs, I decided to finally focus on my dream job as its always been to work not in a building but in the outdoors at a paddling center as one of the many coaches and teach dragon boating intro’s (like #H2OGeeks) and or teams though out the season.

Right now I am currently working (around my paddling schedule) at becoming a certified personal trainer more for myself because I’m tried of dealing with over priced trainers and gyms. I’m hoping to go back to school in to obtain a degree, so this dream job would become more of a reality.

For thirteen years Dragon Boating has been my only love but in July of 2007 that changed forever. I gave birth to my beautiful and wonderful daughter who happens to be my everything.

When I’m not on the water training or coaching, I’m either at a gym or online somewhere.

5 Random Facts:
I have 1 tattoo, but I want at least 2 more
I have 2 piercing on both of my ear lobes
I can write with either hand but I prefer writing with my right more
Gave up colouring my hair in 2005 so I can donate it for a child’s wig
Been going gray since I was 17