ALEX McINTYRE
Wildwater Kayaking / Creek boating
Age: 27
Nickname: Bigmac
Favourite Food: BBQ Food
Sporting Idol/s: Mike Tyson
When did you first start in your sport:
Started kayaking on rivers when I was very young, but I was in a double kayak because I was too small to paddle by myself. It wasn't until about the age of 15 where I started racing and did some bigger creek boating.
Career Highlights:
Winning the Lea Extreme Race (Tasmania) with my brother and we were the first mainlanders ever to win it
What do you love most about your sport / profession:
I love kayaking because its given me a life of travelling and exploring all from my kayak, and I have experienced different cultures and made good friends from all around the world
Favourite event/s: Lea Extreme Race, Tasmania
Favourite location to paddle or compete:
Love paddling on the Soca River in Slovenia ... world class whitewater and the most beautiful water you will fin all over Europe.
Future Goals: To win another Lea Extreme Race would be epic and to make the final of the Wildwater Worlds
Hobbies: Hiking, Surfing, 4WD and camping
What do you love most about the Barnacle Plus:
The fact its waterproof is super cool, as I'm always in the water with my kayak and now I can listen to music whilst training or having fun on the river
Five (5) songs on your playlist:
My love - Blackmill
Let it be - Blackmill
What so not - Gemini
Don't look down - Martin Garrix
Going back to Cali - Biggie Smalls
Advice for young athletes or kids getting into sport:
Enjoy yourself always and I'm positive you will see results
Favourite Quote:
Pain is temporary. It may last a minute or an hour or a day, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If you quite however it lasts forever.
Lance Armstrong