CALLUM SUTTON
Prone Paddling / Athletics
Age: 18
Nickname: Sutto
Favourite Food: Pizza
Sporting Idol/s: Ben Harradine, Stewart McLachlan, Daniel Shade, Matt Bevilacqua
When did you first start in your sport:
Started throwing discus when I was 10 … and started prone paddling in early 2016 (loved it ever since)
Career Highlights:
Athletics: medalling in every kind of NSW State Athletics throwing competition. Consistently representing NSW and on the verge of making Australian side. Prone Paddling: competing in my first Molokai to Oahu World Paddleboard Championships and finishing 5th in my division
What do you love most about your sport:
I love being out in nature with nothing but me and my board, it's a great feeling when you know that you paddled a specific distance with nothing but your hands
Favourite event/s: Molokai to Oahu World Paddleboard
Championships
Favourite location to compete: My favourite place to compete would have to be Hawaii, but the Gold Coast is also pretty fun! Future Goals: Compete at the Olympics in discus and win the Molokai to Oahu event
Hobbies: Surfing … definitely surfing
What do you love most about the Barnacle Plus:
It's great being able to listen to music while I paddle … it is small, light, completely waterproof and I can store my music so I don't need to take my phone
Five (5) songs on your playlist:
Keeping Score - LDRU
Fracture - Slumberjack
Wasted - Peking Duk
All Stars - Martin Solveig
More than you know - Axwell
Advice for young athletes or kids getting into sport:
Just go for it! You only have one life, so live it … if you want to do something, go for it and give it your all, you never know how far you may go
Favourite Quote: The two most important days of your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why
Mark Twain