Description
Trevor Ronald Hendy, AM is a former Australian professional surf lifesaver.
Throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, Hendy competed in Ironman races, winning the Australian Championship six times and coming second on three occasions. He also won the Uncle Toby's Super Series four times. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1996 for services to surf lifesaving, and is a member of the Australian, Queensland, Gold Coast and Australian Surf Lifesaving Halls of Fame.
Later in his career, Hendy switched to kayak paddling, where he made the Australian Kayaking team in 1998 for the World Championships and World Cup season. After a successful European summer, in which he medalled as a part of Australia's K41000m combination, Hendy returned home and announced his retirement, ending his bid for a place in the 2000 Olympics. Despite retiring professionally and no longer training{fact}, he went on to win Australian Championships into the early 2000s.
Hendy then went into motivational speaking and life coaching. He launched www.trevorhendy.com in late August 2012.
Hendy was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2000.
Born
August 7th, 1968 in Australia (Age 56)
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