Sport for Women

Olivia Price

Type: Player/Athlete
Sports: Shooting
Location: Australia
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Q & A

Greatest sporting achievement: Achieving a gold medal at the 2010 ISAF World Cup Final in Weymouth, and a silver medal at the recent World Cup in Miami 2012.

How many hours per week to you train/exercise? We train in the gym 6 days a week and on the water sailing 6 days a week.

What kind of diet or nutrition plan are you on? We have a maximum weight limit in our class, which is our target weight of 68kg for each of the 3 girls. We have had to put on weight between the 3 of us to be reaching this target weight.

What do you love about your sport? It combines both physical and mental strength and endurance to be the fastest boat and to make the better decisions. This mental challenge is something I have enjoyed over my career and I feel like I never stop learning.

If you could change something about your sport, what would it be? Not having to go out in the rain, it may surprise you but I don’t like getting wet in the rain.

What motivates you? I want to be the best I can be, and be measured against the worlds best, and beat them.

Do you have a profession outside of your sport? I have recently finished high school, and will begin at the University of Sydney in 2013.

Three words that describe you: Driven, thorough, smiling

If I wanted to play your sport, what advice would you give me? Be open minded and control what you can, whilst monitoring the variables of the conditions

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Sport for Women stresses the importance to create a balanced lifestyle in today’s society, it’s a way of showing how easy it is to be active and life healthily.