England Women's Rugby Star Joins Britannia Rescue British Bobsleigh Team
London, United Kingdom, October 28, 2010 --(PR.com)-- England Women‘s Rugby World Cup star Heather Fisher will join the GBR1 Britannia Rescue British Bobsleigh Team in the new 2010-11 season when she replaces brakewoman Kelly Denyer who has been ruled out due to injury.
She will join driver Paula Walker and brakewomen Kelly Thomas and Rebekha Wilson who kick start their season on 10th and 11th November in the Americas Cup. Their first World Cup race will be on 22nd – 28th November at the Olympic Whistler track in Canada.
Heather 26 who is looking forward to being in the GBR1 team says: “I haven’t competed competitively for 3 years in the sport and although the level of fitness required for rugby is completely different, I still really enjoy bobsleigh as you get the same camaraderie. The thing I have missed the most about competing in bobsleigh is the huge rush that you get from reaching speeds of up to 100mph as it only lasts for 1 minute.”
Heather who featured in the England team that reached the Women’s Rugby World Cup final against New Zealand last month first trialled for the bobsleigh team back in 2005. As a brakewoman she finished 2nd in the British Bobsleigh Championship in 2008 and 6th in the Junior World Championships with current GBR1 driver Paula Walker.
Heather, a part time sports lecturer is looking forward to being reunited with GBR1 driver Paula Walker. She says: “I really admire Paula and we get on really well. This is a great opportunity for us both.”
No.1 British driver Paula Walker says: “I am really excited to have Heather back in the team, she was my brakeswoman when we finished 6th in the Junior World Championships back in 2008. I am pushing personal bests and I am feeling really confident about the new season.”
Heather who missed the Winter Olympics in Vancouver earlier this year is not ruling out competing in Sochi 2014 but as it is in a another rugby World Cup year, she will have to chose between the two.
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About Heather Fisher
Heather is a sports lecturer at Warwickshire College in Henley-in-Arden. She plays both Sevens and Fifteens rugby for Worcester. She has a BSc (Hons) in Sport & Physical Education from University of Wales. She has also played rugby for Lichfield, spent four years with Clifton and another two with Wasps before joining Worcester in 2009-10. Heather is a past winner of the England Sevens Coaches’ Player of the Year award and is the current England Players’ Player of the Year.
About British Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh is Britain's most successful winter team sport. The fastest recorded speed 153 km / hr during Vancouver 2010 led to Bobsleigh being called the F1 on ice. Women's bobsleigh is continuing to increase its level of participation competing as an Olympic discipline for the first time in 2002. British women bobsleighers are repeatedly achieving top 3 World places. It is a modern, dynamic, highly intoxicating sport incorporating both men and women athletes.
The Federation International de Bobsleigh et Tobogganing (FIBT) controls the sports at all international events.
TV coverage: 560 million viewers in 2009-2010. 893 hours of World Cup coverage on networks across the globe.
LJV Sports Management Ltd. (www.ljvsm.com) is working with British Bobsleigh to help raise sponsorship needed for the new season 2010/11 as well as other seasons to follow culminating in 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
For more information on the Britannia Rescue British Bobsleigh Team or the British Bobsleigh Association and for interview opportunities, please contact Claire Howe by email claire@ljvsm.com or call +44 (0) 7595 779641.
For information on sponsorship opportunities and a chance to support your National team please email sponsorship@ljvsm.com or call Elena Tsap on +44(0)7834 523517
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She will join driver Paula Walker and brakewomen Kelly Thomas and Rebekha Wilson who kick start their season on 10th and 11th November in the Americas Cup. Their first World Cup race will be on 22nd – 28th November at the Olympic Whistler track in Canada.
Heather 26 who is looking forward to being in the GBR1 team says: “I haven’t competed competitively for 3 years in the sport and although the level of fitness required for rugby is completely different, I still really enjoy bobsleigh as you get the same camaraderie. The thing I have missed the most about competing in bobsleigh is the huge rush that you get from reaching speeds of up to 100mph as it only lasts for 1 minute.”
Heather who featured in the England team that reached the Women’s Rugby World Cup final against New Zealand last month first trialled for the bobsleigh team back in 2005. As a brakewoman she finished 2nd in the British Bobsleigh Championship in 2008 and 6th in the Junior World Championships with current GBR1 driver Paula Walker.
Heather, a part time sports lecturer is looking forward to being reunited with GBR1 driver Paula Walker. She says: “I really admire Paula and we get on really well. This is a great opportunity for us both.”
No.1 British driver Paula Walker says: “I am really excited to have Heather back in the team, she was my brakeswoman when we finished 6th in the Junior World Championships back in 2008. I am pushing personal bests and I am feeling really confident about the new season.”
Heather who missed the Winter Olympics in Vancouver earlier this year is not ruling out competing in Sochi 2014 but as it is in a another rugby World Cup year, she will have to chose between the two.
Notes to editors
About Heather Fisher
Heather is a sports lecturer at Warwickshire College in Henley-in-Arden. She plays both Sevens and Fifteens rugby for Worcester. She has a BSc (Hons) in Sport & Physical Education from University of Wales. She has also played rugby for Lichfield, spent four years with Clifton and another two with Wasps before joining Worcester in 2009-10. Heather is a past winner of the England Sevens Coaches’ Player of the Year award and is the current England Players’ Player of the Year.
About British Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh is Britain's most successful winter team sport. The fastest recorded speed 153 km / hr during Vancouver 2010 led to Bobsleigh being called the F1 on ice. Women's bobsleigh is continuing to increase its level of participation competing as an Olympic discipline for the first time in 2002. British women bobsleighers are repeatedly achieving top 3 World places. It is a modern, dynamic, highly intoxicating sport incorporating both men and women athletes.
The Federation International de Bobsleigh et Tobogganing (FIBT) controls the sports at all international events.
TV coverage: 560 million viewers in 2009-2010. 893 hours of World Cup coverage on networks across the globe.
LJV Sports Management Ltd. (www.ljvsm.com) is working with British Bobsleigh to help raise sponsorship needed for the new season 2010/11 as well as other seasons to follow culminating in 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
For more information on the Britannia Rescue British Bobsleigh Team or the British Bobsleigh Association and for interview opportunities, please contact Claire Howe by email claire@ljvsm.com or call +44 (0) 7595 779641.
For information on sponsorship opportunities and a chance to support your National team please email sponsorship@ljvsm.com or call Elena Tsap on +44(0)7834 523517
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