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Tessa Parkinson

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    Tessa Parkinson
    Tessa Parkinson
    Australia

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    Name

    Tessa Parkinson

    Nation

    Australia

    Place of Birth

    Perth, Australia

    Class

    49erFX, 470, 29er XX, Fireball, 420, 505

    Q&A

    Ambitions

    To study physio

    Best Sporting Achievement

    Winning the 420 Womens Worlds, Winning Youth Team of the Year at the 25th Australian Sport Awards & winning the 2007 Pre-Olympics

    First Event Competed

    1997 Club Championships, Fremantle, AUS

    Awards

    Receiving a Victor team hat! Women's Team of the Year 2008

    Racing Age

    10

    Injuries

    nil

    Yacht Club

    South of Perth Yacht Club, Fremantle Sailing Club

    Starting Age

    8

    First Event Won

    Southwest Regional Championships, Mirrors, Bunbury, 2000

    Amusing Sporting Episode

    In one of the races in th 420 worlds it was really windy and I fell out of the boat upwind. Elise had to stop the boat while I swam to catch up!

    Current Class

    470

    Hometown

    Perth, Australia

    Most Influential Person

    My coach, Victor Kovalenko

    General Interest

    going to the beach, making things, running

    Classes Sailed

    Mirrors, 420, 505

    Coached Since

    2004

    Boat First Sailed

    Mirrors

    Education

    completed TEE study, Penrhos College, Perth

    Languages Spoken

    english

    Coach

    Emmett Lazich