Anna Hemmings
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“Rarely have I heard a more
compelling and inspiring delivery.”
Professor Andrew Pindar,
Chairman of the Pindar Group
“Anna was able to take
examples from the very competitive world of sport and use them as great
tools that could be applied to both business and personal endeavours”
Mary Kay Galvin,
Assistant Director, Canon USA Inc.
Anna Hemmings,
Britain’s
leading female marathon canoeist and former triple world champion was told by
medical experts she might never race again. Recently however, she signaled
a miraculous return to fitness by regaining her status as Europe’s leading
marathon canoeist at the European Championships in the Czech Republic.
Anna, 28, from Surrey, thought she would have to retire from the sport when
diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) two years ago. Following a
series of failed treatments Anna began to think that her hopes of competing
again were ebbing further and further away. The illness left her exhausted
and aching on a daily basis as well as physically fatigued after basic light
exercise.
However, Anna refused to give up and in September 2004, Anna learned about
‘reverse therapy’, an innovative and highly successful new treatment. By
February 2005 Anna was finally able to start training again.
Anna first broke into the top flight of the sport in 1997 when, at the age
of just 20,
she won the
European Championship. In
1999 she successfully defended her European crown, before adding to her
European successes by heroically
winning the Marathon
World Championships
– becoming the youngest ever competitor to do so. She also became the
first ever British female canoeist to win
both European and World titles.
She participated in the
Sydney Olympic Games in 2000 where she competed in the
500m singles discipline. The following year Anna really made her mark at the
Marathon Canoeing World Championship when she became only the second
person in the history of the sport to win both the singles and the doubles
Marathon World titles. Anna has won a
total of 8 World and European Championship medals, 6 of them being
gold!
In 2001, the same year that Anna became double world champion, she graduated
from Royal Holloway College, University of London with a BSC Honours degree
in Economics and Management (2:1)
Canoeing
Achievements/Awards
- 3x
World champion (1999 and 2x 2001)
- 3x
European champion (1997, 1999, 2005)
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Sydney 2000 Olympian (semi finalist)
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World Cup Winner 1997
- 2x
World Championship silver medallist (1996 and 1998)
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World Cup silver medallist (1995)
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Junior Marathon World Cup Winner (1993)
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Junior Sprint World Cup silver medallist (1994)
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National Record holder K1 500m (1.52.46)
-
Sunday Times Sports Personality of the Year, student category
Runner up, 1998
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Surrey Athlete of the Year 1996
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Elmbridge Sports Personality of the Year 1997,1999, 2001
A
highly accomplished motivational speaker, Anna is entertaining, direct
and on target. She has a passionate belief that every individual has a
talent and an ability to achieve beyond their imagination. She’s on a
mission to inspire and equip people to think differently, to feel empowered,
to take immediate action and to maximise results in any area of life. Anna’s
story of success in the face of adversity gives people hope, strength and
the understanding that anything really is possible. The audience
walks away with the realisation that there are no limits and if you are just
prepared to push the boundaries you can achieve beyond your wildest dreams.
Anna’s exciting journey is
not only inspiring but it also highlights the success strategies that
helped her rise to the top; and more importantly how these strategies can be
applied to anyone in any situation. For example, master the art of thriving
on pressure and develop an ability to perform at the highest level
even when faced with stretching goals, tight deadlines and changing demands.
Anna
has a great connectivity to business. She recently spoke at the DWP
Gold Event for the Department of Work and Pensions, director Barbara Baker
commented “Excellent! Anna linked her own experiences to the challenges
we face at DWP very effectively”
An air of believability surrounds Anna’s presentation because
this is a speaker who has lived what she teaches. No other person can tell
this passionate and compelling story of Anna’s true life experiences. Anna
continues to compete at the highest level and so she is learning and
experiencing more all the time - gathering new insights and fresh ideas
to share with your people.
The same level of commitment that Anna puts into her sport is
carried through into every speaking project too. She makes sure that she
fully understands the audience, the company and their industry; ensuring
that each speech is designed and made specific for the client.
- Motivational speeches, conference keynotes and after dinner
speeches.
Anna is one of Great Britain’s sporting elite and her story of commitment,
tenacity and self-belief translates well into every arena because she has
the ability to interact with a wide range of individuals from school
children to CEO’s of major companies. Anna is the perfect choice to
provide motivation to enable individuals and companies to achieve their
goals in an absorbing and entertaining way.
“You are excellent to work
with as you are a gifted speaker”
Mary Flavelle, Local
Executive, Bracknell Chamber of Commerce
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