Search for
Search for
Search forSkydiver Kate celebrates gold medal jump
Friday, August 29, 2008, 07:30
Kate Morris, of Middlebrook Road, Lincoln, and her team Phobia were crowned the winners of the four-way formation category after attending the Skydiving National Championships in Hibaldstow, north Lincolnshire.
Now the 35-year-old is counting down the months until the team travel to the Czech Republic for the World Championships in 2009.
She said: "I first got into skydiving after doing a sponsored jump for the renal unit at Lincoln County Hospital. I loved it so much that I carried on and eventually managed to join Phobia after a team member left.
"Skydiving so often gets a bad name and people aren't always aware that we do this as a sport.
"We worked extremely hard to enable us to get gold and I will never forget the feeling being on the podium and receiving our medals."
Prior to the championships the team – which also includes Laura Batterbee, Graham Wilkins and Richard Head – trained every weekend for eight months.
For more on Kate's skydiving exploits, see Friday's Lincolnshire Echo.
Kate Morris with her gold medal
Be the first to comment