| BIO
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Name: Jesse Dean Phillips
DOB: 26th July 1986
Birthplace: Kalamunda, WA
Residence: Perth, WA
Nationality: Australian
Occupation: Sports Management/Actor
Paddling Since: 1999
Club: Bayswater Paddlesports Club
Kayak: Nelo Vanquish
Paddle: Gut / Bracsa II
Sporting Hero: Knut Holmann
Greatest Moment in Career: Braced for the start of the 2008 Sella Descent in Spain, with thousands of spectators lining the banks of the world’s largest one day kayak race. Steve Bird and I were 10th.
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| BACKGROUND
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Jesse started paddling when he was selected into the 1999 WAIS Talent Search Kayak Programme. Jesse had to sacrifice playing hockey and football to excel in kayaking, which early on paid off when he was crowned the 2000 Australian Marathon Champion in K1 and K2 (Under 14). Jesse had his sights set on representing Australia and went over to Japan in 2003 at the ICF Junior World Championships when he made both A Finals - 5th in K4 500m and 9th in K2 1000m. He has since paddled at World Cup 3 in China in 2006, toured Germany and Poland at two U23 International Regattas and in 2008 toured Europe competing in two World Cups and the International Sella Descent in Spain finishing 10th. Jesse was selected in the 2009 Senior Australian Kayak Team and will compete in two World Cups in Czech Republic and Hungary before returning home to prepare for the World Championships in Canada in August.
Jesse has also been heavily involved in Theatre and Film around Perth for the past 6 years, where he has lead in local plays, musicals, films and TV commercials. Jesse will commence study at Murdoch University in August 2009.
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Jesse started paddling when he was selected into the 1999 WAIS Talent Search Kayak Programme. Jesse had to sacrifice playing hockey and football to excel in kayaking, which early on paid off when he was crowned the 2000 Australian Marathon Champion in K1 and K2 (Under 14). Jesse had his sights set on representing Australia and went over to Japan in 2003 at the ICF Junior World Championships when he made both A Finals - 5th in K4 500m and 9th in K2 1000m. He has since paddled at World Cup 3 in China in 2006, toured Germany and Poland at two U23 International Regattas and in 2008 toured Europe competing in two World Cups and the International Sella Descent in Spain finishing 10th. Jesse was selected in the 2009 Senior Australian Kayak Team and will compete in two World Cups in Czech Republic and Hungary before returning home to prepare for the World Championships in Canada in August.
Jesse has also been heavily involved in Theatre and Film around Perth for the past 6 years, where he has lead in local plays, musicals, films and TV commercials. Jesse will commence study at Murdoch University in August 2009.
