Olympic Gold Medallist Elise Rechichi Guest Speaker At The Clinic

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Olympic Gold Medallist Elise Rechichi Will Be Our Guest Speaker At The Clinic

Read All About Elise’s Amazing Journey ………


Elise grew up in Perth, sailing Optimists on the Swan River, with a dream to represent Australia at the Olympic Games. In 1997, at just 11 years old, she attended her first international competition - an Optimist regatta in Japan. By 2004 she had won four World Championships including the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship, the 420 World Championship and the 470 Junior World Championship. And in 2008 she and her partner Tessa were one of the youngest teams in history to be crowned Olympic Champion in the 470 class at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

During her sailing she found time to learn to fly and is now close to completing her commercial pilot training. In the future Elise hopes to work for the Royal Flying Doctor service in Western Australia, before moving into one of the airlines. Outside of sailing and flying her other interests include human rights, media and journalism. Having travelled so widely, Elise truly appreciates the beauty and uniqueness of Western Australia and loves nothing more than spending time in the beautiful South West region. Elise cites the enjoyment of working within a large team and the World Championships in Perth in 2011 as motivation to continue to London 2012.