Guy Leech
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Guy Leech is a former Australian Ironman surf lifesaving
champion.
Now retired from formal competition, he won seven Uncle Toby's Super Series
races and twice won The Coolangatta Gold
. Leech remained undefeated over surf's toughest event and in 1989 won the Uncle Toby's version titled the "Gold Coast Gold" which made it his third victory over that distance. What made it more special was that by 1989 the sport had now gone professional making the field assembled for the 1989 race far more elite than when he had won in 1984 and 1985. He has also won the World Ironman Championships in Vancouver Canada in 1986 and World Ocean Paddling Championship in Hawaii in 1994. Guy was once dubbed Australia's Fittest Athlete by the Australian Institute of Sport (1993).
In 1994 Guy retired from Surf Iron Man and turned his attention to Triathlon. Years of being involved in a sport which was mostly upper-body made it difficult for Guy to adapt to Triathlon and he retired from professional sport in 1995.
In 2006, Leech appeared on the Seven Network's
Celebrity Survivor
, vying for a cash prize of A$100,000 to be donated to his nominated charity. Guy was initially voted out sixth (i.e. seventh place in the game) and his charity, Ride Aid Inc, However, he returned to the game along with Justin Melvey due to a twist to the show which took Guy to the finals. Ultimately Guy won taking home an extra A$95000 for his charity. The money was used to build two schools in North Cambodia.
Guy still trains daily, and delivers training sessions with paddling and cross training strength exercises.
Guy is married and has two daughters living in Sydney's Northern Beaches.
Ironman (surf lifesaving)
The sport of Ironman was developed in 1964 in Australia by Mr Valentine Trainor to combine the four main disciplines of surf lifesaving into a single race; swimming, board paddling, ski paddling and running...
champion.
Now retired from formal competition, he won seven Uncle Toby's Super Series
Uncle Toby's Super Series
The Uncle Toby's Super Series was a professional Iron Man circuit that ran from 1989 to 2001. It was considered by many to be the pinnacle of Surf Lifesaving and inspired many young kids to become involved in the sport...
races and twice won The Coolangatta Gold
The Coolangatta Gold
The NIB Coolangatta Gold is one of the premier events in the Australian sport of Ironman . The event is organised by Surf Life Saving Australia.-The Event:...
. Leech remained undefeated over surf's toughest event and in 1989 won the Uncle Toby's version titled the "Gold Coast Gold" which made it his third victory over that distance. What made it more special was that by 1989 the sport had now gone professional making the field assembled for the 1989 race far more elite than when he had won in 1984 and 1985. He has also won the World Ironman Championships in Vancouver Canada in 1986 and World Ocean Paddling Championship in Hawaii in 1994. Guy was once dubbed Australia's Fittest Athlete by the Australian Institute of Sport (1993).
In 1994 Guy retired from Surf Iron Man and turned his attention to Triathlon. Years of being involved in a sport which was mostly upper-body made it difficult for Guy to adapt to Triathlon and he retired from professional sport in 1995.
In 2006, Leech appeared on the Seven Network's
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
Celebrity Survivor
Celebrity Survivor
Celebrity Survivor, also known promotionally as Celebrity Survivor: Vanuatu and Australia's Celebrity Survivor, was an Australian television series that screened on the Seven Network in 2006, based on the popular reality television show, Survivor...
, vying for a cash prize of A$100,000 to be donated to his nominated charity. Guy was initially voted out sixth (i.e. seventh place in the game) and his charity, Ride Aid Inc, However, he returned to the game along with Justin Melvey due to a twist to the show which took Guy to the finals. Ultimately Guy won taking home an extra A$95000 for his charity. The money was used to build two schools in North Cambodia.
Guy still trains daily, and delivers training sessions with paddling and cross training strength exercises.
Guy is married and has two daughters living in Sydney's Northern Beaches.
External links
- www.guyleech.com The corporate Guy Leech Website