S3E10: Tarryn King - Riding Waves and Raising a Family

We welcome Tarryn King, a multi-time South African champion in stand up paddleboarding, SUP surfing and longboarding, and an ISA sprint world champion. Tarryn shares her journey into water sports, the challenges of balancing motherhood with competitive sports, and her training routines.

Tarryn won a 200m sprint world title just a few months after giving birth to her first child, and tells us about her experience in having children fit around her active, outdoors lifestyle rather than stopping the sports she loves. We learn about her experience balancing motherhood with competition, and how she stayed active during her pregnancy.

We also chat about the difficulties of balancing competition in multiple disciplines and her perspectives on the ISA and ICF organisations in the stand-up paddling community. We learn all about the vibrant paddling community in South Africa, the challenges faced in promoting the sport, and her personal journey from surfing to stand up paddling.

Tarryn emphasises the importance of community support, youth involvement, and the need for accessible equipment to help grow the sport worldwide.

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Paddle Logger founder David also stops by to briefly chat about the upcoming Paddle Logger Falmouth Bay Open. Which this year plays host the the GBSUP National Championships. The two day event will see top level racing and International Team Selection, Aquapaddle will bring their leisure paddle format to the event. The event village will include Black Project's Synergy Tour, as well as representatives from Infinity, SIC and Starboard. So come down and say hi to the team and get involved in the event! Falmouth, Cornwall 7th and 8th of June.