Following in the footsteps of her older sisters, Bonnie Hancock was probably destined to build a career on water.
By her own admission, she probably wasn’t the most naturally gifted of the family, but worked hard to compete at the highest level in Ironwoman.
But it was a decision in her mid twenties to focus on something which until then had been her competitive weakness, which saw her career go to another level.
That also led her to have the idea of becoming the youngest and fastest person to paddle around Australia, which she achieved in 2022. It saw Bonnie become a multiple Guinness World Record holder, and her incredible feat led to her authoring ‘The Girl Who Touched The Stars’, and was documented in the film ‘Diamond of the Sea’ (still available to watch on Kayo/Fox Sports).
In our chat, Bonnie shares about her incredible mindset, overcoming doubters, passing on knowledge to the next generation, and hints that there may be another big adventure coming sometime soon.
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