Teen sailor Will Cooley wants to leave others in his wake
When Kensington teen Will Cooley hits the water it’s the feeling of freedom and speed that fires his passion for sailing.
When Kensington teen Will Cooley hits the water it’s the feeling of freedom and speed that fires his passion for sailing.
Will’s ultimate goal is to represent Australia in sailing at the Olympics and he is well on his way to achieving this after representing the nation at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games at Argentina.
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He will also be part of the Australian Sailing Youth Team to compete at the Youth Worlds in Poland in July. Will recently won a NSW Institute of Sport scholarship and placed first in the Nacra 15 class at the Australian Championships and Australian Youth Championships.
The Waverley College student said he trained both on and off the water. “I spend three days per week racing and training and two days a week at the NSW Institute of Sport for strength and conditioning training,” he said. “I love competing. Simply trying to be the best.”
Will is a Southern Courier nominee for Junior Sports Star Individual at the 2019 Local Sports Awards, an award he won last year.
The awards are proudly supported by Bankstown Sports and Featherdale Wildlife Park. They are aimed at athletes aged 18 and under with categories including Team of Excellence and Inspiration. There is no age limit for the Service to Sport category.
Nominate now at localsportsstars.com.au/newslocal
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