Wakeboarder ready to hit the waves in Mexico

SHANTARNA McPherson-Bremner has spent most of her waking hours preparing to represent her country at the world championships in Mexico in November.

Shantarna McPherson-Bremner from St Clair is a Junior Sports Star nominee.

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JUNIOR Sports Star nominee Shantarna McPherson-Bremner has spent most of her waking hours preparing to represent her country at the world championships in Mexico in November.

The 15-year-old St Clair wakeboarder trains every spare minute she gets, even finishing her homework and assignments during recess to give her more time.

Shantarna claimed her first international title last year at the Asia Australasian Games in Taiwan and hopes to take home her second in Mexico.

Shantarna McPherson-Bremner is preparing for the world titles in Mexico.

She has won the Australian National Wakeboarding Championships in 2014 and 2015.

For Shantarna the sky is the limit: “I want to become as good as I can get.”

Pro women’s world No.2 Courtney Angus, Shantarna’s coach, predicted the teenager could win the competition in Mexico.

“I’ve travelled all over the world and I’ve seen the talent in her age group, and she definitely has a good chance,” Angus said.

Shantarna McPherson-Bremner is a talented wakeboarder from St Clair.

Shantarna McPherson-Bremner spends every spare moment on the water.

Shantarna’s mother Rachael McPherson-Bremner said she was proud of her daughter. “She’s managed to be top of her class in academic achievement even though she gets no time to study at home,” she said.

“She’s extraordinarily dedicated to her sport but it doesn’t interfere with her academic achievement.

“She manages to find time to coach for free. She coaches gymnastics once a week or she coaches young wakeboarders on Saturday.”

Rebel is the major sponsor of the Junior Sports Star.