Things were going well. I had just come first in the NSW Championships and I was enjoying training. Unfortunately good things don't last and my next session I found myself sitting on the side clutching my shoulder, watching as my boat floated around in the water.

 

It took about 30mins for the ambulance people to arrive and put the shoulder back in place and now I have started the ritual of recovery which I have learnt all too well over the last few years. Waiting for things to happen is always the worst bit, you have to wait to see the doctor and then wait to see the specialist. It is a big difference to the professional sportsmen when you see them injured one day and operated on the next.

 

I will need to have an operation which is a bit of a pity, I was looking forward to a solid block of training and working on closing the gap between me and the World's fastest but I will have to have a competition against myself and work hard to get back to be fit and healthy.