SPORTS

Throughout my life I have been involved in many kinds of sports ranging from rollerblading in a half pipe to windsurfing on the Gold Coast. When I had my accident in 1996, things changed a bit but it didn't really slow me down. I took up basketball, water skiing and tennis. I found that I could still do many of the sports I wanted to do. My water skiing has been going well and in 2007 I won my first Gold medal at the World Championships in Townsville for the Trick event and backed it up in 2009 in Vichy, France.

WATER SKIING

Skier Profile: Scott Wintle

Birth Date: 1973

Birthplace: QLD, Australia

Current Residence: Wellington Point, QLD

Occupation: Graphic Designer

Began Skiing: 1998

Began Competing: 2001 Nationals

Events: Tournament Water Skiing (Slalom, Trick and Jump)

Division: Men's MP2 (Multi-Plegic Level 2 - high level of injury). Uses a sit ski.

Sponsors: Mannatech, UV Natural Sunscreen, BMF Water Skis, Sporting Wheelies & Disabled Association.

Hobbies: Basketball, Computers, Traveling.

Results:

Member of Australian Disabled Water Ski Team since 2001

2011 Gold Medal - Overall - National Championships

2011 Gold Medal - Trick - National Championships

2011 Gold Medal - Jump - National Championships

2011 Gold Medal - Slalom - National Championships

2010 Gold Medal - Overall - National Championships

2010 Gold Medal - Trick - National Championships

2010 Gold Medal - Jump - National Championships

2010 Silver Medal - Slalom - National Championships

2009 Gold Medal - Tricks - World Championships - Vichy, France (Click here for pics)

2009 Silver Medal - Jump - World Championships - Vichy, France

2009 Silver Medal - Slalom - World Championships - Vichy, France

2009 Silver Medal - Overall - World Championships - Vichy, France

2009 Silver Medal - Trick - National Championships

2009 Silver Medal - Jump - National Championships

2009 Bronze Medal - Slalom - National Championships

2008 Gold Medal - Overall - National Championships (Click here for pics)

2008 Gold Medal - Trick - National Championships

2008 Gold Medal - Jump - National Championships

2007 Gold Medal - Tricks - World Championships – Townsville, Australia (Click here for pics)

2007 Silver Medal - Jump - World Championships - Townsville, Australia

2007 Silver Medal - Team - World Championships - Townsville, Australia

2007 Gold Medal - Overall - National Championships

2007 Gold Medal - Trick - National Championships

2007 Gold Medal - Jump - National Championships

2006 Gold Medal - Overall - National Championships

2006 Gold Medal - Trick - National Championships

2006 Gold Medal - Jump - National Championships

2005 Bronze Medal - Overall - World Championships - Belgium (Click here for pics)

2005 Silver Medal - Jump - World Championships - Belgium

2005 Silver Medal - Trick - World Championships - Belgium

2005 Bronze Medal - Team - World Championships - Belgium

2005 Gold Medal - Slalom - National Championships

2005 Gold Medal - Jump - National Championships

2004 Gold Medal - Slalom - National Championships

2004 Gold Medal - Jump - National Championships

2004 Gold Medal - Trick - National Championships

2003 Gold Medal - Overall - National Championships

2003 Gold Medal - Slalom - National Championships

2003 Gold Medal - Jump - National Championships

2003 Gold Medal - Trick - National Championships

2001 Bronze Medal - Team - World Championships – Melton, AUS

2001 Silver Medal - Jump - National Championships

Current Records:

Australian Record Holder, Ski Jump - 20.9m @ Stoney Park 2007

Ski Club Affiliation:

Australian Water Ski & Wakeboard Federation & Queensland Water Ski & Wakeboard Federation

Categories MP1, MP2 and MP3

Multiple plegics and double leg amputees shall be classified in categories MP1, MP2 and MP3 as defined in the MP Classification section of the Competition Handbook Water Ski for the Disabled. General guidelines are as follows:

MP1: Athletes unable to utilise the majority of their trunk musculature and rise from their knees without arm support. They lack full use of their upper extremities. Typically, they do not have adequate grip strength and may utilise their forearms or wrists to hold the handle.

MP2: Athletes able to use their upper trunk muscles and raise their body partially from their knees in the skiing position. Typically, they have full use of their upper extremities.

MP3: Athletes with good use of the majority of their trunk muscles, possibly including abdominal's. Typically, they are able to raise the trunk from their knees in the skiing position and have full use of their upper extremities.

For more information on Disabled Water Skiing in Queensland go to:

http://www.sportingwheelies.org.au

For more information on Disabled Water Skiing in Australia go to:

http://www.awwf.com.au

BASKETBALL

I started playing wheelchair basketball back in 1997. 2005 was my first year playing in the National League. I am classified as a one point player. Each player is given a point rating depending on their functional ability, (for example a lower leg amputee is most likely to be classified as 4.5 points). The team of 5 players has to equal 14 points maximum.

For more information on Wheelchair basketball in Australia, go to: http://www.nwblaus.com

To view the Brisbane Spinning Bullets web site, go to: http://www.sportingwheelies.org.au