Kelda Wood
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Kelda Wood (born 1962/1963),[1][2] is a British adaptive rower and canoeist. She represented Team GB in Paracanoe at the 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships.[3] In 2019, she became the first solo adaptive athlete to complete the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.[3][4] During the challenge, she had to repair her vessel's adapted footplate and claimed she was accompanied by a whale for two days. She completed the challenge in 76-days.[5][6] Wood is the chief executive officer of the charity Climbing Out (which empowers life after trauma) and received an MBE in the 2021 New Year Honours for charitable services.[1]
Personal life
Kelda, who had been a keen point-to-point rider, was left disabled when a bale of hay fell on her left leg in 2002.[1] She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020 on the day she was notified she had received her MBE.[1] Her father, to whom she dedicated her honour on its announcement, had died 11 weeks previously.[1] Kelda lives at Shrewsbury, Shropshire.[1][3][5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "New Year Honours 2021: Shrewsbury rower dedicates MBE to father". BBC News. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ Her age at time of publication of her MBE award was reportedly 47 years.
- ^ a b c Todman, Lucy (2018-04-17). "Kelda teams up with university for row". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ Elder, Lucy (2018-10-09). "Former point-to-point rider aiming for solo Atlantic rowing record attempt". Horse and Hound. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ a b Andrews, Mark (2019-03-04). "Kelda Wood: The agony and the ecstasy as disabled Shrewsbury rower returns from epic voyage". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ "Para-canoeist hopes film about her life will inspire others". BBC News. 2024-09-15. Retrieved 2024-10-02.