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Trevor Hendy is a leader in the field of truth and wellness. Trevor has become highly sort after for his ability to speak from experience about living a life of accomplishment, balance and deep personal satisfaction, not to mention climbing the highest heights. It is as a Professional Australian Sportsman that he first became well known. Trevor was unchallenged as “the Greatest Ironman in the World” – the pride of Australian Surf Life Saving, with a very laid back attitude and always having time, and indeed a passion, for helping others Trevor became one of Australia’s most popular identities.
Competing for the Surfers Paradise Club on the Gold Coast, Trevor won six Australian Open Ironman titles surpassing Grant Kenny’s record of the time. His string of Queensland titles stretch back to the mid 1980’s and in 1994 he claimed his fourth consecutive World Ironman title in the United Kingdom. This feat was regarded as miraculous considering the world title is only held every 2nd year and involves many rounds for qualification. Given the list of possible outcomes, it was this winning streak that first stamped Trevor’s ability to consistently feel his way through any situation as something special indeed (an ability that would come in very handy in his later corporate life). This was driven home also in 1994 when Trevor swept away all before him, creating a unique record of five 1st placings and two 2nd placings out of 7 professional starts in that season’s Ironman Super Series, leaving him unquestionably at the pinnacle of his sport. After this, Trevor switched to Kayaking in a bid to refresh his desire to compete at the top level. Having achieved a rare feat of completing his sporting goals at a young age, Trevor, armed with a new set of goals and a new sport to conquer, set about tackling a steep learning curve with a new freshness and a desire to paddle at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. He went on to make it to the 1998 World Kayak/Canoe Championships and European World Cup series, finishing with several top 5 places and along the way, having a real taste of the teamwork required (another ability that would be later called on) to challenge the world kayaking elite in the hotly contested K4 1000m event.
He also secured two more Australian championships along the way. After making it into a very small and hard to crack Australian Kayaking side, he had fulfilled his dream of once again representing his country, albeit this time in an entirely different sport. After returning from the 1998 World Kayaking Championships, having done the hard yards and seemingly only a stones throw from the 2000 Olympics, Trevor stunned the sporting world by announcing his retirement from professional sport, ending his dormant Ironman career and his 2000 Olympic campaign in the process. It was then that we came to understand that a new Trevor Hendy had emerged. “I simply realised that I loved helping people win their gold medal more than I loved chasing my own”. While coaching the next couple of World Ironman Champions, Trevor certainly flew a few more times, winning World and Australian titles in the new millennium, admittedly without training for them. “It’s amazing what you can do when you truly feel good about yourself”. Trevor was awarded as a member of the Order of Australia. He has also been inducted into the Surf Life Saving, Gold Coast and Australian Sporting Hall of Fame.
Trevor has become highly sort after for his ability to speak, from experience, about living a life of accomplishment, balance and deep personal satisfaction, not to mention climbing the highest heights. He is a renowned and highly sort after problem solver, specialising in conflict resolution and works regularly with large corporate organisations to inspire and unite their teams with an emphasis on creating a wave of success and riding it. One of Trevor’s more recent and heartfelt projects has seen him join with old mates, Karla Gilbert, Phil Clayton and David Simons to create Element X, a company that aims to bring the magic out for individuals, corporate groups and teams, beginner to elite, in and through team building, sport and activity. The Element X program has become a fun, successful and impactful part of many Corporate conferences and retreats.