Narara native, Matt Graham, was the first Australian to claim a medal at PyeongChang, but he isn’t the only Coastie competing at the Winter Olympics, Lachlan Reidy is a name to follow.
Rugby player turned bobsledder, Wamberal resident, Lachlan Reidy, will make his Olympic debut in the Australian Men’s 4 Man Bobsleigh Team. The 30-year-old first tried his hand at the sport in the North American summer of 2015, on the Calgary 1988 Winter Olympic track, which hosts tourists’ rides for groups that wish to take on the track in essentially what is a bobsled on wheels. Reidy said he then became friends with former Australian pilot and 2014 Sochi winter Olympian, Heath Spence, who took him on a joyride, and Reidy never looked back.
He then proceeded to train until the winter season arrived, where he had his first real bobsleigh ride on the Calgary track in 2015. In the 2017/2018 season, Reidy helped the Aussie crew to some top results in the season leading into the Olympics, including an 8th place in the 4 man North America Cup in Calgary, Canada. Reidy and the Aussie Bobsleigh 4 man crew will take to the track on Days 15 and 16 (February 24-25) of the Olympics. When he’s not on the track, Reidy loves to be at home with his fiancée, Alice, and his family. He loves surfing, swimming, fishing, cycling and sampling beautiful coast cafes and restaurants.
Source: Website, Feb 14 Australian Olympic Team Athlete Profile: Lachlan Reidy