The Ad That Changed The Future Of Surf Lifesaving
At age 17, after watching a Kellogg Nutri Grain commercial featuring the legendary Grant Kenny, Guy exchanged the pool for the ocean and set his sights on becoming an ironman.
From the moment he joined Manly Surf Life Saving Club, Guy applied the winning code he learned in that 6 lane pool into the sport of Ironman, training 3 times a day, 6 days a week. The critical lessons of goal setting, workload, teamwork, intensity, brutal honesty, discipline, and belief couples with a perpetual sense of urgency were applied to this new sport.
Less than 2 years later, Guy arrived on the beach at the Gold Coast for the Coolangatta Gold & the rest was history. For the next 3 years Guy was unbeatable, setting a record that lasted 20 years and raising the profile of a sport, and surf life saving both nationally and abroad.
Winning was top of mind for Guy, but even at 20 he recognised the impact he was having behind the races, in attracting people to the service of surf lifesaving.