Collingwood Athletes that Maximum is Sponsoring for 2012

Tayler Wilton-Snowboarder

Tayler Wilton (in the red bib below) is an eighteen year old Collingwood snowboarder extraordinaire who is a member of the Canadian National Development Team. Tayler, who has been snowboarding for 13 years, rides with the Ontario Snowboard Club based out of Collingwood. In 2011 Tayler won gold medals in both the Parallel Giant Slalom and Snowboard Cross at the Canada Winter Games in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She also captured the Provincial Champion title for the second time in three years.  This season, Tayler is competing at the world level in the Snowboard Cross World Cup Event at Blue Mountain taking place February 7th to 9th in front of a hometown crowd! Her goal for this event is to place in the top 32 in the World and qualify for the World Cup at Stoneham Mountain Resort just outside of Quebec City, taking place later in February. In March, she will be competing at the Junior Worlds in Sierra Nevada with a goal of placing in the top 16. At the Canadian Nationals in April she is focusing on a top 12 placing and the Junior National Champion title.

 Amanda Sin-Cross Country Mountain Biker

Amanda Sin describes herself as a person who travels the world racing her mountain bike, a physiotherapist (who works in our clinic when her schedule allows), a coffee drinker and gardener.  In fact, she is a 34 year old Canadian cross country mountain biker from Collingwood, ON and a member of the Canadian National team. Amanda has raced all over North America and the World. She had great success for Canada at the 2011 Pan American Games when she won Canada's first medal at those games, a bronze. Her goal is to make the Canadian Olympic Team and represent Canada at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England. 

Claudia Johnston-Ironman Triathlete

Claudia Johnston is an ‘Ultra’ athlete. Born in Bern Switzerland, she grew up doing ballet, downhill skiing, show-jumping, playing tennis and running. She now resides in Collingwood and along with training under coach Barrie Shepley, she teaches spin classes, yoga, and has her own business coaching triathletes. Claudia counts among her greatest achievements her five children, and finishing the Hawaii Ironman three times, placing 6th, 3rd and 3rd in her age group, one of them being sub 10 hours.   Her fastest Ironman time is 9hr34min in the Ironman Austria in 2011 at the age of 38. Her goal is to further improve her Ironman time and win her age group at Hawaii.