NUMBER: 20
PROFILE
| Nickname | Clayto |
| DOB | 19/03/1976 |
| Age | 35 |
| Born | Wollongong, NSW |
| Lives | Gold Coast |
| Club | Kurrawa SLSC |
| Coach | Peter Winton, Dennis Green and Dennis Cotterell |
CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- World Ironman champ 2000 Manly Beach
- Australian Open board champion 2000 Kurrawa Beach
- Australian Open Belt champion 2011 Kurrawa Beach
MORE ABOUT PHIL…..
NAME: Phil Clayton
NAME YOU GET CALLED DOWN THE BEACH: Clayto
AGE: 35
HOME TOWN: Wollongong, NSW
CLUB: Kurrawa
FORMER CLUBS: North Wollongong, Surfers Paradise and Era Beach
COACH: Peter Winton, Dennis Green and Dennis Cotterell
HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN IN SURF LIFE SAVING?: 25 years
BEST LEG: Swim
FAVOURITE IRONMAN / IRONWOMAN: Chris Clayton
FAVOURITE HOME SURF SPOT: Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast
FAVOURITE FORMAT: Enduro, Surfers Paradise (Rd1)
BOARD YOU PADDLE: Dolphin
SKI YOU PADDLE: Dolphin
BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR CAREER: Father Chris Clayton
TOP THREE COMPETITION RESULTS:
- World Ironman champ 2000 Manly Beach
- Australian Open board champion 2000 Kurrawa Beach
- Australian Open Belt champion 2011 Kurrawa Beach
2010/11 SEASON GOALS: Try and mix it up with the young guns
CAREER GOALS: To put back into the sport that has given me so much over the years
DO YOU HAVE ANY SPONSORS (AND IF SO, WHO): Juice Plus+, Dolphin Surf Craft, Surf Life Physio, Kronk Massage, Coffee Sisters Café and the Running Shop Burleigh
WHAT’S THE HEAVIEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO YOU IN THE SURF?
With out a doubt competing in the biggest surf ever raced in at Piha Beach, NZ in the late 1990’s
APART FROM IRNONMAN RACING, HOW DO YOU EARN A CRUST: Head Coach of Kurrawa Surf Life Saving Club, Director of Element X Events
IS ANYONE IN YOUR FAMILY FAMOUS: No
DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMOUS FRIENDS: No
BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE: My Family wife Lisa, son Jett and daughter Shia
NAME THREE PEOPLE YOU’D LIKE TO GO ON A SURF TRIP WITH (YOU DON’T HAVE TO KNOW THEM): Brett Tyack, Steven King and Ky Hurst
FAVOURITE FOOD: My wife’s Cooking
FAVOURITE DRINK: Cappuccino at Coffee Sisters Café on Monaco St on the Gold Coast
FAVOURITE BAND / PERFORMER: Coldplay
TOP 5 SONGS ON YOUR IPOD: I don’t own an IPod
FAVOURITE TV SHOW: Hamish and Andy’s Gap year
FAVOURITE MOVIE: The Matrix Trilogy
FAVOURITE SPORTING TEAM: Gold Coast Suns AFL team
SOMETHING PEOPLE MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT ME: I love to read murder mystery novels – the book I’m into now, Simple Genius by David Baldacci
