Nina Curtis - Middle - ONLYRacing Team Australia
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| Personal Information | |
| Full name | Miss Nina Curtis |
| Name | Nina Curtis |
| Age | 23 |
| Hometown | Avalon, Sydney |
| Residence | Avalon, Sydney |
| Sport Information | |
| 10 Years Time: | I hope to have a gold medal around my neck, have a successful transition and campaign in another Olympic class, and a Masters Degree in Physiotherapy. |
| What do you do for fun? | I Surf, bike ride and catch up with my friends and family |
| Class normally sailed | Women's Match Racing |
| When and where did you first start sailing? | As a toddler with my parents on Pittwater |
| What was the first boat you raced? | A Manly Junior on Pittwater |
| What was the first race you won? | The Women’s Match Racing Nationals |
| When did you first represent Australia? | When I was 15 at the Harken International Match Racing Regatta |
| Career Highlights: | Women’s Match Racing World Champion 2009 Australian Female sailor of the year 2010 Gold Skandia Sail for Gold 2010 |
| General Information | |
| Favourite food: | Italian food and Cheese Doritos |
| Favourite band? | The Wombats/The Kooks/The Beautiful girls/Calvin Harris |
| Favourite travel destination: | Italy |
| Any superstitions? | Breaking the rules of shotgun |
| If I wasn't sailing I'd be... | The Wallabies Physiotherapist |
| Favourite movie: | Fight Club |
| Describe your crew in three words: | easy going off the water, aggressive on the water and FAST |
| Favourite TV show: | Gossip Girl |
| Cake or Pie? | Pie |
| If they made a movie of your life, who would you have play you? | Mila Kunis |
| Normal race day breakfast: | Muesli with fruit and yoghurt with at least one coffee |
| Last thing you do before hitting the water? | Jump around a bit to get psyched up |
| Fastest you've have ever been sailing? | 32 kts down a massive wave in the Sydney to Hobart |
