Profile:
Colin Rothman
The sport has seen many prolific medal
winners over the years and we will
be profiling some of these over the
next few months. Colin Rothman has
the distinction of being the only local
skydiver to win 10 consecutive Nationals
gold medals in 4-way Formation Skydiving.
| Age |
38 |
| Started jumping: |
1992 |
| Jumps: |
3700 |
Colin has participated in the following
competitions:
SA Nationals:
1994 - Bronze (Juniors) 4 way
1996 - Bronze 4 way
1998 - Silver 4 way, Bronze 8 Way
1999 - Gold 4 way
2000 - Gold 4 way
2001 - Gold 4 way
2002 - Gold 4 way & 8
way
2003 - Gold 4 way
2004 - Gold 4 way,
Silver 8 Way
2005 - Gold 4 way,
Bronze 8 way, Silver (Juniors) 4 way
2006 - Gold 4 way,
Silver 8 Way
2007 - Gold 4 way
2008 - Gold 4 way & 8
way
World Cup – 1998
World Meets - 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004,
2006, 2008 (4 & 8 way)
TT: How
did you get into 4-way competition?
CR: My first
cat II jump with Jaco Bekker - I loved
FS. First Nationals was in 1994. We
formed a junior team called Team FX
(with Troy Marais, Trevor Clark, Jaco
Bekker).
TT: Have
you always jumped the same slot?
CR: I
have always jumped inside centre.
TT: Who
has inspired you most?
CR: Solly Williams
and Gary Smith - it was a highlight
seeing them taking gold in (World Meet)
Croatia 2004.
TT: Family?
CR: I would have
been able to achieve all this if is
was not for the incredible support
of my family. I met Karen just before
my first World Cup in 1998 and Cole
was born in October 2001.
TT: Is
there one Nationals competition that
stands out in your mind over the
others?
CR: Has to be
2005 in Margate - we had lost Thiago
Muradas 6 days before Nationals was
to start. Work commitments required
him to leave the country right away.
Julian Boulle (an exceptionally talented
jumper) agreed to help out. We achieved
our team goal by finishing on a 15.2
average. To add to this round ten was
my 3000th jump. The team - Vana Parker,
Dave Sumter, Julian Boulle, Sam Bester
(camera).
I have been very fortunate to jump on
teams with some of the best in SA. A
special thanks need to go to Dennis Parker,
Brett Shaw and Vana Parker for their
financial support in the Project
Bailey Edmunds, Colin Rothman, Peter
Kalamaras, Dennis Parker, Vana
Parker |
Peter Kalamaras, Vana Parker, Colin
Rothman, Dave Sumter, Thiago
Muradas |
Vana Parker, Colin Rothman, Amy Kirtland,
Peter Kalamaras,
Dave Sumter |
Back:
Dennis Parker, Troy Marais, Colin
Rothman;
Front: Bailey Edmunds, Des Cobban
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