Paula Findlay gives her everything in new documentary
June 27, 2012TORONTO – Training in Victoria, B.C. triathlon phenom Paula Findlay is featured in the newest documentary in the Canadian Olympic Team’s “Give Your Everything” campaign, titled “The Natural”.
Fans and media are invited to watch and share this new documentary via http://www.olympic.ca and via YouTube at: http://youtu.be/ovIx4UdWHVs, and share their thoughts on Twitter with the hashtag #giveyoureverything.
“Paula really defines what it means to be an elite athlete,” said Derek Kent, Chief Marketing Officer, Canadian Olympic Committee. “We want to inspire Canadians by pulling back the curtain on the grit, the drive and the determination it takes to be a world-class athlete.”
A native of Edmonton, AB, Findlay will be making her Olympic debut at historic Hyde Park in London, U.K. on August 4.
The documentary release is one of many shot on location in Vancouver, Victoria, Windsor, and Montreal, as well as in the state of Florida. The campaign captures the high-performance training regimens of Canadian athletes through the lens of critically-acclaimed Canadian director and producer, Henry Lu.
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