Hayleigh-Jayne MASON

Date of Birth: 03/09/1986
Born: Nottingham
Hometown: Nottingham
Lives: Maidenhead, Berkshire 
Class/Distance Canoe Sprint - Women's K2 500m & K4 500m
Paddling since: 1998
Club: Nottingham Kayak Club
Coach: Trevor Hunter & Miklos Simon
Boat: Nelo Vanquish III
Paddles: Jantex Gamma
 
Sponsors: Grandad !   Nottinghamshire County Council
Lottery Funding: UK Sport Podium Programme
 
Hobbies: Shopping
Twitter: @hayleigh_mason

Notes:
In 2011 Hayleigh won World Cup gold in the K4 500m event. She also won bronze in the K4 200m at the 2009 European Championships. She then finished 4th in the K4 200m and 5th in the K4 500m at the 2009 World Championships.
Hayleigh got into canoeing through her dad who raced at the Montreal Olympics.
Hayleigh got taken off of funding in 2006 following a poor season, but it made her even more determined and that she was back on the programme by the end of the 2007. Following a heart operation in 2008 to correct heart arrhythmias, she went on to have the best season of her career.
When Hayleigh finishes her sporting career she wants to join the Police.