Sophie grew up in Queenstown and has returned after completing a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition, followed by a Bachelor of Physiotherapy at the University of Otago, graduating with distinction in 2024. A former national competitor in rowing and ski racing, she continued rowing at university, making the top women’s eight and representing Otago in Shenyang, China. Off the water, she enjoys trail running, mountain biking, skiing, and exploring the Southern Lakes region.
During her studies, Sophie gained hands-on experience as a sports medic for premier club and high school rep rugby teams, while also working as a group fitness instructor, rehabilitation coach, hiking guide, and ski coach. Her background in high-performance sport, combined with a love of movement and the outdoors, fuels her passion for sports physiotherapy and musculoskeletal injury management.
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Charlotte has been working within healthcare provision in the UK since 2016 and completed her physiotherapy degree alongside working as a therapist in this field, qualifying with a distinction in 2024.
Alongside completing her degree Charlotte has also completed Level 3 VTCT qualifications in sports massage and attained hands on experience working with league rugby teams as a pitch side medic. She has spent the past year working with amputees to support in return to daily activities and sports following an amputation, developing a real passion to empower individuals to achieve their goals.
Charlotte was brought up in a world of competitive sports in the UK, competing for the British Waterski team, representing at both national and international levels for 10+ years.
Competing at this level provided an introduction into the importance of nutrition, strength and conditioning and recovery to improve performance. Following several setbacks with her own sporting injuries, this sparked a real passion for Charlotte in becoming a physiotherapist and wanting to support and help others in their rehabilitation journey.
In her spare time Charlotte still enjoys getting out on the lake for a ski or a board, mountain biking, snowboarding and training in the gym at the Mill, making the most of what Queenstown has to offer!
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Heather completed her sports VCTC Sports Massage Qualification in the UK whilst working as a triathlon coach, because she was "tired of getting terrible sports massages". No stranger to high level sports she is a former national swimmer and GBR elite triathlete at Loughborough High Performance Centre, having competed and trained with some of the best athletes in the world.
After hanging up her race suit she worked in Mallorca on triathlon training camps for six years, as a coach and massage therapist, before moving to Queenstown where she can now be found collecting bum bruises whilst attempting to snowboard and running across the mountains. View details »