Rob, who is studying Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Professional Cookery, is a water-skiing Junior World Champion and British record holder.
He said: “I was really delighted to get this kind of recognition, it was a great evening and one I’ll always remember. I was nominated for the Sportsman of the Year, but the Sports Personality of the Year is the top prize and I was really blown away when I got it”
Rob is studying cookery to ensure he has a fall-back career he loves while he continues to compete at water-skiing.
My two passions in life are water-skiing and cooking, so I guess I’m really lucky to be able to do both. It’s tough to make a living out of water-skiing so I know I have to build a career alongside it. I’m loving my course and my ultimate ambition, like many of us on the course, is have my own restaurant. I’d love to open a gastropub locally and emulate one of my heroes, Tom kerridge.”
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