After leaving school with only average grades, Craig signed up to join the RAF at 19. However, during a routine medical examination for new recruits, doctors found a brain tumour and Craig required immediate surgery lasting some 18 hours. Following the surgery, Craig underwent extensive rehabilitation and rebuilt his life, using this 'second chance' to improve his future prospects.
During this period Craig discovered a love of sport, representing Hull University at both rowing and cricket. Due to his brain surgery, Craig was left with nerve damage which resulted in limb weakness and problems with his hearing and sight. Drawing on his passion for sport and using this to overcome his disability, Craig soon found himself aspiring to represent Great Britain and looked to further this by concentrating on his rowing when studies took him to Guildford.
After attending a ‘Paralympics Potential’ session in 2010, while seeking out the rowing coaches, Craig was spotted by the British Disabled Fencing Association as having a talent for fencing. He has been in training ever since, putting a legal career on hold in order to train as a full-time athlete.
Within his first international year Craig was selected to represent Great Britain at both European and World Championships and just over two years after taking up the sport he was selected for his first Paralympic Games.
Following a career best performance to end the 2012 season, Craig left the sport of wheelchair fencing in order to pursue a new challenge within the world of endurance sports. This challenge sees Craig aiming to represent Great Britain at future games in either cycling or paratriathlon.
Since the tumour changed the course of Craig’s life, leaving him unable to fulfil his dream of fighting for his country in the RAF, Craig’s philosophy is that he still represents his country albeit in a different light.
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