Ceo david patchellevans living the good life toronto sun. With 1200 clubs in 14 countries, the visual fitness planner has proven to be the way to help you grow your organization. Just ten weeks before the 1992 olympic games, silken laumann, the reigning. David sam, bill cunningham, silken laumann, david patch patchellevans, tygre patchellevans, chris appleby, wendy lisogarcocchia, stephen vermette, leah iverson. He founded goodlife fitness, one of worlds largest fitness. She and fiance david patch patchell evans have four teens william. The real sexy, smart and strong 30 tips to boost confidence, free ebook download as pdf file. He marvels at the story of his wife, rower silken laumann, who won a heroic olympic bronze medal after having her leg torn open just weeks. That year she and her partner david patchellevans known as patch, founder.
Goodlife fitness does a very private placement the globe. Silken laumann alchetron, the free social encyclopedia. January 2010 club business international cbi docshare. She is a popular and enthusiastic speaker and the author of childs play. Olympian silken laumann to bring hope to edmonton autism. In our minds eye we can still see her, exhausted on her boat having just won a bronze medal despite a shattering injury caused by a collision. Health clubs, exercise, confidence, healthy living best sellers. From left to right, silken laumann, stepdaughter kilee patchellevans and husband david patchellevans, use the look at me app from. Ten weeks before the olympics, laumanns leg was shattered when another sculling. In 2008, she found love and happiness with goodlife fitness ceo david patchellevans, himself a north american rowing champion, but it hasnt been a walk in the park. Silken laumann is a worldclass rower and threetime olympic medalist.
That year she and her partner david patchellevans known as patch, founder and ceo of goodlife fitness, moved in together in victoria, b. Rower silken laumann receives assistance adjusting her leg brace in victoria wednesday, june 17, 1992 from friend peter smith. Speakers spotlight unsinkable silken laumann has no regrets. Katie, who has attention deficit disorder, and her partner david patchellevans. As of october 2011, they have over 275 clubs across canada. Laumann and patchellevans were recently engaged and had plans to marry next summer.
Ted balestreri, testimonials see another silken was an outstanding successlots of great feedback and quite. Patchellevans, five time canadian rowing champion and bestselling author, founded his fitness club chain in london, ontario in 1979. In life, curiosity can help us find our way to new opportunities, challenges and self discovery. Goodlife purchased the alliance and family fitness club chains in 20072008. Goodlife fitness aims to be the largest fitness club chain. Olympic rower silken laumann on her new memoir, battles with. David patchellevans, ba77, lld12, discovered the healing power of exercise while recovering from a debilitating motorcycle accident when he was a student. Silken suzette laumann msc born november 14 1964 is a canadian champion rower silken laumann canada s walk of fame 2015 silken laumann life and career re. Silken laumann, her right leg still in wraps from a horrific injury suffered just. David patchellevans is the master of inspiring and instructing real people how to enjoy the proven benefits of fitness and he can do the same for you. Silken laumann, her right leg still in wraps from a horrific injury suffered just 2 12 months earlier, proudly shows off her singlesculls bronze medal at the barcelona olympics in 1992. Olympic medalist laumann loses bid to move her children to. He always believes that an answer can be found to a problem, she says.
Join our zumba class and work out alongside olympians silken laumann, natalie. The boys in the boat by daniel james brown the amateurs by david. Canadas silken laumann competes on her way to winning the third repechage of the womens single. Mental health archives page 8 of 15 counseling today.
Patchellevans in london, on david patchellevans in london. Silken laumann reveals herself in new memoir vancouver sun. Katie, who has attention deficit disorder, and her partner david patchellevans daughter kilee, who is severely. How it all started two weeks into his first year in university, david patchellevans was involved in a serious motorcycle accident. David arthur evans 19151989, canadian politician in the. Lights tattoos lights valerie poxleitner steal her style. The judge noted patchellevans is a man of considerable wealth. Slkeni laumann retired from rowing in 1999 with three olympic medals. You get used to it, but its not highfunctioning, david patchellevans, 61yearold founder and ceo of goodlife fitness, tells keeping fit last week during a visit to edmonton for the. David patchellevans he is 59 years old, and he was born on october 26th 1953 he founded goodlife fitness in 1979 he is 64 and weighs about 205 pounds when he was 19 he got in a serious.
The group was founded at the university of western ontario uwo following a generous donation from goodlife fitness founder and ceo, david patch patchellevans. Patch says, starting with one small club, we now have almost. David sam, bill cunningham, silken laumann, david patch patchellevans, tygre patchellevans, chris appleby, wendy. He owns a large home, farm acreage, and recreational property. David patchellevans mission is simple and its personal. Championships, two gold medals in single sculls at the pan american games, a bronze medal at the 1984 olympics in the double sculls with her sister daniele. Silken, in 1992, with her bronze medal and injured, bandaged leg. Then, she met david patchellevans, founder of the chain of goodlife. David patchellevans in london, ontario 5196416735 411. We hope you will take a few minutes to read david patch patchellevans. David patchellevans, founder of the goodlife fitness chain. Less well known is the fact that in 2010, at age 45, silken became a specialneeds mom.
Starting in 1976, laumann won a number of awards, including a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the u. Goodlife fitness dougall windsor hat 762 mitglieder. Finding the courage to be authentic counseling today. Silken laumann and family benefit from samsungs autisticfriendly.
Alexandre despatie, simon whitfield, catriona le may. David patchellevans started the kilee patchellevans autism research group with a grant donation, inspired by his daughter kilee. Just ten weeks before the 1992 olympic games, silken laumann, the reigning world champion in single sculls rowing, suffered a brutal accident that left her right leg shattered and useless. Just ten weeks before the 1992 olympic games, silken laumann, the. Unsinkable follows the story of the famous rower silken laumann involved in a terrible rowing accident that left her with a bashed up calf after a german boat collided with her own. Goodlifes executive team is looking forward to working closely with smith to build more fitness options, says david patchellevans, the w w w. David patchellevans, founder of the goodlife fitness chain and the love. David patchellevans is a very private guy when it comes to his finances, so much so that the goodlife fitness clubs founder and ceo went to great lengths to ensure that when he needed. In 2007, she met david patchellevans, who operates goodlife fitness, a londonbased company employing 8,000 workers. Laumann has returned to rowing to help recover from injuries received. Find david patchells phone, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory. A lengthy and arduous period of rehabilitation at a sports medicine clinic.
Front row l to rhengyong nie phd research scientist surface science western, leo lau phd director surface science western, raymond thomas phd. In addition to participating in author events and speaking engagements, laumann engages in a significant amount of advocacy work, including fundraising for autism causes with her husband. Unsinkable silken laumann has no regrets fourtime olympian silken laumann is one of canadas most inspirational leaders, a bestselling author, and a highly recognizable and beloved athlete. Seeing the challenges patchellevans has faced, his wife, silken laumann, admires his confidence and optimism. Cbi, the worlds leading magazine for the health and fitness industry, is read by nearly 24,000 health club owners, managers and professionals in 74 countries around the world.