Trevor Ronald Hendy, AM (born 7 August 1968) is a former

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n professional surf lifesaver. Throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, Hendy competed in

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races, winning the Australian Championship six times and coming second on three occasions. Trevor was also a superb Malibu board paddler, winning multiple Australian Championships. He also won the

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four times. He was made a

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in 1996 for services to surf lifesaving, and is a member of the Australian, Queensland, Gold Coast and Australian Surf Lifesaving Halls of Fame. Trevor Hendy was married to Miss Surf Girl Jacki Dann (Hendy) in 1988 . They have 2 children together, daughter Kristelle and son TJ (Trevor Jack). Jacki and Trevor divorced in 1995 but still remain very close friends. Trevor later remarried to Jo Macdermid (Hendy) and they have 2 children, son Bailey and daughter Jaali. Later in his career, Hendy switched to kayak paddling, where he made the Australian Kayaking team in 1998 for the World Championships and World Cup season. After a successful European summer, in which he medalled as a part of Australia's K41000m combination, Hendy returned home and announced his retirement, ending his bid for a place in the 2000 Olympics. Despite retiring professionally and no longer training, he went on to win Australian Championships into the early 2000s. Hendy then went into motivational speaking and life coaching. He launche
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in late August 2012. Hendy was inducted into the

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in 2000. He also received an

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in that year.

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