Triathlete Hector Picard has registered to participate in Conchman 2010 in Grand Bahama Island.
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Freeport, Bahamas - American triathlete Hector Picard has registered for
this year's Conchman triathlon which takes place on November 6th in
Grand Bahama Island.
Hector
suffered an accident while on the job as an electrician where he
received 13,000 volts through his body that resulted in the complete
amputation of his right arm and half his left. As well as 2nd and 3rd
degree burns over 40% of his body.
From July 2009 through November 2010 Picard will have competed in over 30
triathlon events including 2 Half Iron, 5 Olympic, 2 International, 2
Classic and 19 Sprint distances through out the state of Florida and
Freeport, Bahamas.
"I am excited to be competing at the
Conchman in Grand Bahama. It will give me the chance to show a different culture what a
physically challenged athlete can do," Picard told The Bahamas Weekly News Team.
He is the recipient of the 2010 Paul Mitchell Spirit award for
Para-triathlete of the year in the USA.
In 2011,
Hector will be competing through
out the USA in 5 Ironman 70.3's (Half Ironman distances) and with the
goal of competing on October 8, 2011 at the Ironman Championships in
Hawaii. The goal in competing in these events is to bring awareness to
the physically challenged and show their capabilities.
Picard was born on May 5, 1966 in Miami to Cuban parents, Georgina and Leo Picard
and has two younger brothers. He is a college graduate and is a
real estate professional in the South Florida market, as well as a motivational speaker. He is the father of two daughters from a previous marriage, and is married to Wendy Pennington-Marquard, previous resident of Grand Bahama. He has two step children.
