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Sport:     Triathlon   Community:     Milton, ON   Languages:     English   Why the environment is important to me:     The environment is important to me as an athlete because I have seen how beautiful nature can be, and training lets me enjoy all that nature has to offer. But on the other hand I have seen what humans can do to the environment and destroy what they take for granted. I truly believe that a healthy environment leads to a healthy community and vice-versa.   Why I'm a Clean Air Champion:     Being a member of CAC is important to me because I see the issue of clean air at an all time high right now. Being an athlete and being outdoors for most of the day training, I can see the effects that all the pollution has on the environment and the effect that it has on people. I have raced around the world and have seen how bad the air pollution can get in some places. A year before the Olympics I did a race in Beijing as the Olympics test event. The air quality was so bad at the time, that on a "clear" day I could not see the tops of buildings because of all the smog in the air. Being in that environment made me realize that things have to change, and I want to be a part of that change.		View full size image

Career Highlights
	Introducing Colin Jenkins:
		2008 Olympian (Beijing, China), Past Under-23 and Junior National Champion. Current member of Canada's National Team. Member of the 2006 Commonwealth Games Triathlon Team.
	Top performances:
		2008 Olympian - Beijing, China 2007 Vancouver World Cup - 7th 2006 Commonwealth Games Team Member Past Under-23 and Junior National Champion
	Career and interests:
		Student Movies and Reading
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