Men
GBR
Farrell TREACY
GBR- Date of birth29 Apr 1995
- Height1860 CM
- ProfessionAthlete, Student
- HometownNottingham
- Place of birthSolihull
- Start skating Club He took up short track in 2008 in Solihull, England. Mohawks Ice Racing Club: Solihull, ENG
- HobbiesN/A
- LanguagesEnglish
- CoachRichard Shoebridge [national], GBR
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
He was named the 2017 Solihull Sportsman of the Year in England. (Twitter profile, 21 Jul 2017)
In 2012 he was named Junior Sports Person of the Year in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. (stratford.gov.uk, 02 Mar 2012)
In 2012 he was named Junior Sports Person of the Year in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. (stratford.gov.uk, 02 Mar 2012)
"Train smart and race with passion." (Athlete, 05 Feb 2020)
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (Athlete, 05 Feb 2020)
Coach Tom Iveson. (Athlete, 05 Feb 2020)
He had hip surgery in 2020. (dmu.ac.uk, 15 Oct 2021)
He was sidelined for two months after breaking his leg at the 2019 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. (teamtreacy.co.uk, 02 May 2019)
In 2014 he was sidelined for four months after he broke his arm in eight places. The injury required two operations. (Athlete, 05 Nov 2018, 12 Jan 2017)
A knee injury prevented him from skating for one month in 2009. (Athlete, 12 Jan 2017)
He was sidelined for two months after breaking his leg at the 2019 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. (teamtreacy.co.uk, 02 May 2019)
In 2014 he was sidelined for four months after he broke his arm in eight places. The injury required two operations. (Athlete, 05 Nov 2018, 12 Jan 2017)
A knee injury prevented him from skating for one month in 2009. (Athlete, 12 Jan 2017)
Placing ninth in the 1500m at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (teamgb.com, 09 Feb 2022)
INJURY SCARE
He broke his leg at the 2019 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, but was relieved that the injury was not worse. There were initial fears that he had also ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in his knee, which would have put him out of action for 12 months rather than two. "Without an official diagnosis from scans, it was suggested by the doctor and physio that I had ruptured my ACL and could very likely expect 12 months out. This was difficult to process. As the season was coming to an end, there were athletes celebrating their success and looking forward to the next season. I was not hopeful that I would even be training for next season, so that contrast really hit me hard and it was an extremely uncomfortable place to be in. I got back to the UK in one piece, [and] the very next day I saw the surgeon who had unbelievable news. I had only broken my leg! He explained that for some reason the ACL was intact, which is apparently very rare with the type of break I had [evulsion]. From a possible nine to 12 months out requiring surgery, suddenly being reduced to six to eight weeks in a leg brace was an indescribable relief. I can't say I ever thought I would be so relieved that I 'only' broke my leg." (teamtreacy.co.uk, 02 May 2019)
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied for a master's degree in sport management at De Montfort University in Leicester, England. (LinkedIn profile, 18 Oct 2022; dmu.ac.uk, 15 Oct 2021)
He broke his leg at the 2019 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, but was relieved that the injury was not worse. There were initial fears that he had also ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in his knee, which would have put him out of action for 12 months rather than two. "Without an official diagnosis from scans, it was suggested by the doctor and physio that I had ruptured my ACL and could very likely expect 12 months out. This was difficult to process. As the season was coming to an end, there were athletes celebrating their success and looking forward to the next season. I was not hopeful that I would even be training for next season, so that contrast really hit me hard and it was an extremely uncomfortable place to be in. I got back to the UK in one piece, [and] the very next day I saw the surgeon who had unbelievable news. I had only broken my leg! He explained that for some reason the ACL was intact, which is apparently very rare with the type of break I had [evulsion]. From a possible nine to 12 months out requiring surgery, suddenly being reduced to six to eight weeks in a leg brace was an indescribable relief. I can't say I ever thought I would be so relieved that I 'only' broke my leg." (teamtreacy.co.uk, 02 May 2019)
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied for a master's degree in sport management at De Montfort University in Leicester, England. (LinkedIn profile, 18 Oct 2022; dmu.ac.uk, 15 Oct 2021)
"A friend took me to one of the training sessions. I just loved the speed and it looked really cool. Then after I started, it became second nature and I went on to love competing and the social side of short track."
Richard Shoebridge [national], GBR
