Local charity The PFC Trust thanked for supporting Hartlepool’s talented athlete from Evolve

Evolve’s head coach Vicky Chapman and Hartlepool Sport’s Calvin George hand over a cheque to Lewin Tubuna. Pictures courtesy of Ian Horrocks/Rephrase

He said: “I am so grateful to The PFC Trust and everyone else for helping because the cost of accommodation, flights, training gear and supplements needed to compete at the finals are expensive.“It has been so nice of the people to have shown so much faith in me to do well and that will give me an extra push, an extra piece of motivation, if I needed it! People have backed me, and it means a lot.”

Milestone

Evolve’s head coach Vicky said: “This is the gym’s seventh year and we are unbelievably proud of Lewin because this is a massive milestone for everyone here.
“Lewin is so advanced and we have had to challenge him to perfect his movements and make him better because of how good he is.
“It will be amazing for so many of us to be over there and the support from the gym has been incredible – our togetherness is one of our best qualities.”

Lewin Tubuna being put through his paces by Evolve head coach Vicky Chapman at the gym. Pictures courtesy of Ian Horrocks/Rephrase

Lewin has climbed from 140th in the world 12 months ago to where he sits now, heading to Michigan ranked sixth globally.
He is the best in the UK and third in Europe going into the finals – and there was a point when he feared his chance had gone during qualification from 1400 entries.

Qualification

Lewin Tubuna being put through his paces by Evolve head coach Vicky Chapman at the gym. Pictures courtesy of Ian Horrocks/Rephrase

CrossFit is a branded fitness regime that consists of various high intensity workouts, and he has excelled as part of Evolve’s Advanced Academy programme.
Having just completed his GCSEs at High Tunstall College of Science, he is due to head to Hartlepool Sixth Form College in September to start a Level 3 in sport and exercise science course. He would love to continue his CrossFit journey and qualify for the elite individual world finals for over-17s in the future.

Prime example

Calvin George, the new chief operating officer of Hartlepool Sport, the sport arm of The PFC Trust, said: “Lewin is a prime example of what can be achieved by young athletes from this little town of Hartlepool with a 90,000 population. To be putting the area on the CrossFit map through Lewin’s talent is fantastic.
“We are proud to support him by awarding him the bursary. It is paramount that the PFC Trust and Hartlepool Sport can support people along their sporting journey as an
enabler for some of these young people’s dreams to come true.
“We are passionate about funding the right people to help them fulfil opportunities they have to showcase themselves, and the town, at an international level.”