Drew was a top athlete and completed an athletics scholarship at Adams State University in the USA. In September 2014 Drew broke his neck in Denver Colorado, in a shallow diving accident. Drew suffered a C4/C5 spinal cord injury and was sent to Craig Hospital rehabilitation centre.

After a year of rehabilitation in America Drew returned to England in December 2015. Drew was keen to continue rehabilitation and just generally exercise to stay fit, but found that there was nothing available in the UK similar to what he had experienced in the US. This caused him to suffer from depression as well as a noticeable decrease in his physical health, such as increased muscle spasticity and nerve pain.

After several months of this Drew decided that he had to do something about the lack of accessible gym facilities in the North, because, if he was suffering like this, others probably were too.

Drew set up Gym Possible in Newcastle, and now with support from the Matt Hampson Foundation has a second hub in Gateshead.

Gym Possible is the North East’s first gym specifically designed for wheelchair users, and all funds raised from the World Record attempt go towards helping Gym Possible grow.

Favourite Event: 1500m

Fun Fact: In his late teens and early 20s Drew was in a punk rock band called The Botem Feeders. Despite their very limited talent, they once got paid £300 to play a gig in Scotland. The highlight of their career was a review in a magazine which referred to them as “very, very average”.