The 31-year-old Rachel Johnston, aka as Rachel Rotten, who started playing derby in 2010, says it wasn’t just a thirst for competition that brought her to roller derby and kept her there. Shortly after her first practice, she discovered something.
“When I found derby, I found that ‘wake up’ moment,” she said. “Because I didn’t have to justify my presence to anyone. And the part about how playing ‘like a man’ isn’t a compliment? I feel that in my bones in this sport.”
Outside the rink, Johnston, 31, has also been one of the game’s bigger diplomats. Putting to work her background in marketing and entertainment, Johnston has helped grow the game’s public face and its business operations as the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association sponsorship chair.
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