#15 Lee Phillips London Firefighter, Fitness Model, & Fitness Competition Athlete
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Lee Phillips is a fitness professional, firefighter, athlete and model from London. He represents the first service on several fronts including being on the front of men’s fitness magazines and in fitness competitions around the world.
Lee is also serving as a fire fighter on London’s only fire boat. He also supports non-profits and other organizations and businesses supporting fire fighters and other charities.
Lee Phillips is a fitness professional, firefighter, athlete and model based in London, UK.
After joining the fire service Lee began competing in firefighter fitness competitions. He has traveled all over the World representing the British National Team at the World Firefighter Games, Firefighter Combat Challenge and Toughest Firefighter Alive competitions. He has held the title of London’s Fittest Firefighter for a record six years and is the current title holder. In August 2017 Lee competed in the World Police and Firefighter Games in Los Angeles amongst ten thousand athletes. He won gold in the Ultimate Firefighter and CrossFit competitions making him double World Champion.
Lee has also been involved with raising money for a number of firefighter and other charities in the UK and the US like William Wood Watches www.williamwoodwatches.com which uses old British fire service helmets and hoses to make some of their watches. Must see!
In September 2011 he and two friends purchased an old British fire engine and shipped it to New York for the ten-year anniversary of 9/11. They then drove the fire engine across the States to Los Angeles raising money along the way before donating the engine to a small town in Nicaragua where it was put back into service to protect the local community.
While working in London Lee was spotted by television presenter and producer Andi Peters and joined Andi Peters Models where he has since become a successful fashion and fitness model. He has appeared in a number of leading publications including Italian Vogue, Fantastic Man and GQ and has worked with some of the world’s top photographers including Bruce Weber, Alasdair McLellan and David Venni. In doing so he has represented global brands such as Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabbana and Prada.
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