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What are your hobbies/interests?
Swimming?! Eating and chatting with my mates.
Travelling, cliff jumping and trampolining!
What is your current Schooling and what are your future plans?
I go to Lincoln Minster School and hope to go to university when I’ve finished there.
Have you any pets, if so what:
Nope, apart from the mice in the cellar!
What is your favourite food and drink?
My favourite food is Special K and my favourite drink is hot chocolate.
What is your favourite holiday destination?
Las Vegas or Arizona, but also any of the great places I’ve been on swimming camps!
What are your Midland/National/International Achievements?
International Achievements:
| Competition |
Date |
Venue |
Achievement |
| European Seniors |
August 2006 |
Budapest, Hungary |
Finalist (5th) 200m Backstroke
Team member 4 x100m Womens Medley - Gold
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| European Juniors |
July 2006 |
Palma, Majorca |
Gold 200m Backstroke
Silver 100m Backstroke, 4x200m Freestyle relay
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| Chinese National Short Course Championships |
December 2005 |
Shanghai, China |
2 Silver medals 100m and 200m Backstroke
2 British Junior Records: 50m and 100m Backstroke
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| European Youth Olympics |
July 2005 |
Lignano, Italy |
3 Individual Golds:
100m& 200m Backstroke, 200m Individual Medley
2 Relay Golds:4 x 100m Relay, Medley Relay |
| Mare Nostrum Tour |
June 2005 |
Barcelona
Cannet
Rome
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Silver: 100m & 200m Backstroke
Bronze: 100m Backstroke
Bronze: 100m & 200m Backstoke |
| World Cups |
January 2005 |
Stockholm
Berlin
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Finals made in 100m & 200m Backstroke & 200 IM
Finals made in 100m, 200m Backstroke |
| US Open |
December 2004 |
Texas, USA |
Silver: 200m Backstroke 4th: 100m Backstroke
Gold: Ladies 4x200m Freestyle
Silver: Ladies 4x100m Freestyle |
| Australian Age Group Champs |
April 2004 |
Perth, Australia |
6 Golds:
200m & 400m Freestyle, 100m & 200m Backstroke, 200m & 400m IM
All-comers record 100m Backstroke |
National Achievements:
National Senior Championships
| Year |
Events Medals Achieved |
| 2006 |
200m Senior Backstroke Champion
100m Backstroke Silver medallist
50m Backstroke Bronze medallist |
| 2005 |
World Championship Trials
Silver 50m Backstroke, Bronze 100m Backstroke, Silver 200m IM
Stage 3 World champs trials, silver 100m and 200m Backstroke, 4th 200m Backstroke (Top 16 world ranking)
Commonwealth Trials, Sheffield/Swansea
Stage 1: Silver medal 200m Backstroke
Stage 2: Gold medals 100m and 50m Backstroke
Silver medal 200m Backstroke
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| 2004 |
Olympic Trials: finalist in 100m Backstroke and 200m IM
ASA Long Course: silver medal 100m Backstroke, bronze 4x100m IM relay
ASA Short Course: silver medal 200m Backstroke, bronze 4x100m IM relay
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| 2003 |
Senior finalist 100m Backstroke, 200m IM |
National Age Group Championships
| Year |
Medals |
Events Medals Achieved |
| 2004 |
9 Golds |
100m, 200m & 400m Freestyle
100m & 200m Backstroke
200m & 400m Individual Medley
4x100m Freestyle relay, 4x100m IM relay
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| 2003 |
7 Golds |
400m & 800m Freestyle
100m & 200m Backstroke
200m & 400m Individual
4x100m Freestyle relay |
| 2002 |
Silver |
100m Backstroke |
Midland Achievements:
Age Group Champion 2002, 2003 and 2004
9 individual Gold medals in 2004
What records do you hold?
Multiple County and District Senior Record Holder
British Junior Record Short Course in 200m Individual Medley
British Junior Age Group Records in 50m, 100m, 200m Backstroke and 200m Individual Medley
What are your aims/goals/ambitions in swimming?
To win an Olympic gold, stay ranked number one in the world and make it onto ‘A Question of Sport’!!
What is your best moment in swimming?
Our National IM relay two years ago. The way everyone cheered at the end, then finally winning it…just!
Who is your inspiration?
Anyone who has made it to the top, although I’m not really influenced by others, as I like to be my own person and learn from my own mistakes.
What do you enjoy about swimming?
Meeting some great people, and having a laugh at training. Travelling the world and being different to everyone else my age.
What advice can you give to anyone wanting to achieve their personal goals?
Believe in yourself, and have fun.
Any other interesting information about yourself?
My hair – that says it all!
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