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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Tucson, AZ, USA |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Windsor Swimming Club/Tuscan Ford Dealer Aquatics: England |
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| Higher education | Business - University of Arizona: Tucson, AZ, USA |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Tennis, snooker and pool. (British Swimming, 21 Apr 2004) Enjoys watching American Football. (English Aquatics Team Media Guide, 2010) |
| Injuries | He broke a bone in his wrist in February 2004 after a cycling accident, but swam personal bests two months later at the Olympic trials for Athens 2004. (British Swimming, 28 June 2006; britisholympians.com, 19 Jul 2010) He has suffered from thyroid problems during his career. (timesonline.co.uk, 20 Feb 2006) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | His gold medal performance at the Commonwealth Games in 2006 in the 100m freestyle. (British Swimming, 19 Jul 2010) |
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| Why this sport? | His mother wanted her boys to learn how to swim. |
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| Most influential person in career | Bob Pay, his first coach. (British Swimming, 19 Jul 2010) |
| Hero / Idol | Roger Federer and Aaron Peirsol. (English Aquatics Team Media Guide, 2010) |
| Awards and honours | He was awarded the University of Arizona's top sports award, the Sapphire Award, as the most outstanding senior athlete. He was also named the 2006 Pacific 10 conference Swimmer of the Year. (britisholympians.com, 15 Apr 2008) He was named British Swimmer of the Year in 2005. (britisholympians.com, 19 Jul 2010) He is the only man in history to break the British record at 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle. (britisholympians.com, 19 Jul 2010) |
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| Name of coach | Frank Busch [when in the US], Bob Pay [when in the UK] |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He started swimming at age three at the Wycombe District Swimming Club. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2002 |
| Competing for | England |
| Tournament | Commonwealth Games |
| Location | Manchester |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Psi. (British Swimming, 21 Jul 2005) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Work hard in the right places, and enjoy yourself." (British Swimming, 19 Jul 2010) |
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| Coach from which country? | United States |
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| Other information | PATRON He is now a patron of the newly formed Thame Swimming Club and helps out with training whenever he is in the United Kingdom. (thameswimmingclub.co.uk, 10 Jun 2009) CHARITY He is a patron for Ucare, a charity dedicated to finding news ways to fight cancer. (ucare-oxford.org.uk, 16 Jul 2011) |