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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Loughborough, ENG |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Loughborough ITC: Loughborough, ENG |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Sports Science - University of Bath: Bath, ENG |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Supporting English football club Derby County and hanging out with his golden retriever, Alf. (English Aquatics Team Media Guide, 2010) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | When warming up for training, he never swims breaststroke. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Swimming the anchor leg in the 4x200m freestyle relay for England at the Commonwealth Games in 2006. "It was a great feeling overtaking both the Aussies and the Scots to win the gold for England." (British Swimming, 19 Jul 2010) |
| Famous relatives | His brother, Ashley, also swims competitively. (BBC Derby, 19 Jul 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | He started swimming because his older brother, Ashley, could swim. |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | His parents, because without them he would not have started swimming and because of the emotional and financial support they have given him. (English Aquatics Team Media Guide, 2010) |
| Hero / Idol | Roger Federer. (English Aquatics Team Media Guide, 2010) |
| Awards and honours | He was named the 2006 BBC East Midlands Sports Personality of the Year. (BBC Derby, 19 Jul 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Ben Titley, Ian Turner |
| Handedness | Right |
| Training Regime | He spends up to five hours a day training in the pool at Loughborough University. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He started swimming at age eight. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2003 |
| Competing for | Great Britain |
| Tournament | World Championships |
| Location | Barcelona |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Roscoe, Basco, Davo or The Dolphin. (Athlete 31 Jul 2008; BBC 21 Mar 2006; British Swimming Media Guide 2004) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | Believe in yourself and work hard. (English Aquatics Team Media Guide, 2010) |
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| Coach from which country? | Great Britain |