Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Cardiff, WAL |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
City of Cardiff Swimming Club: Cardiff, WAL |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Spending time with his friends and listening to dance music. (British Swimming, 13 Jun 2008) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning a bronze medal at the 2005 European Junior Championships and reaching two finals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
Ambitions |
To win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. (British Swimming, 13 Jun 2008) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Dave Haller |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Student |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Train hard and never give up." (British Swimming, 13 Jun 2008) |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
Listens to dance music before he swims. (sportscentric.com, 30 Jul 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He enjoyed swimming lessons when he was a kid. |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
His family and coach Dave Haller. (sportscentric.com, 30 Jul 2010) |
Hero / Idol |
His parents and his coach. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up swimming at age 10. |
General Interest |
Other information |
He won a gold medal in the 400m Individual Medley at the British Swimming Championships in Sheffield. (Team Wales Delhi 2010 Guide, 2010) |