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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Nottingham, ENG |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Nova Centurion Swimming Club: Nottingham, ENG |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Supporting English football team Liverpool, playing football, sports in general, surfing the Internet, watching films and reading. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Being selected to compete at the 2006 European Championships and breaking the 200m individual medley short course world record in Sheffield in 2005. (British Swimming, 13 Jun 2008) |
| Most influential person in career | Her parents and coach. (English Aquatics Team Media Guide, 2010) |
| Hero / Idol | Liverpool and England footballer Steven Gerrard. (English Aquatics Team Media Guide, 2010) |
| Ambitions | To win a medal at the Olympic Games. (British Swimming, 13 Jun 2008) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Bill Furniss |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Student |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Jess, Jessi or Sylvest. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Never give up, nothing is as hard as you think," and "TEAM - Together Everyone Achieves More." (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Biochemistry - University of Nottingham: Nottingham, ENG |
General Interest | |
| Injuries | She has suffered with a back injury. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | She always takes an extra pair of goggles to the start of a race. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | She really enjoyed her swimming lessons and decided to join a club. |
| Training Regime | She does eight training sessions a week. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She started swimming at age eight at the local swimming pool. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2006 |
| Competing for | England |
| Tournament | European Championships |
| Location | Budapest |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from which country? | England |