Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Australia |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Woden Swim Club: Canberra, ACT, AUS |
General Interest |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Representing Zambia at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. "It was probably one of the best experiences of my life." (abc.net.au, 03 Jul 2009) |
Ambitions |
He has set his sights on winning a gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (canberratimes.com.au, 01 Aug 2008) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Steve Young |
Training Regime |
He trains seven days a week. |
General Interest |
Other information |
DRIVE-BY His parents would drive him 10km from the family home in Zambia for training when he was younger because it was too unsafe to ride a bike. (canberratimes.com.au, 01 Aug 2008)
AFRICA TO UK TO AUSTRALIA He did a fair bit of travelling with his family while he was younger before settling in Australia. "I was born in Doncaster in England and lived there for about three years. I lived in Zambia for about six years, then back to England again and then I came here [Australia]. So I've been all over the place, really," he said. (abc.net.au, 03 Jul 2009) |