Human Interest |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Florida Gators Gymnastics Team / Huntingdon Olympic Gym Club: |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Going out with her friends, shopping and relaxing. (british-gym.com, 05 Jun 2007) |
Ambitions |
To represent Great Britain at the Olympic Games. (british-gym.com, 05 Jun 2007) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Adam Folwell [head coach], Monica Deseralemos [choreographer] |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up gymnastics at the age of eight at the South Cambs Gymnastics Club. |
International Debut |
Year |
2007 |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Student |
General Interest |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Finishing third in the vault competition at the Good Luck Beijing Olympic test event in 2007. (NOC, 31 Jul 2008) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She thought the sport looked exciting. |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Great Britain's 1998 Commonwealth Games vault champion Lisa Mason. (NOC, 31 Jul 2008) |
Sport Specific Information |
Training Regime |
She does six training sessions a week, for a total of 24 hours. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
French, German, English |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Maris, Maz or Springy Kingy. (NOC, 31 Jul 2008) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Always believe in yourself." (NOC, 31 Jul 2008) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Social and Behavioral Science - University of Florida: United States |
General Interest |
Other information |
FLORIDA UNIVERSITY She was a sophomore [second year student] at University of Florida, United States of America, in 2010 where she competes on the university gymnastics team [the Gators]. At the 2010 NCAA Championships she earned a total of four All-America honours, tying for the most ever by a Gator freshman. She still represents her local club, Huntingdon Olympic Gym Club, in England. (gatorzone.com, 02 Sep 2010)
FAMILY ORIGINS She is of Thai descent. (bbc.co.uk, 05 Jun 2010) |