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| Human Interest | |
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Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Blue Dolphins: Trinidad & Tobago |
| Name of coach | Edmund Pouchet |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Student |
| Higher education | Southern Community College: Trinidad & Tobago |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | She has been quoted saying "The water is my comfort zone and best friend." It is from her love of being in the water that she chose this sport. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She has been swimming since the age of four. She was introduced to the sport at the kindergarten which she attended. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Other information | A SCHOLAR & SPORTSWOMAN One of the issues that she believes affects young athletes in Trinidad & Tobago is the lack of support that young sportspeople have in trying to pursue tertiary education while competing professionally and/or internationally. She says "there are those among us who have been through the system and made it through successfully. However, a large number of us are forced to pick between the two and in effect, the country loses either an academic scholar or a great sportsman." She advocates that with sufficient support there is no reason why sportspeople in Trinidad & Tobago should not be able to pursue both elite sport and tertiary education. (guardian.co.tt, 29 Nov 2010) |