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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Stockport, ENG |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Stockport Metro Swimming Club: Stockport, ENG |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Law - Manchester University: Manchester, ENG |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Playing the piano, going out with friends, watching television and listening to music. (colsc.net, 31 Jul 2005, britishswimming.co.uk, 06 Apr 2008) Spending time with his girlfriend, Abby. (English Aquatics Team Media Guide, 2010) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Beating Olympic champion Michael Phelps at the Duel in the Pool in Manchester, England in 2009. (newsoftheworld.co.uk, 19 Dec 2009) |
| Most influential person in career | His parents, "They taught me great values of how to compete and get the best out of myself, always positive". (English Aquatics Team Media Guide, 2010) |
| Hero / Idol | Michael Phelps and Steven Gerrard. (English Aquatics Team Media Guide, 2010) |
| Awards and honours | British record holder for 100m Freestyle. (English Aquatics Team Media Guide, 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Sean Kelly |
| Training Regime | He does ten training sessions a week, for a total of 20 hours a week. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He started swimming at the age of six. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2005 |
| Location | Trieste |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Rocky. (skysports.com, 06 Mar 2012) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Be the best you can be, have no fears and have no regrets." (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |