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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Guildford, ENG |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Guildford City Swimming Club: Guildford, ENG |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Engineering - University of Florida: Florida, ARG |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Martial arts, basketball. (thetimes.co.uk, 25 Jun 2012) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | He just tries to relax. (surreysportspark.co.uk, 23 Feb 2012) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Representing Wales at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. (guildfordcitysc.com, 17 Jun 2012) |
| Other sports | He played basketball for Surrey. (community.livejournal.com, 15 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | His sister also swam. |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | His parents and sister. (swimming.org, 15 Sep 2010) |
| Hero / Idol | Michael Phelps, Aaron Peirsol and Ryan Lochte (community.livejournal.com, 15 Sep 2010) |
| Ambitions | To be Olympic champion. (swimming.org, 15 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Richard Garfield, Josh Williamson |
| Training Regime | 24 hours a week in the pool or gym. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began swimming when he was two years. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2005 |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Nemo (swimming.org, 15 Sep 2010) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Do not stop thinking you're the best. Don't let anyone think they are better than you." (community.livejournal.com, 15 Sep 2010) |
| Other information | SOUTHPORT STUDIES He attended The Southport School on the Gold Coast after being offered a two-year scholarship. (swimming.org, 15 Sep 2010) CRITICISM He almost quit the sport after falling out with his coaches at the University of Florida, and some people were not happy when he decided to head home in order to focus on making the GB squad for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. "I've had some people in America - random haters sending me messages on Facebook saying I couldn't do it, I'd left it too late. I got through to the final, came back and showed them what I'm made of and I'm so proud of myself now." (surreysportspark.co.uk, 22 Jun 2012, msn.com, 22 Jun 2012) |