Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Sheffield, ENG |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
City of Sheffield: Sheffield, ENG |
Name of coach |
Russ Barber [club]; Bill Furniss [national] |
International Debut |
Year |
2008 |
Competing for |
Great Britain |
Tournament |
European Championships |
Location |
Eindhoven |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Higher education |
Exercise Science, Sports Science - Sheffield Hallam University: England |
General Interest |
Ambitions |
To win a medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (thestar.co.uk, 28 Aug 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
Training Regime |
She trains up to 10 times a week. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up swimming at age four, and began competing at age eight. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Becky (cityofsheffieldswimsquad.co.uk, 14 May 2013) |
Other information |
ROLE MODEL Since September 2014 she has worked with the Sheffield City Council as an athlete role model. She attends local schools giving children demonstrations on different swimming techniques. Since 2012 she has worked as a role model for Swim Skills, which helps young aspiring swimmers, with the help of national coach Bill Furniss and coach Russ Barber, learn different swimming techniques. (Linkedin profile, 2016) |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Partner Kane Humphrey |