Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Stirling, SCO |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
ITC Stirling/Gallica: Bolton, ENG |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Sports Science - University of Stirling: Stirling, SCO |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Enjoys spending time with his family and surfing on Cornwall. (English Aquatics Team Media Guide, 2010) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold at the World Youth Championships. (sportingexcellence.stir.ac.uk, 31 Dec 2009) Qualifying for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games team. (English Aquatics Team Media Guide, 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He loved it and never looked back. |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
His former coach Anthony Howard, who represented his country in swimming. (English Aquatics Team Media Guide, 2010) |
Hero / Idol |
Athlete Michael Klim. (sportingexcellence.stir.ac.uk, 31 Dec 2009) |
Awards and honours |
He received the Rising Star of the Year award in 2007 from Chorley Council. (chorley.gov.uk, 01 Sept 2007) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Doug Frost |
Training Regime |
He trains 16 hours a week. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
As a baby he loved being the water. |
International Debut |
Year |
2008 |
Competing for |
Great Britain |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Student |
Sport Specific Information |
Coach from which country? |
England |
General Interest |
Ambitions |
To compete at 2012 London Olympics and to become a physio after swimming. (English Aquatics Team Media Guide, 2010) |
International Debut |
Tournament |
European Championships |