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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Loughborough, ENG |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | ITC Stirling: Stirling, SCO |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Listening to music, surfing and snowboarding. (swimming.org, 21 Mar 2012) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Swimming a personal best in the 400m freestyle at the 2010 British Championships to finish as the top English swimmer and qualify for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. (swimming.org, 21 Mar 2012) |
| Most influential person in career | His family and all of his coaches. (swimming.org, 21 Mar 2012) |
| Hero / Idol | The United States' multiple world and Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps and multiple world champion surfer Kelly Slater. (English Aquatics Team Media Guide, 2010) |
| Ambitions | To become an architect when his swimming career is over. (English Aquatics Team Media Guide, 2010) |
| Awards and honours | In 2008 he captained the English Schools team in an international match against Wales, Ireland and Scotland at the Crawley Swimming Club in West Sussex. (lancasterguardian.co.uk, 10 Apr 2008) Won the Lancashire County Swimmer of the Year Award in 2006. (swimlancashire.co.uk, 30 Mar 2007) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Rob Greenwood, Ian Wright |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began swimming at the Carnforth and District Otters Swimming Club in Lancashire. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2009 |
| Competing for | England |
| Tournament | World Championships |
| Location | Rome |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "In competition, the pressure doesn't get to me. You've just got to go out fast and swim your own race." (lancasterguardian.co.uk, 13 Jul 2006) |