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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Wellington, NZL |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Wellington Diving Club: New Zealand |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Diving, playing the violin and piano. (whpa.co.nz, 01 Sep 2010) |
| Most influential person in career | Coaches Steven Zhu and James Hardaker. (whpa.co.nz, 01 Sep 2010) |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2012 London Olympic Games, FINA Grand Prix, FINA World Championships and World Cup. (whpa.co.nz, 01 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Steven Zhu, James Hardaker |
| Training Regime | She divides her training between diving practice and gym work. She mainly focuses on her abdominal muscles and legs, as they are the most important areas to train. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She started diving at the age of eight. |
General Interest | |
| Other information | WINNING WAYS At age 12 she won the Australian Junior Elite Championships. (New Zealand Commonwealth Games Guides, 2010) YOUNGEST TEAM MEMBER Gabrielle was the youngest competitor on the New Zealand team for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. (New Zealand Commonwealth Games Guides, 2010) PLAYING THE VIOLIN TO EASE THE BURDEN Whenever she has time, Armstrong-Scott would play her violin on the streets to earn some money to reduce the "pain on her parents' wallets". (stuff.co.nz, 17 Jul 2010) PARENTS DIGGING DEEP Since diving is underfunded in New Zealand - as it is deemed a "minority sport" - Armstrong-Scott's parents would on average, contribute $45,000 to help pay for their daughter's trips to international events that qualified her for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. (stuff.co.nz, 17 Jul 2010) |