Date of Birth: 14/10/1978
Born: Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Height: 171cm (5’ 7” and a bit)
Weight: 73kg (11½ stone)
Significant other: Elizabeth Johnson
Lives: Swansea
Profile:
I’ve been swimming hard since the age of 10 in my first gala. From there it’s been club, county and finally country in 1994. My 18 years of racing competitively in the pool have seen me breaking world records, winning world championships and three Olympic gold medals.
Been there, done that. I needed to move on and cycling has provided me that chance. British and world records, along with gold medals are coming through after less than a year in the sport and I don't intend stopping there - I'll rest after Beijing.
Personal Sporting Goals:
I intend winning a gold medal in a second sport at the Paralympics (my 4th).
2008 Cycling Schedule:
8th - 9th May '08: Visa Paralympic World Cup Track, Manchester.
7th - 10th Sept '08: Bejing Paraympics Cycling Track.
Cycling CV:
Oct ‘05 – 4th overall at National championships disability omnium: British record in the flying 200m (13.069), 1.19.845 in the Kilo and 4.20.955 in 3000m pursuit
May ‘06 – Gold at Newport Grand Prix: 1.14.110 in the Kilo (British Record)
May ‘06 – World record (unofficial) in Visa Paralympic World Cup in Team Sprint heat (51.345) and Gold in final (52.098)
Sep ‘06 – Gold at IPC World Championships [Switzerland]: 1.10.53 in Kilo
Oct ‘06 – 10th overall at National Championships [Manchester]: Team Sprint 51.910 10th (WR), Gold in
Flying 200 11.676 gold (WR), Kilo 1.10.255 gold (WR)
May '07 - Gold in Kilo and team sprint at Visa Paralympic World Cup, Kilo 1.09.029 (WR), team sprint 52.906 (WR).
Aug '07 - Gold in Kilo and team sprint at Bordeaux World Championships, Kilo 1:08.719 (WR), team sprint 0:50.148.
May '08 - Gold in Kilo and team sprint at Paralympic world cup, Kilo 1:07.405
Swimming CV:
2004 – Bronze at Athens Paralympic Games 100m Butterfly
2002 - Gold 100m Butterfly (WR), Gold 4 x 100 Medley Relay, Bronze 4 x 100 Freestyle Relay at World Championships [Mar Del Plata Argentina]
2001 - Gold 100m Butterfly, Gold 4 x 100 Freestyle Relay, Gold 4 x 100 Medley Relay, Silver 50m Freestyle, Silver 100m Backstroke European Championships Stockholm [Sweden]
2000 Gold 100m Butterfly (WR), Gold 4 x100 Freestyle Relay (WR), Bronze 100m Backstroke at Sydney Paralympic Games
1999 - Gold 100m Butterfly, Gold 4 x 100 Medley Relay, Gold 4 x 100 Freestyle Relay at European Championships [Germany]
1998 - Silver 100m Butterfly at World Championships [New Zealand]
1997 - Gold 100m Butterfly (WR), Silver 4 x 100 Medley Relay at European Championships [Spain]
1996 - Gold 100m Butterfly (WR) at Atlanta Paralympic Games
1995 - Gold 100m Butterfly, Bronze 100m Backstroke at European Championships [France]
1994 - Gold 100m Butterfly, Bronze 100m Backstroke at World Championships [Malta]
