Sean Fraser

Spadey, Spade [because of the faces he can make]. (Facebook profile, 02 Jun 2013; channel4.com, 09 Aug 2012)

Spending time with friends, playing other sports. (backarisingstar.com, 25 Jan 2013)

Qualifying for the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing with a British record. (backarisingstar.com, 25 Jan 2013)

His coaches, his parents. (backarisingstar.com, 25 Jan 2013)

US swimmer Michael Phelps. (backarisingstar.com, 25 Jan 2013)

In 2011 he suffered a back injury, at the European Championships, ending his tournament early. (scottishdisabilitysport.com, 10 Jul 2011)

"If you want to make it to the top you really have to work for it." (backarisingstar.com, 25 Jan 2013)

He was the winner of the 2012 Midlothian Council Sports Senior Sports Personality award in Scotland. (activemidlothian.org.uk, 01 Oct 2013)

His father is a marathon runner and his sister has competed in swimming at national level in Scotland. (swimming.org, 01 May 2013; paralympics.org.uk, 01 Jan 2013)

To become world, European and Paralympic champion in the S8 100m backstroke. He also wants to break the world record in the same event. (backarisingstar.com, 25 Jan 2013)

He has cerebral palsy. The condition affects the right side of his body. (scotsman.com, 06 Jun 2012; midlothianadvertiser.co.uk, 23 Jul 2008)

SEAN FRASER TROPHY
He has a trophy named after him in the wake of his success at both the 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games. The Sean Fraser Trophy is awarded to the most improved swimmer at Midlothian Swim Club in Scotland. (midlothianadvertiser.co.uk, 30 Jan 2013)

SCHOOL HONOUR
His achievements have been acknowledged by Lasswade High School in Bonnyrigg, Scotland, which he attended as a teenager. An image of him has been superimposed onto the back wall of the swimming pool at the school. (midlothian.gov.uk, 31 May 2013)