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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S9, SB8, SM9
Further personal information
Residence
Southport, ENG
Occupation
Student
Languages
English
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began competing at age nine.
Why this sport?
She had taken swimming lessons from a young age. In 2003, she was invited to try for the North West Disability [NWD] squad by British Paralympic gold medallist Sarah Storey.
Club / Team
Preston Swimming Club: England
Name of coach
Samir Ahmed [club]; Rob Greenwood [national], GBR
Training Regime
She trains six days per week.
International debut
Year
2008
Competing for
Great Britain
Location
Berlin, GER
General interest
Hobbies
Spending time with friends, sewing, knitting, reading, listening to music. (sportsaid.org.uk, 23 Apr 2014)
Most influential person in career
British Paralympic swimmer and cyclist Sarah Storey. (swimming.org, 19 Aug 2010)
Hero / Idol
British Paralympic swimmer and cyclist Sarah Storey and US boxer Muhammad Ali. (sportsaid.org.uk, 23 Apr 2014)
Injuries
She began training again in September 2011 after missing a significant part of the year through illness. (manchester.gov.uk, 10 Aug 2012; telegraph.co.uk, 09 Jan 2012)
Illness meant she could not compete in the British Championships in March 2009. (southportvisiter.co.uk, 27 May 2010)
Illness meant she could not compete in the British Championships in March 2009. (southportvisiter.co.uk, 27 May 2010)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain." (Twitter profile, 08 Oct 2014)
"It's 50% in the head and 50% in the body. I am so fast I can switch the light off and be in bed before it gets dark." [Muhammed Ali] (swimming.org, 19 Aug 2010)
"It's 50% in the head and 50% in the body. I am so fast I can switch the light off and be in bed before it gets dark." [Muhammed Ali] (swimming.org, 19 Aug 2010)
Awards and honours
She was a 2012 Paralympic flame ambassador for Knowsley, England. (bbc.co.uk, 24 Aug 2012)
Impairment
She was born without the lower part of her left arm. (the2012londonolympics.com, 04 Apr 2008)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 m Butterfly S9 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Women's 100 m Butterfly S9 | Final Round | 6 | ||
| Women's 100 m Backstroke S9 | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
| Women's 100 m Backstroke S9 | Final Round | 5 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 m Backstroke S9 | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
| Women's 100 m Backstroke S9 | Final Round | 6 | ||
| Women's 100 m Butterfly S9 | Heat 3 | 4 |