Mar 03 2011
So tomorrow I head up to Manchester ahead of the 2011 British Gas Championships which also double as the first set of World Championship Trials, the competition runs from 5th-12th March. My taper has gone really well, and with the noticeable absence of my notorious taper blues which is refreshing. Tapers are always hard to …
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Feb 01 2011
I know I have been pretty rubbish lately at updating my website, and a lot has happened since my last update. I hope everyone had a good Christmas and New Year and that 2011 has been good so far. I have had a couple of races since the new year started, and they have been …
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Dec 17 2010
In the 2011 February half term, Zoë Baker and I will be running a world class breaststroke development clinic that will provide 5 hours of contact time with the both of us. The clinic will be held over two days in the half term and will offer two pool sessions and two 30minute presentations, all focused …
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Dec 17 2010
On their debut year in the premiere division, the Somerset CHEETAS succeeded in making the Arena League regional final. This is a great achievement and a testament to the hard work of their coach and swimmers, making them one of the top 8 clubs in the South West. The other teams competing in the final …
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Dec 02 2010
So all of this bad weather we’ve been having may have been fun for a while but as expected its now becoming more of a nuisance! Swimmers may often be exposed to the worst of this weather as we are up early nearly every morning to go training, before the majority of people have ever …
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Nov 15 2010
On saturday 13th it was the second round of the arena league, which was held at Hutton Moor Leisure Centre in Weston Super Mare. I was swimming for my new club, Somerset CHEETAS, and we were against some really stiff competition in Plymouth Leander, Taunton Deane, SX3, Bridgend and Force 5. We have had by …
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Oct 27 2010
So the 2010-2011 season has finally started for me. I ventured back in to the water this week for the first time since my last race at Commonwealths. I spent my break away from the pool, deciding what I wanted to do with my swimming, and whether I wanted to continue at all. Well I …
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Oct 12 2010
The ASA South West ran an article about my Commonwealth Games experience on their website, which can be found HERE.
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Oct 12 2010
There have been a number of articles published about me whilst I was away at the Commonwealth Games, the links to them can be found below. Evening Post Articles One Two Gazette Articles One Two Three Four
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Oct 09 2010
Well my Commonwealth Games journey has come to an unexpected end. I came to this competition in the best mental and physical shape of my life and had high expectations of myself. Unfortunately these were not translated into the results and times in the pool I had hoped for. I have gained plenty of experiences …
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