paralympics gb staff - sportcentric
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James Crisp<br />
Date of Birth: 11.10.82<br />
Born: Nottingham<br />
Lives: Nottingham<br />
Nickname: Crispy, Jimmy<br />
Club: Nova Centurion<br />
Classification: S9<br />
Coach: Bill Furniss<br />
Height: 1.85m<br />
Weight: 70kg<br />
Finest Sporting Moment: Winning two gold medals at<br />
the Sydney 2000 Paralympics<br />
First GB Selection Year:<br />
1997 - European Championships in Spain<br />
Sporting Heroes: Marco Van Basten & Michael Jordan<br />
Favourite Sport Other than Swimming:<br />
Football & basketball<br />
Would Most like to Meet: Mohammed Ali<br />
Toughest Opponent: Myself<br />
Favourite Venue: Sydney Aquatics Centre<br />
Tips to Relax: Chill out watching TV or listening<br />
to music<br />
Where do you see yourself in 10 Years 2014<br />
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS:<br />
Paralympic Games<br />
Sydney 2000: GOLD (WR) 100m Backstroke: 1.05.15,<br />
GOLD 200m IM: 2.25.33, SILVER 100m Butterfly: 1.05.59,<br />
BRONZE 100m Freestyle: 1.00.58, BRONZE 400m<br />
Freestyle: 4.31.45<br />
World Championships<br />
Mar Del Plata 2002: GOLD 100m Backstroke,<br />
GOLD 200m IM, GOLD 400m Freestyle,<br />
GOLD 100m Breaststroke<br />
New Zealand 1998: GOLD (WR) 200m IM: 2.28.32,<br />
GOLD (WR) 100m Backstroke: 1.07.58,<br />
BRONZE 400m Freestyle: 4.35.75<br />
Commonwealth Games, Manchester 2002:<br />
7th 100m Freestyle, 1:00.88<br />
European Championships<br />
Sweden 2001: GOLD 100m Backstroke: 1.06.03,<br />
GOLD 200m IM: 2.25.52, GOLD 100m Butterfly: 1.05.09,<br />
GOLD 100m Freestyle: 1.00.79<br />
Germany 1999: GOLD (WR) 200m IM: 2.26.05,<br />
GOLD (WR) 100m Backstroke: 1.06.79, GOLD 100m<br />
Butterfly: 1.07.23, SILVER 200m Freestyle: 4.32.65<br />
RECORDS HELD:<br />
50m Freestyle S9 Sheffield 09/05/04 28.53 secs BR<br />
100m Freestyle S9 Sheffield 10/04/04 1:00.43 secs BR<br />
200m Freestyle S9 Sheffield<br />
07/05/04 2:10.53 secs BR & ER<br />
400m Freestyle S9 Sheffield<br />
07/05/04 4:25.24 secs BR, ER & WR<br />
800m Freestyle S9 Sheffield 05/06/98 9:55.93 secs BR<br />
1500m Freestyle S9 Sheffield 05/06/98 18:48.25 secs BR<br />
50m Backstroke S9 Sydney 28/10/00 31.59 secs BR<br />
100m Backstroke S9 Sheffield<br />
08/04/04 1:04.43 secs BR, ER & WR<br />
200m Backstroke S9 Sydney<br />
31/10/99 2:22.94 secs BR & ER<br />
50m Breaststroke SB8 Sheffield 09/05/04 37.69 secs BR<br />
100m Breaststroke SB8 Mar Del Plata<br />
13/12/02 1:18.00 secs BR<br />
50m Butterfly S9 Stockholm 31/07/01 29.88 secs BR<br />
100m Butterfly S9 Sheffield 07/04/04 1:04.86 secs BR<br />
200m IM SM9 Mar Del Plata<br />
13/12/02 2:22.87 secs BR, ER & WR<br />
4x100m IM 34pts Mar Del Plata<br />
12/12/02 4:33.43 secs BR & ER<br />
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