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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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