paralympics gb staff - sportcentric
paralympics gb staff - sportcentric
paralympics gb staff - sportcentric
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Gareth Duke<br />
Graham Edmunds<br />
Date of Birth: 18.06.86<br />
Born: Cwmbran, Wales<br />
Lives: Pontnewyde<br />
Nickname: Doofy<br />
Club: Swim Swansea<br />
Classification: S6, SB6<br />
Coach: Billy Pye<br />
Height: 4’6<br />
Weight: 9st8<br />
Date of Birth: 22.09.74<br />
Born: Reading<br />
Lives: Swansea<br />
Nickname: Satan<br />
Club: Swim Swansea<br />
Classification: S10<br />
Coach: Billy Pye<br />
Height: 6’3<br />
Weight: 82.6kg<br />
First Sporting Success: Winning silver in the 100m<br />
breaststroke at the World Championships in Argentina<br />
Finest Sporting Moment:<br />
Selection for the Athens Paralympics<br />
Tip for the Top: Train hard and keep fit<br />
First GB Selection Year: 2002<br />
Sporting Heroes: Ian Thorpe<br />
Closest Friend in Sport: Anthony Stephens<br />
Favourite sport other than swimming: None!<br />
Hobbies: Watching TV, listening to music<br />
and reading books<br />
Three Words that Best Describe you:<br />
Gaz, wee-man, boyo<br />
Most Prized Possession: Billy Pye - my coach!<br />
Ambitions: To win Paralympic gold<br />
Biggest Influence on Career: Anthony Stephens<br />
Favourite Venue: Florida<br />
Tips to Relax: Watch TV and listen to music<br />
Where do you see yourself in 10 years:<br />
Still swimming competitively<br />
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS:<br />
World Championships<br />
Argentina 2002: SILVER 100m Breaststroke (SB6),<br />
BRONZE 4x100m Freestyle<br />
RECORDS HELD:<br />
4x50m Freestyle Mar Del Plata 12/12/02 2:45.09 secs BR<br />
First Sporting Success: Qualifying for the Athens<br />
Paralympics<br />
Finest Sporting Moment:<br />
Qualifying for the Athens Paralympics<br />
First GB Selection Year: 2004<br />
Favourite Sport Other than Swimming:<br />
Snowboarding & surfing<br />
Hobbies: Watching films, playing computer games,<br />
fire <strong>staff</strong>ing and fire breathing<br />
Three Words that Best Describe you:<br />
Eccentric, ostentatious, gregarious<br />
Most Prized Possession: My life<br />
Ambitions: To lead a very long, happy, healthy life<br />
Biggest influence on career: My younger brother, Barry<br />
Toughest Opponent: Myself<br />
Favourite Venue: Ponds Forge, Sheffield<br />
Tips to Relax:<br />
Don’t worry about other people and don’t be afraid<br />
of standing out and doing your own thing<br />
Where do you see yourself in 10 years:<br />
I never look that far ahead!<br />
MAJOR EVENTS:<br />
Paralympic Trials 2004: GOLD 50m Freestyle (S10), SIL-<br />
VER 50m Freestyle (S10)<br />
Swansea Open Meet 2004: GOLD 400m IM (SM10)<br />
RECORDS HELD:<br />
50m Freestyle Sheffield 09/05/04 26.55 secs BR<br />
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