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Giles Long
Date of Birth: 09.07.76
Born: London
Lives: Stoke Newington,
London
Nickname: G-Man/G-Funk
Club: Barnet Copthall
Classification: S8, SB8, SM8
Coach: Rhys Gormley
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 66kg
First Sporting Success:
Winning the obstacle race at a school sports day
Finest Sporting Moment: Winning the 100m butterfly
in Sydney and setting a new world record which I did
straight after being beaten at the World Championships
the previous year
Tips for the Top: Sport is all technique.
Technique is thought. Think yourself faster
First GB Selection Year: 1993 French Open
Sporting Heroes: Mohammed Ali and Desert Orchid
(a true professional)
Closest Friend in Sport: Adrian Turner
Favourite Sport Other than Swimming:
Scuba Diving, Sailing, Surfing
Hobbies: Guitar playing, sailing
Three Words that Best Describe you:
Fun Loving Enthusiast
Would Most like to Meet: David Attenborough
Most Prized Possessions: Front door key
Ambitions: To be happy
Biggest Influence on Career: My Mum and Dad
who encouraged me to join a swimming club
Toughest Opponent: Xiaofu Wang (China)
Favourite Venue: My flat
Tips to Relax: Ensure you have a good circle of
friends outside sport
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS:
Paralympic Games
Sydney 2000: GOLD 100m Butterfly, GOLD 4x100m
Freestyle relay, SILVER 4x100m Medley relay
Atlanta 1996: GOLD 100m Butterfly, SILVER 4x100m
Medley relay (34 points), BRONZE 200m IM
RECORDS HELD:
100m Freestyle Sheffield 10/04/04 1:05.95 secs BR
50m Butterfly Sheffield 06/03/04 31.16 secs BR & WR
100m Butterfly Sheffield 07/04/04 1:07.18 secs BR
200m Butterfly Minneapolis 13/06/99 2:46.89 secs BR
200m IM Mar Del Plata 12/12/02 2:39.56 secs BR
400m IM Sheffield 01/06/96 5:56.54 secs BR
Where do you see yourself in 10 Years
Making a cup of tea
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