paralympics gb staff - sportcentric
paralympics gb staff - sportcentric
paralympics gb staff - sportcentric
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Matt Walker<br />
Date of Birth: 25.04.78<br />
Born: Stockport<br />
Lives: Stockport<br />
Nickname: Matthos<br />
Club: Marple<br />
Classification: S7, SB7<br />
Coach: Colin Hood<br />
Height: 5’11”<br />
Weight: 68.5kg<br />
First Sporting Success:<br />
Swimming for Britain in Slovakia in 1996<br />
Finest Sporting Moment: Winning a medal in the<br />
European Championships in Spain in 1997<br />
Tips for the Top: If you want to achieve something<br />
so badly, you will keep going until you do<br />
First GB Selection Year: 1996<br />
Sporting Heroes: Lance Armstrong<br />
Closest Friend in Sport: Sascha Kindred<br />
Favourite Sport Other than Swimming:<br />
Loads - I’m sporting mad!<br />
Hobbies: Scouting<br />
Three Words that Best Describe you:<br />
Sexy, funny, competitive<br />
Would Most like to Meet: Lance Armstrong<br />
Most Prized Possessions: My Mum, Dad and Sister<br />
Ambitions: To win lots of medals in Athens<br />
Biggest Influence on Career:<br />
Watching the Barcelona Olympics on TV<br />
Favourite Venue: Sydney and Manchester<br />
Aquatic Centres<br />
Tips to Relax: Watch TV<br />
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL / DOMESTIC EVENTS:<br />
Paralympic Games<br />
Sydney 2000: GOLD (WR) 4x100m Freestyle Relay,<br />
SILVER 50m Freestyle, BRONZE 100m Breaststroke<br />
World Championships<br />
Mar Del Plata 2002: SILVER 100m IM<br />
New Zealand 1998: GOLD (WR) 50m Freestyle<br />
European Championships<br />
Sweden 2001: GOLD 4x100m Freestyle Relay,<br />
SILVER 50m Freestyle, SILVER 100m Freestyle,<br />
BRONZE 100m Breaststroke<br />
Spain 1997: BRONZE 100m Breaststroke<br />
RECORDS HELD:<br />
4x100m Freestyle 34pts Sydney 26/10/00<br />
4:06.85 secs BR & ER<br />
Where do you see yourself in 10 Years<br />
Coaching / teaching swimming<br />
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