paralympics gb staff - sportcentric
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Jeanette Chippington<br />
Claire Cashmore<br />
Date of Birth: 21.04.70<br />
Born: Taplow<br />
Lives: Maidenhead<br />
Nickname: Chips<br />
Club: Slough & Eton<br />
Dolphins<br />
Classification:<br />
S6, SM6, SB5<br />
Coach: Jeff Tibballs<br />
Height: 5’3”<br />
Weight: 52kg<br />
Date of Birth: 21.05.88<br />
Born: Redditch<br />
Lives: Kidderminster<br />
Club: Wyre Forest<br />
Classification: S9<br />
Coach: Steve Joyce<br />
Height: 5’6”<br />
First Sporting Success: Winning silver at the<br />
1988 Seoul Paralympics<br />
Finest Sporting Moment: Winning two gold medals<br />
at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics<br />
First GB Selection Year: 1988<br />
Closest Friend in Sport: Maggi McEleny<br />
Favourite Sport Other than Swimming: Ru<strong>gb</strong>y<br />
Three Words that Best Describe you: A good listener<br />
Most Prized Possessions: My Atlanta gold medal<br />
Toughest Opponent: Ludivine Loiseau<br />
Favourite Venue: Sydney<br />
Tips to Relax: Go to the cinema and see a comedy<br />
Where do you see yourself in 10 Years<br />
Teaching swimming<br />
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS:<br />
Paralympic Games<br />
Atlanta 1996: GOLD 100m Freestyle (S6),<br />
GOLD 4x50m Medley<br />
RECORDS HELD:<br />
50m Freestyle Sydney 27/10/00 37.44 secs BR<br />
100m Freestyle Sydney 26/10/00 1:22.23 secs BR<br />
4x50m Freestyle (20pts) Mar del Plata<br />
12/12/02 3:19.10 secs BR<br />
4x100m Freestyle (20pts) Sydney<br />
26/10/00 4:52.02 secs BR<br />
4x50m Medley (20pts) Mar Del Plata<br />
15/12/02 3:25.87 secs BR<br />
4x100m Medley (20pts) Sydney<br />
28/10/00 5:27.94 secs BR<br />
First Sporting Success: Pool Frog 1 Swimming Award<br />
Finest Sporting Moment: Achieving the qualifying<br />
times for the Athens Paralympics<br />
Tips for the Top:<br />
Pain is temporary, quitting is permanent!<br />
First GB Selection Year: 2004<br />
Sporting Heroes: Ian Thorpe<br />
Closest Friend in Sport: Kate, Rachel, Ami & Claire<br />
Favourite Sport Other than Swimming:<br />
Athletics, skiing, basketball, hockey and netball<br />
Hobbies: Shopping & going out with my friends<br />
Three Words that Best Describe you:<br />
Outgoing, determined, bubbly<br />
Would Most like to Meet: Orlando Bloom or<br />
Heath Ledger<br />
Ambitions: To win a gold medal at the Paralympics<br />
Biggest Influence on Career: My Mum, Dad, Emma and<br />
all of Wyre Forest SC. Also, living in Dubai when I was<br />
younger was a big influence.<br />
Toughest Opponent: Lara Ferguson<br />
Favourite Venue: Ponds Forge, Sheffield<br />
Tips to Relax: Listen to music<br />
Where do you see yourself in 10 Years<br />
Still swimming competitively<br />
MAJOR EVENTS:<br />
Paralympic Trials 2004:<br />
GOLD 100m Backstroke (S9)<br />
British Championships 2004:<br />
GOLD 200m Individual Medley (S9), SILVER 50m<br />
Freestyle (S9), SILVER 100m Freestyle (S9)<br />
RECORDS HELD:<br />
50m Backstroke Sheffield 21/03/03 37.59 secs BR<br />
100m Backstroke Sheffield 08/05/04 1:19.28 secs BR<br />
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