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Jennifer Coughlin
Lara Ferguson
Date of Birth: 09.11.83
Born: Liverpool
Lives: St Helens
Club: St Helens
Classification: S13
Coach: Colin Hood
Height: 1.64m
Weight: 60kg
Date of Birth: 17.01.80
Born: Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Lives: Leslie
Nickname: Fergi
Club: Incas
Classification:
S9, SB9, SM9
Coach: Garrie Roberts
Height: 5’8”
Weight: 57kg
First Sporting Success: Club Championships
Finest Sporting Moment:
Winning silver at the World Championships
Tips for the Top: Keep going even though
you feel rubbish
First GB Selection Year: 2000
Sporting Heroes: Robbie Fowler, Paula Radcliffe,
Karen Pickering
Closest Friend in Sport: Sarah Bailey
Favourite Sport Other than Swimming:
Football & athletics
Hobbies: Cinema, going out with friends, watching
Liverpool FC
Three Words that Best Describe you:
Chilled, ambitious, smiley
Would Most like to Meet: Robbie Williams
& Prince William
Most Prized Possessions: Mobile
Ambitions: To win a Paralympic medal and be happy
Biggest Influence on Career: Ivor Tattum
Favourite Venue: Ponds Forge, Sheffield
Tips to Relax: Listen to music
Where do you see yourself in 10 Years
Working as a physiotherapist
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS:
Paralympic Games
Sydney 2000: 5th 200m Individual medley,
5th 50m Freestyle, 5th 100m Freestyle
World Championships
Argentina 2002: GOLD 4x100m Freestyle relay,
GOLD 4x100m Medley relay, SILVER 100m Backstroke
European Championships
Sweden 2001: GOLD 100m Backstroke, GOLD 100m
Freestyle, GOLD 50m Freestyle, SILVER 4x100m
Freestyle relay
First Sporting Success: Selection for the Atlanta
Paralympic team in 1996
Finest Sporting Moment:
Winning bronze in the 100m breaststroke Sydney 2000
Tips for the Top: Work hard
First GB Selection Year: 1996
Sporting Heroes: Jonathan Edwards, Kelly Holmes
Favourite Sport Other than Swimming: Table tennis
Hobbies: Table tennis & golf
Ambitions: To compete at the Commonwealth
Games in 2006
Biggest Influence on Career: Swim/strength and
conditioning coaches
Toughest Opponent: Natalie Du Toit
Favourite Venue: Tollcross, Glasgow
Tips to Relax: Read a book, listen to music, sleep
Where do you see yourself in 10 Years Retired
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS:
Paralympic Games
Sydney 2000: SILVER 4x100m Medley relay (34 points),
BRONZE 100m Breaststroke, 8th 200m IM
Commonwealth Games, Manchester 2002:
6th 50m Freestyle, 6th 100m Freestyle
RECORDS HELD:
50m Freestyle Sheffield 07/04/04 31.32 secs BR
100m Freestyle Sheffield 10/04/04 1:08.71 secs BR
200m IM Sheffield 08/05/04 2:48.94 secs BR
4x100m Freestyle (34pts) Sydney 26/10/00 4:52.02 secs BR
4x100m Medley (34pts) Sydney 28/10/00 5:27.94 secs BR
RECORDS HELD:
100m Backstroke Mar Del Plata 15/12/02 1:15.38 secs BR
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