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