paralympics gb staff - sportcentric
paralympics gb staff - sportcentric
paralympics gb staff - sportcentric
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Nyree Lewis<br />
Date of Birth: 21.09.80<br />
Born: Wales<br />
Lives: Manchester<br />
Nickname: Ny<br />
Club: Stretford SC<br />
Classification:<br />
S6, SB5, SM6<br />
Coach: Colin Hood<br />
Height: 1.60m<br />
First Sporting Success:<br />
Becoming Welsh Champion in 1987<br />
Finest Sporting Moment: Sydney Paralympics 2000<br />
Tips for the Top: Be committed<br />
First GB Selection Year: 1999 European Swimming<br />
Championships, Braunchweig<br />
Sporting Heroes: Peter Van Den Hoogenband<br />
Closest Friend in Sport: Sascha Kindred<br />
Favourite Sport Other than Swimming:<br />
Wheelchair basketball and gymnastics<br />
Hobbies: Reading, travel, writing, cinema<br />
Three Words that Best Describe you:<br />
Fanatical, caring, committed<br />
Would Most like to Meet: David Beckham<br />
and Thierry Henry<br />
Most Prized Possessions: Diary<br />
Ambitions: To become Paralympic Champion<br />
Biggest Influence on Career: My previous coach<br />
Emma Patrick and Sascha Kindred<br />
Favourite Venue: Sydney Aquatic Centre<br />
Tips to Relax: Listen to music and don’t worry about<br />
those around you<br />
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS:<br />
Paralympic Games<br />
Sydney 2000: SILVER 100m Backstroke, BRONZE 100m<br />
Breaststroke, BRONZE 4x50m Medley relay (20pts)<br />
World Championships<br />
Argentina 2002: GOLD 100m Backstroke,<br />
GOLD 4x50m Medley relay, SILVER 200m Individual<br />
Medley, SILVER 100m Breaststroke<br />
European Championships<br />
Stockholm 2001: GOLD 100m Breaststroke,<br />
SILVER 100m Backstroke, SILVER 200m Individual<br />
Medley, SILVER 4x50m Medley relay (20pts),<br />
BRONZE 4x50m Freestyle relay<br />
Germany 1999: SILVER 200m Individual Medley,<br />
BRONZE 100m Backstroke<br />
RECORDS HELD:<br />
50m Backstroke S6 Bath 30/04/00 46.63 secs BR<br />
100m Backstroke S6 Mar Del Plata<br />
10/12/02 1:28.65 secs BR & WR<br />
50m Breaststroke SB5 Sydney 24/10/00 52.05 secs BR<br />
100m Breaststroke SB5 Manchester<br />
18/07/04 1:50.06 secs BR, ER & WR<br />
200m IM SM6 Sheffield 07/04/04 3:21.14 secs BR<br />
4x50m Medley 20pts Mar Del Plata<br />
15/12/02 3:25.87 secs BR<br />
Where do you see yourself in 10 Years<br />
Working in sport, maybe nutrition<br />
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