paralympics gb staff - sportcentric
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Maggi McEleny<br />
First Sporting Success: I was named Swimmer of the<br />
Meet at the Swedish Open Championships in 1990.<br />
Finest Sporting Moment: Winning individual gold at<br />
the Sydney 2000 Paralympics<br />
Tips for the Top: Train hard, keep focussed, motivated<br />
and have fun!<br />
First GB Selection Year: 1990<br />
Closest Friend in Sport: My coach<br />
Favourite Sport Other than Swimming:<br />
Gymnastics (as a spectator!)<br />
Hobbies: Listening to music, going to the cinema<br />
and going for a long push in the chair!<br />
Three Words that Best Describe you: Determined,<br />
positive and resilient<br />
Most Prized Possessions: My late Mum’s wedding ring<br />
Ambitions: To carry on competing for a few years and<br />
then concentrate more on the coaching side<br />
Biggest Influence on Career:<br />
My late Father and my coach<br />
Toughest Opponent: Mayumi Narita<br />
Favourite Venue: Sydney Aquatic Centre<br />
Tips to Relax: Listen to music<br />
Where do you see yourself in 10 Years Coaching kids<br />
with disabilities and working part time as a counsellor<br />
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS:<br />
Date of Birth: 05.02.65<br />
Born: Greenock<br />
Lives: Greenock<br />
Club: Port Glasgow Otters<br />
Classification:<br />
S5, SB3, SM4<br />
Coach: Eddie McCluskey<br />
Height: 1.60m<br />
Weight: 44kg<br />
Paralympic Games<br />
Sydney 2000: GOLD 50m Breaststroke (SB3), BRONZE<br />
150m IM (SM4), BRONZE 4x50m Medley relay (20pts)<br />
Atlanta 1996: GOLD 4x50m Freestyle relay (20pts),<br />
SILVER 50m Breaststroke (SB3), SILVER 150m IM (SM4),<br />
BRONZE 50m Freestyle (S5), BRONZE 100m Freestyle<br />
(S5), BRONZE 200m Freestyle (S5), BRONZE 4x50m<br />
Medley relay (20pts)<br />
Barcelona 1992: SILVER 100m Breaststroke (SB3),<br />
BRONZE 4x50m Medley relay (20pts)<br />
World Championships<br />
Argentina 2002: GOLD 50m Breaststroke (SB3), GOLD<br />
150m IM (SM4), GOLD 4x50m Medley relay (20pts),<br />
GOLD 4x50m Freestyle relay (20pts)<br />
New Zealand 1998: GOLD 50m Breaststroke (SB3), GOLD<br />
150m IM (SM4), SILVER 4x50m Medley relay (20pts),<br />
BRONZE 4x50m Freestyle relay (20pts)<br />
Malta 1994: GOLD 50m Freestyle (S5), GOLD 200m<br />
Freestyle (S5), GOLD 50m Breaststroke (SB3), GOLD<br />
150m IM (SM4), SILVER 4x50m Medley relay (20pts), SIL-<br />
VER 4x50m Freestyle relay (20pts)<br />
European Championships<br />
Sweden 2001: GOLD 50m Breaststroke (SB3), GOLD<br />
150m IM (SM4), BRONZE 4x50m Medley relay (20pts)<br />
Germany 1999: GOLD 50m Breaststroke (SB3), GOLD<br />
150m IM (SM4), BRONZE 4x50m Medley relay (20pts),<br />
BRONZE 4x50m Freestyle relay (20pts)<br />
France 1995: GOLD 50m Breaststroke (SB3),<br />
GOLD 150m IM (SM4), SILVER 50m Freestyle (S5),<br />
SILVER 100m Freestyle (S5), SILVER 200m Freestyle (S5),<br />
SILVER 4x50m Medley relay (20pts), SILVER 4x50m<br />
Freestyle relay (20pts)<br />
Barcelona 1991: SILVER 4x50m Medley relay (20pts),<br />
BRONZE 4x50m Freestyle relay (20pts)<br />
RECORDS HELD:<br />
50m Freestyle Atlanta 24/08/96 43.81 secs BR<br />
100m Freestyle Atlanta 23/08/96 1:34.82 secs BR<br />
200m Freestyle Atlanta 20/08/96 3:20.51 secs BR<br />
50m Breaststroke Braunschweig<br />
12/08/99 56.25 secs BR, ER & WR<br />
100m Breaststroke Sydney<br />
28/10/00 2:09.65 secs BR, ER & WR<br />
50m Butterfly Sheffield 30/10/93 1:00.10 secs BR<br />
150m IM Braunschweig 10/08/99 2:59.30 secs BR<br />
4x50m Freestyle (20pts) Mar Del Plata<br />
12/12/02 3:19.10 secs BR<br />
4x50m Medley (20pts) Mar Del Plata<br />
15/12/02 3:25.87 secs BR<br />
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