Olympic Media Guide 5/8/04 - sportcentric

Georgina Lee 22Karen Lee 21Date of Birth: 14.08.81Born: BirminghamLives: Dallas, USANickname: GeorgieClub: Southern MethodistUniversity (SMU)Texas and CamphillEdwardians UKCoach: Steve Collins(SMU) Gerry Thain (UK)Height: 1.74mWeight: 63kgDate of Birth: 01.01.83Born: BristolLives: LoughboroughNickname: Kaz or NerakClub: LoughboroughUniversityCoach: Ben TitleyHeight: 1.74mWeight: 63kgTRAINS: SMU DallasOCCUPATION: StudentFirst Sporting Success: National Age GroupChampion at 13Finest Sporting Moment: Qualifying for my secondOlympics in four events with three new British recordsTips for the Top: Be tough, know yourself andenjoy yourselfFirst GB Selection Year: Junior 1995, Senior 1998Sporting Heroes: Goran IvanisevicClosest Friend in Sport: Karen PickeringFavourite Sport Other than Swimming:American FootballThree Words that Best Describe you:Passionate, ambitious, inquisitiveWould Most like to Meet: Goran IvanisevicPrized Possessions: My signet ringBiggest Influence On Career: My coach Gerryand my familyToughest Opponent: Petria ThomasFavourite Venue: Homebush Aquatics Centre, SydneyTips to Relax: Listen to musicWhere do you see yourself in 10 Years?Enjoying myself with my familySwimming: PBT100fly - 59.45 Sheffield 2004200fly – 2:08.89 Sheffield 2004200free – 2:00.26 Sheffield 2004Career Highlights:Coming 10th at the Sydney Olympics in the 200mbutterfly, winning three medals at the 2002Commonwealth Games and breaking three Britishrecords to get a place at the Athens OlympicsTRAINS: Loughborough UniversityOCCUPATION: Swimmer/StudentFirst Sporting Success: Winning the GloucestershireCounty Champs 100m backstroke and achieving my firstnational qualifying time aged 12Finest Sporting Moment: Getting picked to swimat the Athens OlympicsTips for the Top: Believe in yourself and know thatdedication and hard work can make dreams becomea realityFirst GB Selection Year: Junior 1998, Senior 2002Sporting Heroes: Too many to mentionFavourite Sport Other than Swimming: AthleticsThree Words that Best Describe you:Kind, dedicated, determinedWould Most like to Meet: Blue and Prince WilliamPrized Possessions: Photo albumBiggest Influence On Career: Being sidelined by aninjury showed me how important swimming was to meToughest Opponent: Katy SextonFavourite Venue: Ponds Forge SheffieldTips to Relax: TV, sleep and music – just doingnothing is bestWhere do you see yourself in 10 Years?Depends on what path I takeSwimming: PBT100m Backstroke -1.04.10 Sheffield 2004200m Backstroke - 2.11.48 Sheffield 2004Career Highlights:Coming sixth place at both the European Short CourseChampionships in Riesa and at the World UniversityGames in Daegu Korea32