Olympic Media Guide 5/8/04 - sportcentric

Karen Legg Age 25Melanie Marshall Age 22Date of Birth: 03.06.78Born: PooleLives: PooleNickname: LeggyClub: Ferndown OttersCoach: Tony WatsonHeight: 1.84mWeight: 59kgDate of Birth: 12.01.82Born: Boston, LincolnshireLives: LoughboroughNickname: MelClub: LoughboroughUniversityCoach: Ben TitleyHeight: 1.71mWeight: 67kgTRAINS: FerndownOCCUPATION: SwimmerFirst Sporting Success: Making the 1998 CommonwealthGames teamFinest Sporting Moment: Winning five medals at theCommonwealth Games in Manchester and being in therelay teams that broke the women’s 4x200m freestylerelay world recordsTips for the Top: Hard work and dedicationFirst GB Selection Year: 1998Sporting Heroes: Mohamed AliClosest Friend in Sport: Sarah PriceFavourite Sport Other than Swimming: AthleticsThree Words that Best Describe you:Dippy, outgoing, caringWould Most like to Meet: David BeckhamPrized Possessions: My five Commonwealth medalsBiggest Influence on Career: Karen PickeringToughest Opponent: Melanie Marshall and KarenPickeringFavourite Venue: Manchester Aquatics Centre andPonds Forge SheffieldTips to Relax: Listen to some musicWhere do you see yourself in 10 Years?Coaching swimmersSwimming: PBT100free – 55.84 Manchester 2002200free – 1:59.86 Manchester 2002Career Highlights:Breaking the world record in the women’s 4x200mfreestyle team in Norwich and Istanbul, winning goldat the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, andwinning five medals at the Commonwealth Games inManchesterTRAINS: Loughborough UniversityOCCUPATION: SwimmerFirst Sporting Success: Winning four golds at theEuropean Youth Olympics in Bath in 1995Finest Sporting Moment: Winning the EuropeanShort Course Championship title and breaking the200m freestyle British record on home turfTips for the Top: Be happy, swim well andappreciate the gift and the talent you’ve beengiven - don’t waste itFirst GB Selection Year: 1995 Junior, 1998 SeniorSporting Heroes: Cathy Freeman, Jesse Owensand Carl LewisClosest Friend in Sport: Sarah HealeyFavourite Sport Other than Swimming:Football/AthleticsThree Words that Best Describe you:Mad, sensitive, misunderstoodWould Most like to Meet: Martin Luther KingBiggest Influence on Career: Parents and friendsToughest Opponent: MeFavourite Venue: Anywhere with water where I canachieve great thingsTips to Relax: Listen to some music, chat and find apeaceful spot and soak it inWhere do you see yourself in 10 Years?Fighting fires in Australia or the UK or helping fightpoverty in AfricaSwimming: PBT50free - 25.91 – Manchester 2002100free – 56.48 – Sheffield 2004200free – 1:57.51 – Sheffield 2004Career Highlights:Winning silver at the World Championships in Japanin 2001 in the 4x100freestyle relay, taking gold at theEuropean SC Champs in Dublin and breaking the Britishrecord in the 200m freestyle33