| JANE STIDEVER |
disability swimmer |

| Club: |
Leicester Penguins |
| Coach: |
Jill Stidever |
| Classification: |
S5 |
| DOB: |
15 January 1966 |
| Birthplace: |
Cyprus |
| Lives: |
Leicester |
| INTERNATIONAL / DOMESTIC EVENTS: |
IPC World Championships, Durban 2006 GOLD 20pt 4x50m Freestyle Relay 3.14.53 7th 50m Freestyle 45.97 7th 100m Freestyle 1.39.96 8th 50m Backstroke 57.03
Paralympic Games 2004 GOLD 4x50 IM (20 Points) 3.16.34 BR SILVER 4x50m Freestyle (20 Points) 3.12.75 BR 6th 50m Backstroke 55.04 8th 100m Freestyle 1.40.80 8th 50m Freestyle 45.94
Paralymic Games, Sydney 2000 BRONZE 4x50m Medley relay
Paralympic Games, Atlanta 1996 GOLD 4x50m Freestyle relay BRONZE 50m Backstroke BRONZE 4x50m Medley relay
Paralympic Games, Barcelona 1992 BRONZE 4x50m Medley relay
Paralympic Games, Seoul 1988 GOLD 100m Backstroke (WR) GOLD 400m Freestyle SILVER 100m Freestyle SILVER 200m Freestyle SILVER 100m Breaststroke
Paralympic Games, New York 1984 SILVER Freestyle BRONZE Backstroke BRONZE Backstroke GOLD Horse riding
| 50m Backstroke |
S5 |
Atlanta |
22/08/96 |
52.40secs |
BR |
| 100m Backstroke |
S5 |
Barcelona |
07/09/92 |
1:54.06 secs |
BR |
| 100m Breaststroke |
SB4 |
Malta |
07/11/94 |
2:30.65secs |
BR |
| 4x50 Freestyle Relay |
S5 |
Athens |
09/04 |
3.12.75 |
BR |
| 4x50m Medley Relay |
20pts |
Athens |
09/04 |
2.57.06 |
BR |
First sporting success: I won gold medals in both horseriding and swimming at the 1984 Paralympic Games in New York
Finest sporting moment: My best ever swimming performance in the 100m backstroke at the Paralympic Games in Seoul in 1988
Tip for the top: Just go out there and do it!
First GB selection year: 1982
Sporting heroes: James Gibson, Mel Marshall & Sarah Price
Closest friend in sport: Dawn Witmore
Favourite sport other than swimming: Horseriding
Hobbies: Horseriding & sewing
Three words that best describe you: Happy, enthusiastic and changeable
Would most like to meet: Jonny Wilkinson and John Wittaker
Most prized possession: Poor Bear
Ambitions: To do more horseriding and own a horse
Biggest influence on career: My family
Toughest opponent: Maggi McEleny
Favourite venue: Seoul
Tips to relax: Music & sewing
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