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FRAN WILLIAMSON disability swimmer

Club: Colchester Phoenix
Classification: S3
DOB: 16th June 1985
Height: 1.70m
Weight 50kg
Born: Sunderland
Lives: Cambridge

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS:

IPC World Championships, Durban 2006
GOLD
50m Backstroke 1.04.36
GOLD 20pt 4x50m Freestyle Relay 3.14.53
SILVER 50m Freestyle 1.03.16
SILVER 200m Freestyle 4.48.35
4th 100m Frestyle 2.23.79

Paralympic Games, Athens 2004
SILVER
  50m Freestyle 1.06.57 (BR)
SILVER 50m Backstroke 1.07.20
SILVER 4x50m Freestyle (20 Points) 3.12.75 (BR)
BRONZE 100m Freestyle 2.19.06 (BR)

World Championships, Argentina 2002
GOLD
4x50m Freestyle
SILVER 50m Freestyle
SILVER 50m Backstroke
BRONZE 200m Freestyle

European Championships, Stockholm 2001
BRONZE
200m Freestyle (S3)
BRONZE 4X50m Freestyle (S3)
4th 50m Backstroke (S3)
4th 100m Freestyle (S3)

RECORDS HELD:

50m Freestyle S3 Athens 09/04 1:06.57 secs BR
100m Freestyle S3 Athens 09/04 2:19.06 secs BR
200m Freestyle S3 Berlin 27/06/03 4:54.32 secs BR
50m Backstroke S3 Sheffield 09/05/04 1:06.15 secs BR
4x50m Freestyle 20pts Athens 09/04 3:12.74 secs BR

GENERAL INFORMATION:

 
First sporting success: Winning two bronze medals at the European Championships in 2001 

Finest sporting moment: Winning silver in the 50m backstroke at the IPC World Championships

Tip for the top: Train hard

First GB selection year: 2001

Closest friend in sport: Natalie Jones

Favourite sport other than swimming: Football 

Hobbies: Reading and listening to music

Three words that best describe you: Crazy, fun and kind 

Would most like to meet: Peter Kay 

Most prized possession: My MP3 player

Ambitions: To go to university and get a good career

Biggest influence on career: My Mum

Toughest opponent: Annke Conradi of Germany 

Favourite venue: Berlin 

Tips to relax: Listen to music

Where do you see yourself in 10 years: Working



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