| FRAN WILLIAMSON |
disability swimmer | 
| Club: |
Colchester Phoenix |
| Classification: |
S3 |
| DOB: |
16th June 1985 |
| Height: |
1.70m |
| Weight |
50kg |
| Born: |
Sunderland |
| Lives: |
Cambridge |
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)
| 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 |
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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