First sporting success: Swimming at my club championships

Finest sporting moment: Winning a gold medal at the World Championships in Hong Kong when I was 14

Tip for the top: Swim your hardest everytime you are in the pool

First GB selection year: 2003

Sporting hero: Steve Parry

Closest friend in sport: Chris Pugh

Other sporting successes: I used to run for my county

Favourite sport other than swimming: Cycling

Three words that best describe you: Honest, nice and a geezer

Would most like to meet: Mark Foster

Most prized possession: My first GB gold medals

Biggest influence on career: Steve Parry

Biggest passion away from swimming: Cycling

Favourite venue and why: Ponds Forge, Sheffield because it is a fast pool

Tips to relax: Going out with friends and listen to music

Family: My mum and dad are called Julie and Dave. I have an older sister called Jo and a younger sister called Jess

Ultimate ambition: To win a gold medal at the Paralympics

Where do you see yourself in 10 years: Still swimming