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MEGAN SYLVESTER

diver

Club: City of Sheffield DC
Coach: Adam Sotheran
DOB: 4th July 1994
Height: 1.37m
Weight: 29kg
Trains: Ponds Forge
Born: Barnsley
Lives: Tankersley, Barnsley
Occupation: Student
Nickname: Megz

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
DOMESTIC EVENTS
GENERAL INFORMATION


First sporting success:
Gold at the Shipley Novices

Finest sporting moment: Winning 4 gold medals at Age Group Nationals 2005

Tip for the top: Train hard. Enjoy what you do and keep smiling

First GB selection year: 2005

How and why get involved in diving: My brother was already diving and his coach Adam asked me to come and try it out

Sporting heroes: Jane Smith, Tonia Couch and Claire Blencowe

Closest friends in sport: Harriet Bollough, Clare Cryan, Sam Hydes and my brother James Sylvester

Other sporting successes: Winning gold at the All England Dance Festival

Favourite sports other than diving: Dancing and Gymnastics

Three words that best describe you: Blonde, funny and happy

Would most like to meet: Loudy Torky

Most prized possession: My Blanket

Biggest influence on career: Mum, Dad, brother James and my coach Adam he is always there to give me advice and to point me in the right direction

Any other family connections to sport: My brother James is a diver

Toughest opponent: Jennifer Abel (CAN) and Tonia Couch (Plymouth)

Any pets: I have a dog called Buffy

Favourite venue and why: Aachen because it was where I competed in my first international

Tips to relax: A nice long soak in the bath

Education: I am in Year 7

Ultimate ambition: To win a  gold medal at the Olympics

Where do you see yourself in 10 years: Becoming an Olympic Champion in 2012 and still diving

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