First sporting success: Winning a gold medal at the Welsh Community Age Group Championships in 2004

Finest sporting moment: Qualifying for the World Championships 2006

Tip for the top: Work hard and don’t give up

First GB selection year: 2006

Sporting hero: Nyree Lewis

Closest friends in sport: Claire Warne and Charlotte Dixon

Other sporting successes: Athletics medals from the DAAVK Championships

Favourite sport other than swimming: Athletics

Three words that best describe you: Determined, friendly and nervous

Would most like to meet: Ian Thorpe

Most prized possession: My first swimming gold medal

Biggest influence on career: Watching the 2004 Athens Paralympics

Toughest opponent: Liz Johnson

Any pets: I have a cat called Dipstick and a hamster called Nora

Biggest passion away from swimming: Horses

Favourite venue and why: Ponds Forge, Sheffield because I feel comfortable competing there

Tips to relax: Listen to music

Education: I am at secondary school

Family: I live with my Mum and Dad and am the youngest of 5 children

Ultimate ambition: To have a World Record and a Paralympic gold medal

Where do you see yourself in 10 years: Preparing for a Paralympic Games