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AMY SMITH
swimmer

Club: Loughborough University
Coach: Steve Bayley
DOB: 24th July 1987
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 59kg
Trains: Loughborough University
Born: Kidderminster
Lives: Loughborough
Occupation: Student

P.B
Long Course
50m Freestyle 26.07 (07)
100m Freestyle 56.02 (07) 
200m Freestyle 2:04.39 (07)
50m Backstroke 30.40 (07)

Short Course
50m Freestyle 25.39 (08)
100m Freestyle 55.06 (07)
200m Freestyle 2:01.76 (07)
50m Backstroke 29.49 (07)

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
World Championships
Short Course 2008 15th 50m Freestyle 25.39
4x100m Freestyle Relay Prelims only
Commonwealth Games
Long Course 2006 SILVER 4x100m Medley Relay 3.42.69
11th 100m Freestyle 57.03
12th 50m Freestyle 26.44
DOMESTIC EVENTS
British Championships
Long Course 2006 4th 100m Freestyle 57.69
4th 50m Freestyle 26.58
RECORDS HELD
GENERAL INFORMATION


First sporting success:
Winning my club championships when I was eight years old

Finest sporting moment: Winning silver at the Commonwealth Games (2006)

Tip for the top: Enjoy yourself and believe in what you are doing

First GB selection year: 2005

Closest friend in sport: Hannah Wear and Claire Cashmore

Three words that best describe you: Clumsy, competitive and unorganised

Most prized possession: My mobile- I'd be lost without it

Biggest influence on career: My coaches, parents and friends

Toughest opponent: Fran Halsall

Favourite venue and why: Ponds Forge, Sheffield because I seem to swim well there

Tips to relax: Watch 'Friends' (Channel 4) and eat chocolate

Family: My mum and dad are called June and Phil

Ultimate ambition: To reach the Olympic Games

 

 

LAST UPDATED 16th April 2008

 


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