hannah miley - swimmer
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8th August 1989 |
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Swindon |
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Hannah was part of Scotland’s Commonwealth Games squad, finishing fourth in the 400m I.M. in Melbourne. In addition to this, she also won a silver medal at the European Junior Championships in 2005.
Hannah’s father Patrick is her coach, as well as working as a helicopter pilot.
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december 2007 blog
It’s the final month of the year but that doesnt stop it from being a busy month. The Endless Summer Camp ended for me on the 3rd December.
It was a long flight home, eventually we made it back onto Scottish soil however our bags didn’t. Around sixteen hours later both me and my dad were back at the airport checking in for Eindhoven. One of my team mates was also flying out with me to Eindhoven.
Here at this meet I swam the 200m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle, 200m I.M, 400m I.M, 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle. I was 0.1 away from the British Record in the 200m I.M and I broke the 400m I.M British Record by 0.2.
It was a great meet and great to have my team mate there with me as well, he also swam several pbs’. However my coach was pacing me for one of my finals and slipped on the wet floor and he fractured his left wrist which has left him unable to drive and work as a helicopter pilot.
In some was it has been good as he now has more time to spend with me in coaching me. Finally I flew home on the 9th December and stayed at home till the 21st December.
There was an Inter-Clubs competition in Paris over the weekend of the 22nd and 23rd. I took part in the 10x100m Freestyle relay and the 200m I.M ans 400m I.M. I swam for the club Clichy. Just missing the christmas rush home at the airport on the 24th I safly made it home and had a wonderful Christmas.
With both Inverurie and RGU swimming pools opeining and closing at different times during the christmas period, there has been alot of driving to and fro, with my dad not being able to drive I’ve had to tackle the main roads to and from Aberdeen.
Considering I’d only passed my test just before I travelled to Aus so I’ve not really been able to have much practice on the Aberdeen route only around the town of Inverurie. Now we’re on the count down to the New Year. Hope everyone has a fantastic 2008.
november 2007 blog
This month has been a very busy month. On the 28th October I travelled over to Australia (Sydney) where I took part in competitions and training.
The competition started in Sydney on the 2nd November. This was part of the World Cup Series, on the first day I competed in the 200m Freestyle, 200m I.M and 200m Backstroke.
I got into the final for the 200m I.M and swam a pb 2.11.62 which was a Scottish Senior record. The following day I swam 100m I.M and 400m Freestyle, then in the evening I swam the 400m I.M, which was a direct final, and went 4.33.00 which was a British Record.
It was a quick turn around as we flew out to Canberra the following day. There we stayed at the AIS in halls of residence. We trained for the first week and then competed at the weekend. The food at the AIS was awesome!
It was so good, there was always something there that you liked and they had nutrition cards for each of the main meals, letting you know how much carbohydrate, protein and fat were in the food. We were split into groups for training, as my coach could not come out to Australia just yet I worked with Jo Jackson.
Training was tough but enjoyable. The weather was a bit strange as well, the first week was really quite cold with temperatures of around 12 degrees however during the second week it became increasingly warmer with temperatures reaching 26 –28 degrees. We stayed in Canberra for two weeks before we moved on again to the Gold Coast.
So it was another trip on a plane to Brisbane where we were taken by bus over to the Gold Coast. This was to be just a training camp where my coach flew over a couple of days later. We stayed at the Beaconlea apartments; they were really nice although we had no air conditioning.
I shared an apartment with Julia Beckett. It got pretty hot. I trained with the Edinburgh team and my coach at the TSS pool and on occasions the Southport pool. It was all long course training and out doors, so I was able to get a little colour!
Some days we did land training on the beach in the evening, which was lovely, the view and the fact it was on soft sand was amazing. Sadly the two weeks went past really quickly for me and I was packing my bags ready to fly on home on the 3rd December.
september 2007 blog
After having a very busy month in August, I came back home and had 12 days rest. I didn’t spend the full 12 days out of the water however. I got back in a couple of times just to swim up and down so I wouldn’t loose my feel for the water.
Sadly our family cat was killed on the road in August, we had been looking for a kitten since then and now we are a family of 5 again. This month was focusing on getting back into the normal training regime as quickly as possible so that the load can now be increase in preparation for the Olympic trials.
The last week of September I attended a training camp in Calella, Spain. The Edinburgh team and part of the Loughborough team were also there. It was great fun but tiring as the aim was to be active for most of the day with little rest (apart from sleeping at night).
In the mornings before breakfast and morning training we would do land work either in the gym or on the beach. The afternoons were fun as certain people had to design activities which were then carried out on the beach.
The activities varied from Volleyball, rounders, touch rugby and Frisbee. Since the sand on the beach wasn’t proper sand it was small stones, probably man, meant several of the other swimmers went through several socks (socks had to be worn as the soles of your feet became quite sore with the roughness of the sand). It was a great experience to train outdoors and long course as it is something that I don’t get the luxury of often.
august 2007 blog
This has been a very busy couple of months. I arrived back home from the US nationals in Indianapolis on the 6th August.
Everything went well for exam results the following day. On the 8th I enjoyed a quite 18th birthday with a couple of my friends at my house and amidst all that I was packing to travel to Japan on the 9th. We first arrived in Osaka and got settled in at the hotel.
To get to the swimming pool we had to catch a train from the hotel to the pool. It took around 5 minutes on the train and it was greatly appreciated since the humidity was quite unbearable. We trained in Osaka for 8 days and then travelled to Chiba where the competition was to take place.
To get there we had to travel by a bullet train. That was pretty cool you didn’t really get the full effect of how fast the train was going until it passed several telephone poles! The swimming pool was really nice it didn’t really feel like a 10x50m pool it sort of felt like an 8 lane metre pool.
My first race was the 400m I.M. The heat was the fastest heat for me at a 4.42 however I was placed second fastest into the final but came fifth with a time of 4.42. I was a bit disappointed that I didn’t go faster than the heats. However the rest of the week was quite interesting. I qualified for the B final in the 200m Butterfly and did a pb, then went into the 4x200m relay.
I’d never raced a 4x200 relay before and had to learn the proper take over in the warm ups. It all paid off and GB ended up with a silver medal!! It was also the fastest 200m time I had ever swum before with a rolling start. It was fantastic to see GB making finals and winning medals as well. All in all it was an amazing experience and I was proud to be on the team.
When the meet finished on Friday 24th the following day, Francesca (Halsall), Jemma (Lowe) and I travelled to Beijing for 3 days. We went to the Great Wall, climbed several hundred steps and were very stiff the next day!! We also went to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City.
Just outside our hotel we could see the Bird’s Nest, the athletics stadium and the Cube, the swimming pool. We also got to experience the markets which was interesting!!
july 2007 blog
This season has been very busy considering in June I was away training in France and competing in Paris and Barcelona then Glasgow.
Now my family and I are in Mallorca for a family holiday/training camp. More so a holiday for my Mum and two younger brothers and mainly a training camp for my dad and me. The first couple of days we training at the Son Hugo pool, it accommodated the European Junior Championships in 2006. It was a fantastic facility! We thoroughly enjoyed the sunshine and the long course training!
june 2007 blog
On the 1st of June I finished my last exam (Higher Psychology) and my final year at school. On the same day I travelled to Edinburgh to go with the Edinburgh team out to Cannet.
On the 9th and 10th of June I competed in a competition called the Mare Nostrums. On the 9th I raced the 200m Butterfly in a time of 2:14.32 which was a new Scottish Senior Record and allowed me to qualify for the A final that evening.
The following day (10th) I competed in the 200m IM and the 200m Freestyle.
For the 200m Freestyle I qualified for the B final in a time of 2:03.37 and the 200m IM I qualified for the A final in a time of 2:17.20.
In the final for the 200m IM I finished in 1st place with a time of 2:14.57 breaking Sue Rolph’s British Record. I was over the moon with that time as it was very unexpected, it was a long-standing British record and I felt proud that I had reduced the time.
On the 13th–14th June the Mare Nostrum Meet continued on to Barcelona. There I competed in the 200m IM again and came 2nd in a time of 2:14.10 which broke my previous British Record.
The swim though that I considered to be the best one for me of the whole two meets was the 400m IM. I came 1st with a time of 4:39.91, which is the first time anyone in the UK has gone under the 4:40 mark.
After the competition was over I spent a week and a half training with the Edinburgh team. On the 28th till the 29th I competed at the Scottish National open championships. I could only compete for the first two days as I had a training camp with my coach in Mallorca for a week.
I am now preparing for my written theory test for driving and hope all goes well.
This month has been a very successful for me and I hope that I can continue on to build on my performances.
a coach's perspective – Patrick Miley (Coach to Hannah Miley)
The support given by Kellogg’s this season to me as coach to Hannah Miley has been most beneficial to her progression this season.
I managed to source a Digital Video Camera, underwater camera case and viewing system which has given access to underwater video footage of Hannah’s swimming during key training sets.
Without question this has had an impact on the understanding of her swimming mechanics. This in turn has given me the confidence to make coaching decisions that would otherwise be simply guesswork.
In light of the fact that this season Hannah has broken 5 British Records (3 – 400IM & 2 - 200IM records) it is timely that Kellogg’s have been involved with her swimming.
I also notice that the discipline of updating Kellogg’s with her monthly log has given Hannah the realisation that progression can be anticipated and that there is frequently a reason during each block of work as to why those progressions take place.
The support has made a tremendous difference in improving our access to training options and lifestyle support, travel to training facilities and competitions.
The delivery of Kellogg’s products has also been most welcome; Hannah is particularly fond of the Special K with berries and the Special K berry cereal bars are now a vital source of carbohydrate after every training session and are particularly evident at competitions for the same reason.
Many thanks to Kellogg’s for their support for this season; thank you for your confidence in our training regime and Hannah’s progression in swimming.
may 2007 blog
This month was the month of exams!
Last minute study and revision classes took place before the first exam began on the 23rd. Amidst the training and studying there was another competition in Westhill.
In this meet I would be swimming every single race apart from the 50m Breaststroke. It wasn’t an important competition but allowed me to practice racing tired.
Considering the number of swims I did (16 events) there were a couple of P.Bs one of which was the 400m Freestyle I dropped down to a 4:10. It was great fun as the 50m Backstroke and the 50m Freestyle sprints were skins events at the end of the meet.
Sadly this month has just had the one competition in it and the reset of the time was spent training and studying. I get my results of my exams on the 7th August.
april 2007 blog
I came back from Manchester (British Championships) on the 2nd April. Ten days later I was competing again in Glasgow for the Scottish National Age Groups. On the first day I won the 100m Freestyle and came second in the 200m Breaststroke with both swims just outside my P.Bs.
On day two I swam the 200m Butterfly and 200m I.M and won both events and again both just outside my P.Bs.
Day three was the 100m Butterfly in which I came second with a new P.B of 1:03.17 and won the 200m Backstroke in a 2:19 which is quite a bit off my P.B.
On the final day I swam the 400m I.M, 200m Freestyle and the 100m Backstroke. I placed first in all three events but was a little disappointed with the 400m I.M, I was hoping for a faster time.
It was a really great meet to be at and some of the younger kids in the club were brilliant. It was great fun cheering for those who made their first final at this meet and see some of them get so close to medal positions. It was fantastic!
Later on in the month my coach and I travelled to Stirling to get some long course training, since we train in a 4x25m pool we take every opportunity we can to train long course.
march 2007 blog
At the beginning of March I was in Inverness at the North District Age Group Championships from the 2–3 March. At that meet I broke 2 Scottish senior records – 200m Individual Medley 2:12.85, and the 200m Butterfly 2:13.64.
Through the meet I set eight new personal best times. It was also a very successful meet for my team Garioch who came third overall.
The month of March was spent with my head in the books with upcoming prelims and also preparation for the British Championships.
Once the prelims (mock exams) were finished I headed down to Manchester on 25th March. The competition ran from the 26th March to the 1st April.
On the first day I swam the 400I.M, knocking over four seconds off my previous British record. I was actually quite stunned by it. It was a really interesting meet to compete in as the heats were held in the evenings and the finals were held the following morning.
The opportunity to try out this new schedule in preparation for Beijing was greatly taken. It showed that in the mornings you have to really get up and swim fast (well obviously, but it was harder than you think). I also took the Scottish senior record for the 200I.M in 2:15.92 and swam several personal bests. Overall it was a very successful meet!
january 2007 blog
I started this year by eating kangaroo! Funny as this may sound but I had been invited onto a female British Butterfly camp in Brisbane, Australia from the 27th of December to the 21st of January.
On this camp there were three other girls Jess Dickons, Ellen Gandy and Jemma Lowe. It was an opportunity to train with Jessica Schipper - the best 100m fly swimmer in the world.
Her coach, Ken Wood, gave us one to one technical sessions where he gave us some tips. It was an awesome camp although we had to be independent and organised, as we had to cook and clean for ourselves. So shopping (for food) became a regular routine where we decide what meals we wanted to make for dinner and lunch.
It was a great start to the year and funny to know that back home it was snowing and like only 2 degrees where here there was sun and a sweltering 31degrees.
I had also had a great lead up to this camp in November (2006) in Eindhoven, Holland I broke the British record for 400m Individual Medley previously held by Rebecca Cooke. This was obviously a P.B as well as my 200m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle and 200m Backstroke. So it was a really awesome meet for me. Just before I flew out to Australia I competed in Swansea, Wales at the Welsh Open meet. There I broke three Scottish records.
Coming up to February I have a couple of meets lined up and also my prelim exams. On the 17th –18th February I will be competing in North Ayrshire.
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