DOB:
17th February 1989
HOME TOWN:
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
LEARNT TO SWIM:
3 years old
STARTED RACING:
9 years old
SWIMMING CLUB:
Nova Centurion
COACH:
Bill Furniss
SWIM SESSIONS PER WEEK:
10 x 2 hours
AVERAGE WEEKLY METERS SWAM:
70,000m
RETIRED:
23 years old (Feb 2013)
Major Event Medals:
Olympic Games
4
World Championships
6
Commonwealth Games
4
European Championships
3
British Championships
18
International Events:
Medals
Event
Time
BRONZE
800m Freestyle
08:20:32
BRONZE
400m Freestyle
04:03:01
GOLD
800m Freestyle
08:14.1
GOLD
400m Freestyle
04:03:22
GOLD
800m Freestyle
08:17.5
SILVER
400m Freestyle
04:04.0
800m Freestyle
08:17.9
BRONZE
400m Freestyle
04:00.8
BRONZE
4×200 Freestyle Relay
07:45.5
GOLD
800m Freestyle
08:08.3
SILVER
4×200 Freestyle Relay
07:37.0
800m Freestyle
08:36.3
GOLD
800m Freestyle
08:24.7
GOLD
400m Freestyle
04:05.7
BRONZE
200m Freestyle
01:58.5
BRONZE
4×200 Freestyle Relay
07:58.6
800m Freestyle
08:27.5
GOLD
400m Freestyle
04:04.6
BRONZE
4×200 Freestyle Relay
07:55.3
SILVER
800m Freestyle
08:27.9
International Event
Olympic Games – London 2012
Olympic Games – Beijing 2008
World Championships 2011
World Championships 2009 (long course)
World Championships 2008 (short course)
World Championships 2007 (long course)
Commonwealth Games 2010
European Championships 2010 (long course)
European Championships 2006 (long course)
Awards & Achievements:
Double Olympic Gold Medalist 2008
4 time Olympic medalist – 4 Olympic finals, 4 medals
Double World Champion – 2008 short course and 2011 long course
Double Commonwealth Gold Medalist
World Record Holder 2008 – 2013
Len Award – European Swimmer of the Year 2008
Freedom of Mansfield 2008
Laureus Break through of the Year award 2009
Master of Arts Honorary Degree from Nottingham University 2009
Share record as GB’s most decorated female Olympian
First British swimmer to win 2 Olympic gold medals in 100 years
Swimming pool named in my honour in Mansfield which opened in 2010
Sports Journalists association Sportswoman of the year 2008 and 2011
3rd in BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards 2008
OBE in 2009 New Years Honours List
I’m a celebrity get me out of here’ contestant 2013
Only swimmer to have ever won Europeans, Commonwealths, World Championships Long & Short Course and Olympic Games
Southeastern high speed train named after me
International Events:
Medals
Event
Time
BRONZE
800m Freestyle
08:20:32
BRONZE
400m Freestyle
04:03:01
GOLD
800m Freestyle
08:14.1
GOLD
400m Freestyle
04:03:22
GOLD
800m Freestyle
08:17.5
SILVER
400m Freestyle
04:04.0
800m Freestyle
08:17.9
BRONZE
400m Freestyle
04:00.8
BRONZE
4×200 Freestyle Relay
07:45.5
GOLD
800m Freestyle
08:08.3
SILVER
4×200 Freestyle Relay
07:37.0
800m Freestyle
08:36.3
GOLD
800m Freestyle
08:24.7
GOLD
400m Freestyle
04:05.7
BRONZE
200m Freestyle
01:58.5
BRONZE
4×200 Freestyle Relay
07:58.6
800m Freestyle
08:27.5
GOLD
400m Freestyle
04:04.6
BRONZE
4×200 Freestyle Relay
07:55.3
SILVER
800m Freestyle
08:27.9