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LAUREN COLLINS
swimmer

Club: Stourbridge SC
Coach: Adam Ruckwood
DOB: 20th February 1991
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 64kg
Trains: Brierly Hill Leisure Centre
Lives: Brierly Hill
Occupation: Student
Nickname: Lauz

P.B
Long Course
50m Freestyle 27.33 (05)
100m Freestyle 57.45 (06)
200m Freestyle 2.05.60 (06)
50m Backstroke 30.73 (06)
100m Backstroke 1.05.12 (06)
200m Backstroke 2.17.76 (05)

Short Course
50m Freestyle 27.14 (05)
100m Freestyle 57.78 (06)
200m Freestyle 2.02.54 (06)
50m Backstroke 30.73 (05)
100m Backstroke 1.04.32 (05)
200m Backstroke 2.16.27 (06)

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
European Junior Championships
Long Course 2006 GOLD 4x100m Freestyle Relay 3.47.89
7th 100m Freestyle 57.93
European Youth Olympics
Long Course 2005

GOLD 100m Freestyle

57.90
GOLD 4x100m Freestyle Relay 3.53.72
GOLD 4x100m Medley Relay 4.18.88

4th 50m Freestyle

27.39
DOMESTIC EVENTS
British Championships
Long Course 2006 6th 100m Backstroke

1.05.14

=15th 50m Freestyle 27.54
19th 200m Freestyle 2.06.36
22nd 200m Backstroke 2.22.16
RECORDS HELD
GENERAL INFORMATION


First sporting success:
Winning two gold medals in the 100m and 200m Freestyle at the 2003 Nationals

Finest sporting moment: Reaching the semi-final in the 200m backstroke and 100m freestyle at the British Championships in Manchester 2005

Tip for the top: Enjoy what you do otherwise there's no point doing it in the first place

First GB selection year: 2004

Sporting heroes: Michael Phelps and Ian Thorpe

Closest friends in sport: There are too many to say!

Favourite sport other than swimming: Athletics

Three words that best describe you: Loud, non-predictable and fun

Would most like to meet: Chad Michael Murray from One Tree Hill (Channel 4)

Most prized possession: My bed!

Biggest influence on career: My family and my coach

Toughest opponent: Lizzie Simmonds

Any pets: I have a dog called Mitch

Biggest passion away from swimming: Shopping! Listening to music as well

Favourite venue and why: Ponds Forge, Sheffield because it's a really fast pool and it's really clean!

Tips to relax: Have a bath and chill out. Listen to music and read a book

Family: My mum and dad are called Julia and Mark. My mum's a photographer and my dad is a Technical Manager

Ultimate ambition: To win an Olympic medal

Where do you see yourself in 10 years: Preparing for my third Olympics hopefully!

 

   

LAST UPDATED 2nd August 2006

 


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