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ELLEN GANDY

swimmer

Club: Beckenham SC
Coach: Tony Beckley
DOB: 15th August 1991
Height: 1.66m
Weight: 52.6kg
Trains: Crystal Palace
Born: Bromley, Kent
Lives: Beckenham, Kent
Occupation: Student
Nickname: Elle

P.B
Long Course
50m Butterfly 28.92 (06)
100m Butterfly 1.01.28 (05)
200m Butterfly 2.12.86 (05)

50m Freestyle 28.41 (05)
100m Freestyle 58.50 (06)
200m Freestyle 2.04.04 (06)

Short Course
50m Butterfly 28.59 (06)
100m Butterfly 1.02.46 (05)
200m Butterfly 2.11.42 (06)
50m Freestyle 27.32 (06)
100m Freestyle 57.60 (05)
200m Freestyle 2.02.58 (06)

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
European Youth Olympics
Long Course 2005 GOLD 100m Butterfly 1.02.60
GOLD 200m Butterfly 2.14.60
GOLD 4x100m Freestyle Relay 3.53.72
GOLD 4x200m Mixed Freestyle Relay 7.59.68
GOLD 4x100m Medley Relay 4.18.88
DOMESTIC EVENTS
British Championships
Long Course 2006 8th 200m Butterfly 2.16.59
9th 100m Butterfly 1.02.74
15th 50m Butterfly 28.92
=18th 100m Freestyle 59.20
26th 200m Freestyle 2.07.82
RECORDS HELD
GENERAL INFORMATION


First sporting success:
Getting my 10m swimming badge!

Finest sporting moment: Coming third in the 200m butterfly at the British Championships (2005)

Tip for the top: Work hard even when things get tough

First GB selection year: 2004

Sporting hero: Lance Armstrong. I think that he has achieved amazing things despite his past illness

Closest friend in sport: Fay Donavon. She's at my school and also swims at my club

Favourite sport other than swimming: Gymnastics- it's amazing!

Three words that best describe you: Positive, hard-working and shy

Would most like to meet: Michael Phelps

Most prized possession: My teddy called Scruff. I take him everywhere. I've had him since I was 6 weeks old

Biggest influence on career: Watching swimmers on T.V

Toughest opponent: Lizzie Simmonds

Any pets: I have a chocolate Labrador called Milly!

Biggest passion away from swimming: Art and cartoons

Favourite venue and why: Crystal Palace because it's my training pool. I love it there

Tips to relax: Paint

Family: My mum is called Toni and she is a trainee secretary. My dad is called Simon and he works for B.A.A. I also have a younger sister called Vicki who's 12 and an older brother called Joe who's 15

Ultimate ambition: To win an Olympic gold and have world records

Where do you see yourself in 10 years: Still swimming!

 

   

LAST UPDATED 21st April 2006

 


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