First sporting success: Winning the 25m sprint at junior school

Finest sporting moment: Getting a bursary at the DSE Junior Championships

Tip for the top: "Pain is temporary, quitting is forever"

First GB selection year: 2005

Sporting heroes: Colin Jackson

Closest friend in sport: Kate Arnold, Claire Cashmore, Kate Grey, Rachael Latham and Angela McCowen

Favourite sport other than swimming: Dance

Three words that best describe you: Friendly, focussed and sarcastic

Would most like to meet: Ian Thorpe

Most prized possession: My bed

Biggest influence on career: Marc Woods

Toughest opponent: Sarah Bailey's records

Biggest passion away from swimming: Dancing

Favourite venue and why: Ponds Forge, Sheffield

Tips to relax: Controlled breathing

Education: I am studying for my GCSE's

Ultimate ambition: To have no regrets

Where do you see yourself in 10 years: Successful and sarcastic