CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

World Junior Championships
2006	13th team event

First sporting success: Winning at a club competition

Finest sporting moment: Competing for England in Egypt (2004) and getting into the GB squad in 2006

Tip for the top: You can't just want to succeed, you have to act on it

First GB selection year: 2006

Sporting hero: Kelly Holmes

Closest friend in sport: Jenny Godding and Jazmine Stansbury. All of the girls at Reading are pretty close really

Three words that best describe you: Determined, competitive and ambitious

Would most like to meet: Kelly Holmes

Most prized possession: My phone!

Biggest influence on your career: Getting into the England squad in 2004. Seeing other girls in my club succeed made me want to be as good as them

Toughest opponent: Anyone ranked above me because they are always improving

Any pets: I have a Tortoise called Tommy

Biggest disappointment: Not being able to go to Croatia with the England squad in 2005

Favourite venue and why: Any pool that isn't cold!

Tips to relax: Be on your own. Turn your phone off as well as the T.V or radio, lay in bed with a teddy and sleep!

Ultimate ambition: To compete in the 2012 Olympics

Where do you see yourself in 10 years: With a job, and the experience of an Olympics behind me






LAST UPDATED: 3rd May 2006