CRAIG GIBBONS

swimmer

Club:	Loughborough University
Coach:	Dave McNulty
DOB:	29th November 1985
Height:	1.90m
Weight:	78kg
Trains:	Swansea
Born:	High Wycombe
Lives:	Loughborough
Occupation:	Student

P.B
Long Course
50m Freestyle 22.84 (07)
100m Freestyle 50.03 (07)
200m Freestyle 1:52.52 (07)

Short Course
50m Freestyle 22.93 (04)
100m Freestyle 48.86 (04)
200m Freestyle 1:47.23 (03)

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

	World Championships
	Short Course	2008	4x100m Medley Relay	Prelims only
			6th 4x100m Freestyle Relay	3:11.04
	European Championships
	Short Course	2004	14th 100m Freestyle	48.92
			24th 200m Freestyle	1.48.54
	World Schools Championships
	Long Course	2002	8th 50m Freestyle	24.68
			5th 100m Freestyle	53.91
			GOLD 4x100m Medley Relay	3.54.38 (52.91 Fs)
	European Junior Championships
	Long Course	2003	7th 100m Freestyle	51.36
			BRONZE 4x100m Freestyle Relay	3.24.83 (50.42)
			BRONZE 4x100m Medley Relay	3.45.63 (50.43)
DOMESTIC EVENTS
	Olympic Trials
	Long Course	2004	BRONZE 100m Freestyle	50.29
	British Championships
	Long Course	2006	4th 100m Freestyle	51.03
			11th 50m Freestyle	23.06
			33rd 200m Freestyle	1.57.33
		2005	BRONZE 100m Freestyle	50.84
			4th 50m Freestyle	23.31
		2003	10th 50m Freestyle	24.06
			14th 100m Freestyle	52.21
			20th 200m Freestyle	1.54.97
			19th 50m Butterfly	26.25
		2002	20th 50m Freestyle	24.54
			20th 50m Butterfly	26.44
		2001	20th 100m Backstroke	1.02.68
	Short Course	2001	22nd 50m Freestyle	24.69
			33rd 100m Freestyle	53.82
			23rd 200m Freestyle	1.56.06
			19th 400m Freestyle	4.10.98
			14th 50m Backstroke	27.39
			23rd 100m Backstroke	1.00.40
			26th 50m Butterfly	26.77
			28th 100m Butterfly	58.84
			31st 100m I.M.	1.02.39
		2000	30th 50m Freestyle	24.67
			36th 50m Backstroke	28.94
			31st 100m Backstroke	59.36
			36th 50m Butterfly	26.68
			41st 100m Butterfly	59.77
			38th 100m I.M.	1.02.28
	ASA National Championships
	Long Course		SILVER 50m Freestyle	23.83
	ASA National Youth Championships
	Long Course	2002	BRONZE 50m Freestyle	24.54
			7th 50m Freestyle	24.61
			SILVER 100m Freestyle	52.70
			BRONZE 100m Freestyle	52.65
			7th 200m Freestyle	1.57.84
			20th 100m Backstroke	1.03.14
			6th 100m Butterfly	58.74
	ASA National Age Group Championships
	Long Course	2001	9th 50m Freestyle	25.37
			11th 100m Freestyle	55.34
			7th 200m Freestyle	1.58.64
			17th 400m Freestyle	4.17.09
			10th 50m Backstroke	29.60
			9th 100m Backstroke	1.02.56
			26th 200m Backstroke	2.22.62
			4th 50m Butterfly	26.64
			8th 100m Butterfly	59.70
GENERAL INFORMATION
	Finest sporting moment: Being selected for the World Championships 200 in Melbourne Tip for the top: I’ll tell you when I get there! First GB selection year: 2002 Sporting heroes: Wayne Rooney and Ian Thorpe Closest friends in sport: The Maxwell lads – Turno, Mundo, Morgano, Smithy and Wildo Favourite sport other than swimming: Football Three words that best describe you: Cool, calm and collected Would most like to meet: Avril Lavigne Most prized possession: My SVA drag pants – I always wear them! Biggest influence on career: My Mother Toughest opponent: Myself Favourite venue: Ponds Forge, Sheffield Tips to relax: Sleep with the radio on Ultimate ambition: To make the Olympics and to break the British 100m Freestyle record Where do you see yourself in 10 years: An Olympian with a happy family and a beautiful wife

LAST UPDATED 16th April 2008