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MEGAN SYLVESTER

diver

Club: City of Sheffield
Coach: Adam Sotheran
DOB: 4th July 1994
Height: 1.37m
Weight: 29kg
Trains: Ponds Forge
Born: Barnsley
Lives: Tankersley, Barnsley
Occupation: Student
Nickname: Megz

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
European Junior Championships
2008 SILVER Platform 344.45
Aachen International Youth Meet
2006 15th 3m 290.90
6th Platform 292.55
CAMO Invitational
2006 4th Platform 287.70
6th 3m 330.65
DOMESTIC EVENTS
British Championships
2007 10th 10m Platform 202.05
ASA Elite Junior National Championships
2006 GOLD 1m Springboard (Group C) 278.25
GOLD 3m Springboard (Group C) 280.40
GOLD 10m Platform (Group C) 292.35
GENERAL INFORMATION


First sporting success:
Gold at the Shipley Novices

Finest sporting moment: Winning 4 gold medals at Age Group Nationals 2005

Tip for the top: Train hard. Enjoy what you do and keep smiling

First GB selection year: 2005

How and why get involved in diving: My brother was already diving and his coach Adam asked me to come and try it out

Sporting heroes: Jane Smith, Tonia Couch and Claire Blencowe

Closest friends in sport: Harriet Bollough, Clare Cryan, Sam Hydes and my brother James Sylvester

Other sporting successes: Winning gold at the All England Dance Festival

Favourite sports other than diving: Dancing and Gymnastics

Three words that best describe you: Blonde, funny and happy

Would most like to meet: Loudy Torky

Most prized possession: My Blanket

Biggest influence on career: Mum, Dad, brother James and my coach Adam he is always there to give me advice and to point me in the right direction

Any other family connections to sport: My brother James is a diver

Toughest opponent: Jennifer Abel (CAN) and Tonia Couch (Plymouth)

Any pets: I have a dog called Buffy

Favourite venue and why: Aachen because it was where I competed in my first international

Tips to relax: A nice long soak in the bath

Education: I am in Year 7

Ultimate ambition: To win a gold medal at the Olympics

Where do you see yourself in 10 years: Becoming an Olympic Champion in 2012 and still diving


LAST UPDATED 5th October 2007

 


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