| LIZ JOHNSON |
disability swimmer | 
| Club: |
University of Bath |
| Coach: |
Mark Skimming |
| Classification: |
S6, SB6, SM6 |
| DOB: |
3rd December 1985 |
| Height: |
1.64m |
| Weight: |
56kg |
| Born: |
Newport, Gwent |
| Lives: |
Bath |
| Nickname: |
Lizard |
| INTERNATIONAL/DOMESTIC EVENTS: |
2009 IPC Swimming European Championships, Reykjavik
SILVER 100m Breaskstroke 1:41.36 (SB6)
British Championships, Sheffield 2009
6th 50m Freestyle 41.12
Paralympic Games, Beijing 2008
GOLD 100m Breaststroke 1:41.87 (SB6)
8th 50m Freestyle 39.41 (S6)
12th 50m Freestyle 45.94 (S6)
British Championships, Sheffield 2008
GOLD 100m Breaststroke 1:41.20
4th 200m I.M 3:20.48
IPC World Championships, Durban 2006
GOLD 100m Breaststroke 1.40.83
GOLD 20pt 4x50m Fresstyle Relay 3.14.53
4th 200m I.M 3.25.46
7th 50m Butterfly 45.58
8th 50m Freestyle 41.54
Paralympic World Cup, Manchester 2006
5th 50m Freestyle 41.41 (S6)
Paralympic Games, Athens 2004
SILVER 100m Breaststroke 1.45.33
5th 200m IM 3.31.37
IPC World Championships, Argentina 2002
100m Breaststroke
50m Butterfly
Commonwealth Games, Manchester 2002
100m Freestyle (S7)
50m Butterfly (S7)
IPC European Championships, Stockholm 2001
BRONZE 200m IM (SM7)
100m Breaststroke (SB7)
50m Butterfly (S7)
| 100m Breaststroke |
SB6 |
Swansea |
09/12/07 |
1.40.09 secs |
WR, ER & BR |
| 200m Breaststroke |
SB6 |
Swansea |
08/10/06 |
3.41.75 secs |
BR & ER |
| 200m I.M |
SM7 |
Manchester |
04/05/03 |
03:36.23 secs |
BR |
Favourite Event: 100m breaststroke
Finest ever performance/Why: The 100m Breaststroke at the Bijing 2008 Paralympics. I achieved y ambition of winning a Paralympic gold medal and produced the win even though I was going through some difficult personal circumstances.
First senior international meet: Ukrainian Open 2000 (meatballs and rice for breakfast and a packet of crisps for lunch)
Role models: Roger Federer, Michael Johnson and my mum
My aspirations are: To keep improving and be the best that I can be and to be a millionaire!
Tip for the top: Follow your dreams and don’t give up. Use your disappointments to fuel your ambition.
Life after swimming: enjoying time doing the things I don't have time to do whille I am swimming and I plan to work as an accountant.
Music: General – but not classical so much.
If I wasn‘t a swimmer I would be: A couch potato
Would most like to meet: Mary Poppins
Most prized possession: My Beijing medal
Biggest influence on career: My mum
Sporting Relations: My boyfriend - Jody Gundy (five time Paralympic Champion)
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