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   30-Strong GB Disability Swim Team Predict A Gold Rush In Eindhoven At The IPC World Championships
Beijing Paralympic Sensation And Britain’s Youngest Ever Individual Medalist Eleanor Simmonds Heads To Holland With A Team From Around The UK To Face The Best Paralympic Swimmers In The World A 30-strong team has been announced to represent Great Britain at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven, Holland next month, headed up by Double Paralympic Champion Eleanor Simmonds Simmonds was only 12-years-old when she competed at her first World Championships in Durban and just two years later claimed the nation’s hearts with her tearful celebrations at the Beijing Paralympic Games. Following the British Gas Disability Swim Team’s last major meet at the Welsh Short Course Championships in Llandudno several weeks ago, a number of swimmers emerged as ones to watch in Holland at the World Championships: James Crisp – Sheffield Sascha Kindred – Hereford Nyree Lewis - b. S Wales lives Hereford Dave Roberts – b.Pontypridd, lives Cardiff Liz Johnson – b. Newport, lives Swansea Stephanie Millward – lives Swansea Robert Welbourn b Chesterfield, lives Swansea Ellie Simmonds – b. Walsall, trains Swansea Thomas Young – b Lancaster Matthew Walker - Stockport Natalie Massey - Stockport Daniel Pepper – Stockport Natalie Jones b Colchester lives Manchester Charlotte Henshaw - b. Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, trains Stirling Claire Cashmore b. Redditch, Worcestershire. lives Kidderminster/Devon Louise Watkin – Devon Matthew Whorwood – Newquay Corwall or Wales Jonathan Fox – b Plymouth, lives St Stephen Cornwall Fran Williamson – B Sunderland, lives Cambridge The British Gas Disability Swimming Team will be competing in Eindhoven from the 15th – 21st August. Photo: Eleanor Simmonds Due to problems with spam only SalfordOnline members can now leave comments. Becoming a member of SalfordOnline only takes a minute, just hit the red Join Us button at the top right hand side of the page to create your Personal account. Got a news story? Need help with publicity for an event in Salford? Send it to newsdesk@salfordonline.com or call the SalfordOnline newsdesk on 0161 789 5377. |
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