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ELIZABETH HEALD
diver

Club: City of Sheffield
Coach: Adam Sotheran
DOB: 17th July 1992
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 62kg
Trains: Ponds Forge
Born: Doncaster
Lives: Doncaster
Occupation: Student
Nickname: Liz

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
European Junior Championships
2006 BRONZE 1m Springboard 300.15
5th 3m Springboard

315.40

DOMESTIC EVENTS
British Championships
2007 SILVER 3m Synchro 257.88
BRONZE 1m Springboard 203.25
6th 3m Springboard 194.40
ASA Elite Junior National Championships
2006 GOLD 1m Springboard (Group B) 311.55
GOLD 3m Springboard (Group B)

327.90

 

SILVER 3m Synchro (Group A/B) 252.30
GENERAL INFORMATION


First sporting success: Winning at the White Rose competition in 2004

Finest sporting moment: Winning gold medals in the 1m and 3m Springboard at the Elite Junior Nationals in 2006. I qualified for the European and World Junior Championships

Tip for the top: Be determined, work hard and set out to be the best - accept nothing less

First GB selection year: 2006

Sporting heroes: Greg Louganis

Closest friend in sport: Claire Blencowe

Other sporting successes: I took gold at the Yorkshire Championships in gymnastics

Favourite sport other than diving: Gymnastics

Would most like to meet: Myself in 10 years time!

Most prized possession: My bed!

Biggest influence on career: My parents and my coach

Any other family connections to sport: My mum was a professional dancer and my Dad is a Rugby League player

Toughest opponents: Sophie Clark and Katie Hamilton

Biggest passion away from diving: Going out with friends

Biggest disappointment: A back injury has stopped me from platform diving

Favourite venue and why: Ponds Forge as it is my home pool

Ultimate ambition: To become an Olympic diver

Where do you see yourself in 10 years: Still diving

 

 

LAST UPDATED 4th October 2007

 


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