| NATALIE JONES |
disability swimmer | 
| Club: |
Colchester Phoenix ASC |
| Coach: |
Mick Massey |
| Classification: |
S6, SB6, SM6 |
| DOB: |
31st October 1984 |
| Height: |
1.67m |
| Weight: |
67kg |
| Born: |
Colchester |
| Lives: |
Manchester |
| Nickname: |
Nat, Jonesy |
| INTERNATIONAL/DOMESTIC EVENTS: |
Paralympic Games, Beijing 2008
BRONZE 200m Individual Medley 3:15.20 (SM6) BR
BRONZE 50m Freestyle 37.21 (S6) BR
5th 100m Freestyle 1:21.53 (S6)
11th 50m Butterfly 44.69 (S6)
British Championships, Sheffield 2008
GOLD 200m I.M 3:17.50
BRONZE 50m Freestyle 37.64
4th 100m Freestyle 1:21.95
IPC World Championships, Durban 2006
GOLD 200m I.M 3.16.70
GOLD 20pt 4x50m Freestyle Relay 3.14.53
SILVER 100m Freestyle 1.21.59
4th 100m Backstroke 1.35.32
6th 50m Freestyle 39.80
Paralympic World Cup, Manchester 2006
SILVER 50m Freestyle 38.27 (S6)
4th 100m Freestyle 1.22.93
Paralympic Games , Athens 2004
GOLD 200m IM 3.18.68
5th 100m Backstroke 1.37.13
5th 100m Breaststroke 1.52.95
5th 50m Freestyle 39.55
4x50m IM (20 points) 3.16.34
World Championships, Argentina 2002
BRONZE 200m IM (SM6)
5th 100m Backstroke (S6)
9th 100m Breaststroke (SB6)
Paralympic Games, Sydney 2000
9th 100m Breaststroke (SB6)
| 50m Freestyle |
Beijing |
15/09/08 |
37.21 |
BR |
| 800m Freestyle |
Berlin |
06/05 |
13.04.83 |
WR/PR/
ER/BR |
| 200m I.M |
Beijing |
07/09/08 |
3:15.20 |
BR |
| 4x50m I.M (20 points) |
Athens |
09/04 |
3.16.34 |
BR |
| 4x50m Freestyle (20pts) |
Mar Del Plata |
12/12/02 |
3:19.10 secs |
BR |
Favourite event: 200m IM, but it’s probably my worst as well!
Finest ever performance/Why: Winning gold at Athens in 200m IM. I was ranked third when I went in and came out with gold!
First senior international meet: Going to Sydney when I was only 15.
Role models: Everyone says him, but it’s got to be David Beckham.
My aspirations are: To win gold in 200m IM at Beijing and win a medal in another individual event, maybe 100m Free.
Tip for the top: Quitters never win and winners never quit.
Life after swimming: I was a travel agent for nine months before I became a swimmer, so something in the travel industry.
Music: All sorts, not classical or rock.
If I wasn’t a swimmer/diver I would be a: Travel Agent.
Describe yourself in three words: Loyal, friendly and bubbly.
Would most like to meet: Frank Lampard.
Most prized possession: My teddy. I had him when I was born from my Grandad and it goes everywhere with me.
Biggest influence on career: Parents and fiancé.
Sporting relations: My fiancé is a cyclist and also going to the Paralympics.
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