| LIZ JOHNSON |
disability swimmer | 
| Club: |
Swansea Performance |
| Coach: |
Billy Pye |
| Classification: |
S6, SB6, SM6 |
| DOB: |
3rd December 1985 |
| Height: |
1.64m |
| Weight: |
53kg |
| Born: |
Newport, Gwent |
| Lives: |
Swansea |
| Nickname: |
Lizard |
| INTERNATIONAL/DOMESTIC EVENTS: |
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)
| 50m Breaststroke |
SB6 |
Sheffield |
04/06 |
48.04 secs |
ER &BR |
| 100m Breaststroke |
SB6 |
Swansea |
09/12/07 |
1.40.09 secs |
WR, ER & BR |
| 200m Breaststroke |
SB6 |
Brno |
06/05 |
3.42.51 secs |
WR, ER & BR |
| 50m Butterfly |
S6 |
Sheffield |
08/05/04 |
45.24 secs |
BR |
| 100m Butterfly |
S7 |
Minnesota |
14/06/03 |
1:46.59 secs |
BR |
| 200m I.M |
SM7 |
Manchester |
04/05/03 |
03:36.23 secs |
BR |
Favourite Event: 100m breaststroke
Finest ever performance/Why: My world record swim in the final of the World Championships in Durban in 2006. It was my first major gold medal and I proved myself – it definitely has to be South Africa.
First senior international meet: Ukrainian Open 2000 (meatballs and rice for breakfast and a packet of crisps for lunch)
Role models: Liesel Jones, Lance Armstrong and my mum
My aspirations are: To win a Paralympic Gold medal
Tip for the top: Follow your dreams and don’t give up. Use your disappointments to fuel your ambition.
Life after swimming: Train to be an accountant and pursue other goals once I’ve achieved everything I want to in swimming.
Music: General – I’m not a huge music fan but do listen to chart stuff.
If I wasn‘t a swimmer I would be: Probably a golfer because I used to play with my parents, or some kind of sportsperson.
Would most like to meet: Marry Poppins
Most prized possession: My house
Biggest influence on career: My mum
Sporting Relations: Haven’t got anyone that has been world class but my mum was a decent hockey player.
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