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MHAIRI LOVE disability swimmer

Club: Stirling
Coach: Anthony Stickland
Classification: S6, SB5, SM6
DOB: 5th May 1981
Height: 1.60m
Weight: 58kg
Born: Lanark, Scotland
Lives: Lanark, Scotland

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS:

Paralympic Games, Beijing 2008

9th 100m Freestyle 1:29.76 (S6)

7th 400m Freestyle 6:15.31 (S6)

Paralympic World Cup, Manchester 2006
4th 50m Freestyle 41.13 (S6)
8th 100m Freestyle 1.26.79

Paralympic Games, Athens
6th 100m Freestyle 1.26.04
SILVER 400m Freestyle 6.02.59
8th 50m Freestyle 40.77
SILVER 4x50m Freestyle 3.12.75

RECORDS HELD:

4x50m Freestyle Athens 09/04 3.12.75 BR
400m Freestyle Aix-En-Provence 30/01/04 6:01.10 secs BR 

GENERAL INFORMATION:

 
Favourite Event: 400m freestyle

Finest ever performance/Why: PB swim in French Open 2004 in 50m/100m/200m/400m

First senior international meet: French Open 2004

Role models: None

My aspirations are: Personal best performance in Beijing

Tip for the top: Work hard and enjoy

Life after swimming: Still something involved with swimming, maybe coaching or psychological.

Music: James Blunt

If I wasn‘t a swimmer I would be: Training to be a clinical psychologist

Describe yourself in three words: Determined, committed and cheerful

Would most like to meet: Nelson Mandela

Most prized possession: My wheelchair 

Biggest influence on career: Frank Jones and Anthony Stickland

Sporting Relations: None


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