| Charlotte..Henshaw |
disability swimmer | 
| Club: |
Stirling Swim / Nova Centurion |
| Coach: |
Anthony Stickland |
| Classification: |
S8, SB6, SM8 |
| DOB: |
16th January 1987 |
| Height: |
1.65m |
| Weight: |
67kg |
| Born: |
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire |
| Lives: |
Stirling / Mansfield |
| Occupation: |
Student – Psychology/Sports Studies 4th year |
Paralympic Games 2008
4th 100m Breaststroke 1:45.28 (SB6)
British Championships, Sheffield 2008
SILVER 100m Breaststroke, 1:42.88
8th 100m Butterfly, 1:39.72
Favourite Event: 50m or 100m breaststroke
Finest ever performance/Why: PB time at the Olympic trials at Sheffield to get well inside the qualifying time and to make the team for Beijing
First senior international meet: Danish Open 2004
Role models: I admire Natalie Du Toit and I like the fighting spirit of Kelly Holmes for coming back after people wrote her off
My aspirations are: I want to win a medal in Beijing
Tip for the top: Commitment – even when you feel like the pool is the last place you want to be – you have to, to get the job done
Life after swimming: PhD in educational psychology
– sports development and move to London
Music: Musical theatre / Michael Buble / Alanis Morrisette
If I wasn‘t a swimmer I would be a: Badminton player and still a student
Describe yourself in three words: Sociable, academic and chilled
Would most like to meet: Judy Garland / Julie Andrews /
Judi Dench / Daniel Craig
Most prized possession: My bed
Biggest influence on career: Anthony Stickland
Sporting Relations: My dad was in the GB karate team
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