| Place Of Birth | South Shields, England |
| Residence | Wallsend, Newcastle, England |
| Occupation | Student |
| Coach | Ian Oliver |
| Influential Person | His girlfriend Erica and his parents |
| Idol | Sir Steve Redgrave, Adrian Moorhouse and Michael Johnson |
| Recent Results | FINA World Championships (Montreal, July-2005)
5th in the 50m Breaststroke (28.00)
6th in the 100m Breaststroke (1:00.99)
British Championships (2005)
Bronze in the 50m Breaststroke (28.32)
Bronze in the 100m Breaststroke (1:01.46) |
Commonwealth
Games History | has not competed |
Olympic
Games History | Athens 2004
15th in the 200m Breaststroke (2:15.91) |
| Other | Personal Best:
50m Breaststroke - 27.82 (2005)
100m Breaststroke - 1:00.64 (2005)
200m Breaststroke - 2:14.68 (2004)
World Ranking:
9th in the 50m Breaststroke (as at 01-Aug-2005)
6th in the 100m Breaststroke (as at 01-Aug-2005)
Chris claims his first sporting success was getting the British and Commonwealth record in the 100m breaststroke.
He would most like to meet Steven Irwin, as he's so passionate about what he does although I think he does get a bit too close to those crocodiles!
His most prized possession is a small trophy he was awarded at school. Chris recounts there was meant to be lots of students swimming in the school's gala but on the day nearly everyone pulled out. He and three others were awarded the trophies for swimming in more races to make up for the students who dropped out.
He first gained Great Britain selection in 2003 (senior), and he describes himself as persistent, motivated and enthusiastic.
He says his finest sporting moment was competing at the 2004 Olympics. |