GeorginaGrattonAge: 17

CSCMember: 3Years

FavFood: Icecream

FocusMusic: Anythingupbeat

OtherSports: Hockey,NetballandAthletics

CompetitionFood: Somethingcontainingpasta(eveningbefore)DriedfruitandNuts(Poolside)

Triumphs: BritishNationalFinalin50mBack

Training: 9swimsessionsand2gymsessions

Dreams: ToachievethebestthatIcan

Race Strategies…

ü I visualise myself swimming the race, paying attention to my first half of the race

ü In whipping area I focus mainly on my breathing

ü I do some activating exercises

ü When I am called to the blocks, I focus on

being positive in my mind set and think of all the strengths I have behind me such as a period of good training

Random Facts:

• Broke the Sussex County Record in 50m Backstroke

• Full Time Princess… when not swimming

PostRace…

• Ieatasmallamountoffoodanddrinkalotofwater,thenswimdownasquickaspossibletoallowmetorecoverwell(ifthereisaswimdownpoolavailable)