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SWIMMING PROFILES: MEN
MORGYN PETERS
QUALIFIED EVENTS:
100m Backstroke
ACHIEVEMENTS:
London 2012 International Debut
Club: Millfield
Coach: Euan Dale
Dob: 20/08/1996
Born: High Wycombe
Trains: Millfield
Lives: Millfield
Occupation: I am in my last year of
school so doing GCSEs this year
IN THE POOL
How were the Paralympic trials for you? It was a great
experience for me being able to swim in the pool. There was
no pressure on me in London as I had only been training for
four months so I wasn’t thinking about qualifying.
What are your goals for the London Paralympics? I am
delighted to get this opportunity of competing at a home
Paralympics. My target is to improve my personal best times
and focus on the 100m Backstroke event.
What has been your finest performance so far and why?
When I was 12 or 13 I qualified for the able bodied
Nationals in the 100m Backstroke after I won at the South
East Regionals.
What is your favourite Event? 100m Backstroke as I do swim
it the most and it’s the one I seem good at. I like swimming
butterfly but am not as good in that!
When was your international senior debut? London 2012.
For future Paralympics this will be a rehearsal. Having the
crowd cheering for you will be such a great experience, as
will being in the village environment.
Who is your toughest opponent? James Crisp in the 100m
Backstroke. It helps me having someone in the UK that I
can target.
Best Venue? The London Aquatics Centre. The water felt
good, it felt quick. The way the venue looks is really cool and
the lights were so bright. It was such a great experience.
OUT OF THE POOL
Do you have any Superstitions? Not that I can think of.
Favourite way to relax? Watching television or playing golf.
I have a handicap of 16 and I like to play regularly when I am
not at school.
Any hobbies away from the pool? With my GCSE’s and
swimming I don’t really have a lot of time at the moment
for anything.
What’s the best thing you cook? Something not too fancy so
probably spaghetti bolognese.
Best concert you have been to? Lee Evans live in Cardiff last
year was brilliant.
Who would you most like to meet? Michael Phelps would
be cool.
What are your must watch TV programs? Mock the Week,
Family Guy or South Park. Something to make me laugh.
What could you not live without Laptop or Mobile? Laptop.
Ideal holiday destination? Somewhere hot. Madeira is nice.
Which five people would you want at your ultimate dinner
party? Jimmy Carr, Cheryl Cole, Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt
and Frankie Boyle.
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