IN THE POOL - Swimming.Org

SWIMMING PROFILES: WOMEN
HEATHER FREDERIKSEN
Club: City of Salford
Coach: John Stout
Dob: 30/12/1985
Born: Billinge
Trains: Broughton/Salford
Lives: Lowton
Occupation: Full time swimmer
QUALIFIED EVENTS:
50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle,
100m Backstroke
ACHIEVEMENTS:
IPC European Championships 2011: S8 50Fr Silver,
S8 100Fr Gold, S8 400Fr Gold, S8 100Ba Gold, 34Pt 4x100MR Gold
IPC European Championships 2009: S8 50Fr Gold,
S8 100Fr Gold, S8 400Fr Gold, S8 100Ba Bronze, S8 100Fly Gold,
SM8 200IM Silver, 34pt 4x100MR Gold
Paralympic Games 2008: S8 50Fr 7th, S8 100Fr Silver,
S8 400Fr Silver, S8 100Ba Gold, SM8 200IM Bronze
IN THE POOL
How were the Paralympic trials for you? They were difficult
for me because I had been suffering from severe migraines
in the lead up to the event which meant I was not able to
train. However, I was pleased to be able to qualify in four
events in at the London trials so now I can look forward to
the summer.
What are your goals for the London Paralympics? To win a
medal in my events.
What has been your finest performance so far and why? The
100m Freestyle at the North West Regional Championships
2012 because I had not been training due to the migraines
and still managed to break the British record so I was
so happy.
What is your favourite Event? I haven’t really got one, but if I
had to choose then it would be the 100m Backstroke.
When was your international senior debut? Able bodied
I was 14 years old and it was at the Open Water World
Championships in Hawaii. Disability swimming it was at the
German Open in Berlin in 2007.
Who is your toughest opponent? I would say probably Jessica
Long from USA.
Best Venue? Sheffield because the water is cold and I always
seem to swim quite well there.
OUT OF THE POOL
Do you have any Superstitions? Not really.
Favourite way to relax? Sleeping.
Any hobbies away from the pool? Not particularly, but I like
to go shopping. I like to watch Bolton Wanderers when I can.
What’s the best thing you cook? Chicken pasta bake.
Best concert you have been to? Don’t tend to go to concerts.
Who would you most like to meet? No one comes to mind.
What are your must watch TV programs? The usual soaps,
Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Eastenders.
What could you not live without Laptop or Mobile? Mobile.
Ideal holiday destination? Hawaii.
Which five people would you want at your ultimate dinner
party? My family as I don’t get to see them all as often as I
would like.
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