IN THE POOL - Swimming.Org

SWIMMING PROFILES: WOMEN
NYREE KINDRED
QUALIFIED EVENTS:
100m Backstroke
Club: Leominster Kingfishers
Coach: Emma Patrick
Dob: 21/09/1980
Born: Porth, South Wales
Trains: Leominster
Lives: Hereford
Occupation: Full time athlete
ACHIEVEMENTS:
IPC World Championships 2010: S6 100Ba Gold,
20Pt 4x50MR Bronze
IPC European Championships 2009: S6 100Ba Gold
Paralympic Games 2008: S6 400Fr 6th, S6 100Ba Silver,
SB5 100Br 4th, SM6 200IM 6th
IPC World Championships 2006:S6 400Fr Gold, S6 100Ba Gold,
SB5 100Br 5th, SM6 200IM Bronze
Paralympic Games 2004: S6 400Fr Bronze, S6 100Ba Gold,
SB5 100Br Silver, SM6 200IM Silver, 20pt 4x50MR Gold
Paralympic Games 2000: S6 100Ba Silver, SB5 100Br Bronze,
SM6 200IM 4th, 20pt 4x50FR 6th, 20pt 4x50MR Bronze
IN THE POOL
How were the Paralympic trials for you? They were pretty
good. I was pleased to make the time standards at the
first trials in London and seeing my time up on the board
afterwards made me realise I can still do it. It gave me a lot of
confidence as it was my first big competition since having my
daughter so I was very focused on getting myself back to the
times I did before. I got within a second of my personal best
so it gave me a lot of confidence for the rest of the year.
What are your goals for the London Paralympics? To perform
a PB. If that gets me a placing or a medal then great. If I do
a PB and someone swims better than me then I know I have
done my best. I know I will need PB’s in London as everyone
will be raising their games.
What has been your finest performance so far and why?
Winning five medals in Athens 2004. I won the 100m
Backstroke title on my birthday. It was so special.
What is your favourite Event? The 100m Backstroke is my
event. Backstroke always has been. It was the first stroke that
I could do.
When was your international senior debut? The 1999
European Championships in Germany where I won a medal
so that was good. It was great to be away with the team for
the first time.
Who is your toughest opponent? I have so many but probably
me. I am hard on myself if I do a bad swim.
Best Venue: The pool in Sydney 2000. It was a great pool
and my first Paralympics.
OUT OF THE POOL
Do you have any Superstitions? I always look at the start
sheet several times to make sure I know what I have do
and when.
Favourite way to relax? I write in a journal. I have done it for
a couple of years now.
Any hobbies away from the pool? Swimming and looking
after our daughter takes up most of our time so we don’t get
much time for hobbies. I enjoy watching television and we try
to eat out and visit family as much as we can.
What’s the best thing you cook? Beef in a red wine sauce
although I have not made it for a while.
Best concert you have been to? Take That back in 2009,
amazing.
Who would you most like to meet? Julia Roberts.
What are your must watch TV programmes? I like the shows
Grey’s Anatomy, Touch and Desperate Housewives.
What could you not live without Laptop or Mobile? Mobile.
Ideal holiday destination? Somewhere hot like the Maldives
so I can sit on a beach. I always like places with great
shopping.
Which five people would you want at your ultimate dinner
party? Julia Roberts, Gary Barlow, Sascha Kindred, David
Beckham and Charlotte Henshaw.
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