Olympics/Paralympics

I am a former Paralympic swimmer and will be providing analysis of the swimming events at the Water Cube in Beijing.

When I was 17 I had my left leg amputated because of cancer. The day after I had my stitches out I went swimming and within a year I was swimming quicker with one leg than I did when I had two. Eighteen months after finishing my chemotherapy I was selected to represent Great Britain.

I competed internationally for 17 years, winning 12 Paralympic medals from five Games and a further 21 from World and European Championships.

I also held world records for 200m, 400m and 1500m freestyle and as well as being part of the team that held the world record for 4x100m freestyle.