Emma Graham

Nickname Ginger-BORG, G-BORG
DOB 23 April 1993 (age 17)
Hometown Grantham
Height 1.81m
Events Middle Distance + Distance Free
Coach Dave Calleja

About Emma

My ultimate dream, like many other athletes, is to win the Olympic Games for Great Britain. I'd also like to be a world record holder and be the best I can be!

Emma started swimming at just 3 years old, competing for the first time when she was 8. She first qualified for nationals aged 11.

Emma has a younger brother, Matthew, and a younger sister, Nicola, who also swim for the club

In 2007, Emma attended an extended training camp in Singapore, followed by a competition in Australia with the Great Britain Squad

She is currently a member of the World Class Development Programme, and the British Swimming Target Squad geared towards the 2012 Olympics in London

Achievements

Holder of the Yorkshire Record in the 1500m Freestyle, as well as Yorkshire Girls Records in the 50m, 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m Freestyle

2005

  • 1 Silver (100m Freestyle) at National Age Group Championships
  • 14 Gold medals at Yorkshire Championships

2006

  • 4 Silvers (100m/200m/400m/800m Freestyle) and 1 Bronze (200m Butterfly) at National Age Group Championships

2007

  • Member of Great Britain Squad for End of Year Tour of Singapore and Australia; 1 Silver (200m Freestyle) and 1 Bronze at Queensland State Championships
  • 1 Gold (1500m Freestyle) and 1 Bronze (400m Freestyle) at National Youth Championships
  • 1 Silver (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay) at the European Youth Olympic Festival

2008

  • Gold in 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay and 4th in 1500m Freestyle at European Junior Championships in Belgrade. Also swam 50m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle and 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay.
  • Qualified to represent GB at the French Open Water Cup over 5km

2009

  • Set a new European Junior Record to win Gold in 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay at the European Junior Championships, Prague. Also placed 4th in 400m Freestyle, 5th in 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay and 8th in 100m Freestyle
  • Won the 16/17yrs 1500m Freestyle at the National Youth Championships in a new British Age Group Record (16yrs), to set up a 5 medal haul (2 Golds, 3 Silvers, 1 Bronze)

Interests

  • Box Jumps, Beacon and Beth
  • Loves proclaiming teammates' misspellings and grammatical errors
  • And following a successful self-taper, enjoys feeling mint in fractional, fiery costumes!

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