About
British swimmer who won the gold medal in the 200m backstroke at the FINA World Championships. She is the first person from Great Britain to win a World Championship.
Before Fame
She was a student at Springfield School and competed in the European Youth Olympics in 1995.
Trivia
She was named ambassador of the Swimming Teachers' Association in 2011.
Family Life
She has been married.
Associated With
She and Hungary's Krisztina Egerszegi are both World Champions in the 200m backstroke.