Athlete Resume
By committing to training and gaining consistent results at national level Jonathan has earned his way onto the England Talent Level 3 Programme. He is predominantly a 100m and 200m Backstroke swimmer and is currently ranked third in the country in his age group. He has ten two-hour training sessions in the pool each week and four land based sessions, which he fits around his university studies.
He picked up two medals at last years National Swimming Championships and is aiming to make the transition up to Senior level and progress onto the British Swimming World Class Programme. In February Jonathan won a bronze medal in the 100m Backstroke at the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Long Course Swimming Championships. Jonathan then went on to reach the semi final of the 100m Backstroke at this years British Championships held in Manchester in March.
Key Achievements
- Ranked U18 100m Backstroke England No3
- Ranked U18 200m Backstroke England No3
- 2011 British Championships Open 50m Backstroke Heats - 18th, 100m Backstroke Semi Final - 14th, 200m Heats - 18th
- 2011 BUCS Long Course Swimming Championships 50m Backstroke - 8th, 100m Backstroke - Bronze, 200m Backstroke - 4th
- 2010 National Championships U18 100m Backstroke - Bronze
- 2010 Nationals Championships U18 200m Backstroke - Bronze
- 2010 British Championships Open 100M Backstroke - 12th
Aims
- Selection for British Swimming World Class Programme
- Top 8 in UK for 200m Backstroke
- Top 10 in UK for 100m Backstroke
- Compete at the 2012 Olympic Games
