Rob Holderness
D.O.B: 29/06/90
Club: Milfield
Coach: Jol Fink

PERSONAL BESTS

Long course:

50 breast: 28.43

100 breast:  1.01.64

200 breast: 2.11.85

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Welsh senior records

50,100 and 200 breast

National Events & Results:

  • British champion 50 breast 2010
  • Commonwealth games finalist 2010
  • World junior bronze medallist 2008

GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS

PERSONAL DETAILS

Do any of your family have a sporting back ground?

Yes, my sister was also on the welsh and british swim team.

Granddad was a British champion in athletics.

Do/have you competed in any other sports?

Pentathlon.

How did your involvement in swimming start?

Won a school gala when I was six, sisters were also already in a swim club.

Who has been the main influence on your career?

My ex coaches Doug Campbell and Neil Harper.

And my parents!

Where is your favourite venue and why?

Sheffield, It's a fast pool and love the arena that surrounds the pool.

What are your current goals?

World championships 2013.

Who is/was your toughest opponent?

Scott Thacker.

What is your favourite event?

50 breaststroke.

If you could be anyone for a day, who would you be?

Jamie Oliver.

How do you relax/what do you with your spare time?

Listen to music, cooking and video games.

What three words would you use to describe yourself?

Determined,  friendly and stubborn.

What is your most prized possession?

My laptop.

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