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Simply Swim Interviews: Keri-Anne Payne
Earlier this week we were thrilled to be invited up to Blenheim Palace by British Gas Swimming to chat about their Swim Britain Event, which is d...
Simply Swim Interviews Claire Cashmore: What is your training regime?
Okay, so, I get up at 6:30, and that's quite a lie-in actually. I used to have to get up at 4:00, so now, it's a really nice lie-in. You know, get...
Simply Swim Interviews Claire Cashmore: How are you preparing for Rio Paralympics?
It's crazy that Rio is only now two and bit years away. I remember thinking after London "Oh gosh, it's another four years, that's a long a time" ...
Simply Swim Interviews Claire Cashmore: What training kit do you use?
I use a snorkel. I use fins. I use paddles. Pull buoy and kick board are my main bit of equipment. But then also sometimes we use a parachute as a...
Simply Swim Interviews Claire Cashmore: How were the Beijing and London Paralympics?
Yeah. Beijing was a little bit of a disappointment. I didn't achieve what I set out to achieve. I actually went in rank number one in the world, an...
Simply Swim Interviews Claire Cashmore: Do you have a strict nutrition plan?
I work closely with my nutritionist to make sure that I get a very healthy, balanced diet. Just making sure that you stop yourself from getting il...
Simply Swim Interviews Claire Cashmore: Does your disability affect your swimming?
People always ask me, "How can you swim with one arm?" But, I'm like, "Well, how do you swim with two arms?" Because I've been born like this, I'v...
Simply Swim Interviews Claire Cashmore: Was it hard doing a degree whilst training?
Yeah, I got my degree in linguistics from Leeds University. So I started, straight out of Beijing. I literally flew back, arrived back, and then t...
Simply Swim Interviews Claire Cashmore: How did you get into swimming?
Yeah, really athletic from a young age. I loved sports. Any sport I could get my hands on I would enjoy. I did Irish dancing, swimming, running, t...
Simply Swim Interviews Claire Cashmore: How were your first Paralympic Games?
Yeah, my first Paralympics game was age 16 in Athens and it was actually my first international competition. So as you can imagine it's kind of be...
Simply Swim Interviews Claire Cashmore: Do you have a good relationship with your Coach?
Yeah I've a great relationship with the coach. At the moment there's two athletes and two coaches at the high performance centre so you get a lot ...
Simply Swim Interviews Paralympic Medallist Claire Cashmore
We recently had the pleasure of meeting Paralympic Medallist Claire Cashmore during a training session up in Manchester and she kindly allowed us ...