Occupation
Athlete, Choreographer, Coach
Spoken languages
English
Club
City of Birmingham Gymnastics Club [England]
Coach
Phil Barrow [club] (birminghammail.co.uk, 02 Mar 2016)
International senior debut
2011 for Great Britain, World Championships in Montpellier, France (british-gymnastics.org, 18 Sep 2011)
Injuries
She broke her ankle in June 2013, and did not return to full fitness until April 2014. (birminghammail.co.uk, 20 Jun 2014)
Start sporting career
She switched from artistic gymnastics to rhythmic in 2010, having competed in artistic gymnastics since age eight. (thefreelibrary.com, 22 Aug 2012; birminghamnewsroom.com, 22 May 2014)
Reason for taking up the sport
"I was competing in a club competition as an artistic gymnast and watched a display of a rhythmic gymnast called Joanne Parkes. She performed a individual ribbon routine. It was beautiful and exquisite and from that moment onwards I knew that I wanted to be a rhythmic gymnast." (sportsaid.org.uk, 20 May 2014)
Hero / Idol
Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast Anna Bessonova. (sportsaid.org.uk, 20 May 2014)
Philosophy / Motto
"It is not success that makes you strong, it is the amount of times you get up and learn from failures and heartache." (Instagram profile, 17 May 2016)
Additional information
Awards
She took part in the Queen's Baton Relay in Birmingham, England, in the lead-up to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (birminghammail.co.uk, 18 Jun 2014)
Last update : 2016-06-17
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