FANS News
This page is for FANS members, to communicate your successes. If you want to place your achievements here, please complete this form (Word doc) and return to elise.rendall@kent.gov.uk
Xander Alari-Williams - Swimmer
Xander
trains in Sevenoaks and at the end of July at the nationals
he won two bronze medals for the 100m and 200m breaststroke.
In the semifinals of the 100m breaststroke he achieved a time
of 1m04.70s which places him top on the national ranking.
Xander also competed at the UK school games in Wales and took the gold and a new championship record in the 100m breaststroke, the silver medal in the medley relay for East England and a bronze medal in the 200m breaststroke.
17-09-09
Mary Jenkins - Participant in British Transplant Games
Mary has taken part in four Games since her transplant and has taken gold in the 3k walk; 800m, 400m, 200m and silver in the mini marathon. Mary has also won the super vets 65 year age group and received the cup for a year. Mary is hoping to compete in next year's World Transplant Games if she can find a sponsor.
11-08-09
Dean Terry- Flatwater Kayaker
Dean competed in the Bochum International Regatta in Germany
back in June and finished 1st in the 500metres and 1st in the
1000metres
Next Dean was off to Poznan, Poland for the Junior European
Championships where he came 6th in both the 500 and the 1000metres
where there was over 30 countries competing.
Next after two weeks hard training Dean was off to Moscow where
he was to compete in the World Junior Championships against
over sixty countries, a big task for the Lyminge teenager who
does most of his training on his own, 8th in the World at 1000m
and 11th in the 500m is a pretty good result. Now he is having
a bit of a rest before he tries to get selected for the Kayak
Marathon World Championships in August.
11-08-09
Peter Sizer - Parachuting
Peter, having been a member of the Fans scheme for the last
couple of years, previously came second at the British Nationals,
this year he went one better and won the Senior Accuracy Competition
at the British Parachute Championships, which were held in Germany!
11-08-09
Gemma Collins - British Female Elite Mountain Bike Racer
Gemma
began her early sporting career involved in athletics and kick
boxing. In 2002, a fractured meta-tarsal led to a change of
sport as she decided to take up mountain biking.
Her first mountain-bike race was a National Points Sport race at Catton Park Hall – in muddy conditions, requiring a lot of running. Gemma won this by nearly 20 minutes and has been hooked on mountain-bike racing ever since.
In 2006 she entered into Elite level racing with consistent top 10 finishes. In 2007 she achieved a top 5 British ranking (women) and participated in her first World Cup. In 2008 she progressed to 3rd placed British woman in National Points Races.
Gemma has recently decided to reduce her working hours to focus on her cycling career. Her future aim is to wear the GB kit and ride with pride!
Her commitment to the sport extends beyond the bike, she is an ambassador for Sustrans and supports their ‘Bike it’ and ‘Beauty and the Bike’ schemes which promote cycling to young people.
02-10-08
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