Full
Name: Profile of the Month
March 2009
YCBC 2009 Club Captain's Tom Jackson & Jenni Hodgson
Full
Name:
Thomas
Jackson
Date of Birth:
1st
May 1991
Coach:
Dawn
Martland
Position:
Boys
Club Captain
School:
All
Saints R.C School 6th Form
Age he started swimming:
I
started swimming when I was about 5 and yes I remember being scared to put my
head under the water. I think I started with YCBC in purple hats completing only
half a lesson before being moved to yellow. I spent around 2 weeks in yellow
before I shot into green hats and was taught by Helen Recchia. Before long I
moved up to blue and then red spending about 1 year been taught by my favourite
teacher Coral Magson. Once I got my club badge I moved to the then black hats
under Pat Baxter and then B squad under Adam Baxter. After gaining my NEC
qualifying times I moved into A Squad and was coached by Alan Sunderland (my
favourite coach) spending about 1½ years before moving to Top Squad and being
coached by Andrea Ellis. Since then I’ve been coached by Bryan Craig, Bradley
McBain, Helen Recchia and Dawn Martland all of who I have thoroughly enjoyed
been coached by.
Hobbies
other than swimming:
I
enjoy almost all sports and am willing to try anything that doesn’t have too
many rules. I like reading and use it as a way to relax. My other big hobby is
teaching and coaching swimming.
Favourite
subject:
Geography
Favourite
Film:
Any
of the James Bond collection
Favourite
Artist:
No
preference, will listen to anything, except rap and heavy metal
Favourite
Book:
Lord
of the Rings
Favourite
Food:
Got
to be PASTA !!!
Pets:
I
used to have a guinea pig, which I called Guinea
What
would you like to be when you are older:
I
would like to become an officer in the British Royal Navy. Hopefully I’ll be
able to stay involved with swimming and maybe get coaching at some point.
Favourite
strokes:
Breastroke
Least
favourite strokes:
Backstroke
Favourite
events:
100m
Breastroke – 1.09.29 LC, 1.07.05 SC
What goes through your mind when you are on the blocks:
Let’s
Go
What
do you do in terms of preparation for a race:
Sit
down, relax and make sure I’ve had enough food to get me through a race
Greatest achievement:
Representing
Yorkshire at the Inter Counties Team Championships last year.
Other involvement within the club:
I
teach green hats on a Sunday morning at St.Peters Schools 9.00 -10.00. The
chances are if there is anything going on regarding the club I’ll be there
doing something.
Future goals:
I
have been accepted by Edinburgh University to study Geography in September 2009
so hopefully I’ll get the grades and be sorted for the next 4 years of my
life. After that it will be the Royal Navy for me.
Most
memorable moment:
When I got my 100m breastroke national time at Sheffield back in 2007 then coach Brian Craig climbed on the blocks and screamed his head off for me. I remember him getting told off by the officials but it didn’t matter at the time.
Jenni’s Profile
Full Name:
Jennifer Louise Hodgson
Date of Birth:
31st May 1994
Coach:
Dawn Martland
Position:
Girls Club Captain
School:
Canon Lee School
Age
she started swimming:
My
grandparents started taking me swimming at around the age of 2. I then went on
to start council lessons at the age of 4. My teacher Brian Bulmer then suggested
that she should start going to YCBC where I started in red hats with Carol
Brown. After that I went on to black hats at the age of 9. As my training
improved I gained a place in ‘A’ squad with Alan Sunderland for 2 years
before finally moving to top squad in 2006 where I am now coached by Dawn
Martland
Hobbies other than swimming:
I
like reading & going on the computer to chat with friends.
Favourite
subject:
P.E
and all Sciences.
Favourite
Film:
P.S
I love you
Favourite
Artist:
All
genres from Rock to R’N’B
Favourite Book:
I
have two favourites Eragon and Twilight.
Favourite
Food:
I
love pasta.
Pets:
I
used to have a dog named Sasha and a cat named Coco but sadly they passed away.
I now have lots of fish in both my garden pond and fish tank.
What
would you like to be when you are older:
I
would like to become a primary school teacher and also a swimming coach.
Favourite strokes:
Backstroke
and Butterfly.
Least favourite strokes:
Breastroke.
Favourite events:
200
IM in a time of 2:39:83 and 100 butterfly in a time of 1:14:28.
What
goes through your mind when you are on the blocks:
I think of how I’m
going to swim the race and focus on it.
What
do you do in terms of preparation for a race:
I
listen to fast music to get going and do stretches to relax my muscles.
Greatest achievement:
Becoming
club captain.
Other involvement within the club:
Apart
from swimming with top squad I teach on a Friday night for 2 hours teaching all
groups from purple through to reds. I also attend and help out regularly at
speed awards and competitions.
Future goals:
I
would like to go to university. I’d also really like to get my coaching
qualifications and then I can pass on my experience of swimming to younger
children.
Most
memorable moment:
Going
to the world championships in April 2008. I’m now looking forward to the
training camp in October.
Tom and Jenni's profiles were written by Hannah Garnett, March 2009
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