Heart of Midlothian ASC

"The Heartbeat of Swimming in Edinburgh"

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Emma Thomson
Training group - 4A
Favourite Stroke - Fly
Best Achievements in swimming - winning a trophy at my first gala for my fly (i was dead chuffed)
Ambition in swimming - to get to group 1 elite and swim for scotland
Person who influenced you most, and why? - my mum and dad they really support me
Best excuse for not training - sore stomach and feeling dizzy
Favourite venue/pool - prestonpans and leith academy
Favourite food - chicken goujons
Favourite group/music - mcfly (who wouldnt!!!!!)
Favourite film - The perfect man and step up
Favourite actor/actress - Hillary Duff an Channing Tatum
Other hobbies - going out with my mates
What do you really not like, and why? - backstroke-spiders (HATE!!!!!)

Ally K
Training group - TEAM 2012
Favourite Stroke - Backstroke
Best Achievements in swimming - Emmm Nationals when i was 12 or Hampshire Champs when I was 10
Ambition in swimming - Commonwealth games some time
Best excuse for not training - Emmm my dog swallowed a toy car
Favourite venue/pool - The commonwealth pool
Favourite food - Burgers or spaghetti bolognais
Favourite group/music - The Fratelis
Favourite film - Charlies Angels
Favourite actor/actress - Drew Barrymore/Ben Stiller
Other hobbies - Staying on the computer
What do you really not like, and why? - Fake ppl

Frenchie.. (aka Rebecca French)
Training group - TEAM 2012
Favourite Stroke - Breaststroke
Best Achievements in swimming - Everything i do is an achievement!
Ambition in swimming - Just to swim really!
Person who influenced you most, and why? - Everybody! =]
Best excuse for not training - Sorry =(
Favourite venue/pool - Sydney Olympic Pool
Favourite food - Pretzels which hannah eats..=(
Favourite group/music - Status Quo
Favourite film - Non scary ones!
Favourite actor/actress - Cary Grant
Other hobbies - Rebecca time!
What do you really not like, and why? - Feet *shiver down my spine*

Fiona Gray
Training group - 1 Elite
Favourite Stroke - Breaststroke
Best Achievements in swimming - um....gettin into British finals 05/06??
Ambition in swimming - to be awesome!! :)
Person who influenced you most, and why? - um...louise and nicole...i look forward to our banter filled weekends away!!
Best excuse for not training - UUPS!
Favourite venue/pool - Ponds Forge in Sheffield
Favourite food - I'm pretty picky but yeh pasta!
Favourite group/music - everything except schemy beats
Favourite film - Anchorman
Favourite actor/actress - morgan freeman and zach braff!
Other hobbies - nothing really?!?
What do you really not like, and why? - spiders - they are yuck!

Daniel Girvan
Training group - 3
Favourite Stroke - Front Crawl
Best Achievements in swimming - Beating my own records
Ambition in swimming - To do the best I can do
Person who influenced you most, and why? - no-one
Best excuse for not training - not feeling well
Favourite venue/pool - Drumbrae
Favourite food - Spaghetti
Favourite group/music - oasis
Favourite film - Forrest Gump/Saving private Ryan
Favourite actor/actress - Tom Hanks
Other hobbies - go-karting
What do you really not like, and why? - Modern Studies -boring!!!!!!!!

Hannah Soutar
Training group - TEAM 2012
Favourite Stroke - Breaststroke
Best Achievements in swimming - Winning the Edinburgh Schools!
Ambition in swimming - To do well and have fun!
Person who influenced you most, and why? - My Grandad because of many different quotes!
Best excuse for not training - I can't come :-)
Favourite venue/pool - Edinburgh ones
Favourite film - Funny ones! :D
Other hobbies - Sports nd to be with my frends
What do you really not like, and why? - Bird poo coz u never know!

catriona young
Training group - TEAM 2012
Favourite Stroke - Front Crawl
Best Achievements in swimming - well umumum scottish schools!
Ambition in swimming - to go as far as possible
Person who influenced you most, and why? - my mum cause she encourages me and cheryl cause she keeps me goin and robert for makin swimming extra fun!
Best excuse for not training - i always train yeah i mean yeah
Favourite venue/pool - drumbrae
Favourite food - yummy stuff like choco
Favourite group/music - chemical romancie + loads more
Favourite film - loads
Other hobbies - hockey swimming and sports

Sarah Stein
Training group - Team 2012
Favourite Stroke - Backstroke
Best Achievements in swimming - Getting a gold medal at Tollcross last year
Ambition in swimming - To be the best I can be!
Person who influenced you most, and why? - My goldfish-its got good endurance
Best excuse for not training - My knee's sore
Favourite venue/pool - Commy
Favourite food - Grubby food!
Favourite group/music - Snow Patrol
Favourite film - Click
Favourite actor/actress - Will Smith
Other hobbies - Will Smith
What do you really not like, and why? - silence-its too quiet!

Lorna Blair
Training group - 3
Favourite Stroke - Fly
Best Achievements in swimming - Winning a trophy!
Ambition in swimming - To try my best and become better at other strokes!
Person who influenced you most, and why? - Coaches
Best excuse for not training - Not well
Favourite venue/pool - Drumbrae
Favourite food - Pasta
Favourite group/music - Shakira
Favourite film - She's The Man
Favourite actor/actress - Duno!!!!
Other hobbies - Dancing
What do you really not like, and why? - School !

Louise Pate (or her sister or Mum, something fishy about this one! - Ed)
Training group - 1 Elite
Favourite Stroke - Fly
Best Achievements in swimming - Scottish senior record for 100fly(LC) & 200fly(SC)
Ambition in swimming - Olympics, Commonwealth Games
Person who influenced you most, and why? - Hannah Pate, she is very wise
Best excuse for not training - watching home alone................
Favourite venue/pool - ponds forge , Sheffield
Favourite food - Susan's many chicken dishes
Favourite group/music - the fray
Favourite film - mean girls
Favourite actor/actress - jude law
What do you really not like, and why? - sea weed

megan wilson
Training group - 3A
Favourite Stroke - Backstroke
Best Achievements in swimming - getting the time a 2.58 for a 200m backstroke
Ambition in swimming - to be the best i can be and try my hardest
Person who influenced you most, and why? - my sister Nicole for encouraging me to keep going and my coach Cheryl for helping realise that i can go faster than I thought I could.
Best excuse for not training - i feel sick
Favourite venue/pool - the Commonwealth swimming pool
Favourite food - pasta
Favourite group/music - girls aloud
Favourite film - harry potter and the goblet of fire
Favourite actor/actress - Kiera Nightle
Other hobbies - Dancing
What do you really not like, and why? - brussel sprouts are disgusting

Sandy Waller
Training group - 4TA
Favourite Stroke - Front Crawl
Best Achievements in swimming - Best boy at the INCAS gala!!
Ambition in swimming - To get into the Olympics!!!!!!!
Person who influenced you most, and why? - Mum and Dad! Beacause they are with me all the time.
Best excuse for not training - Mum ran out of diesel!
Favourite venue/pool - Drumbrae
Favourite food - pizza!!
Favourite group/music - Green Day(rock on)!!!
Favourite film - Star Wars!
Favourite actor/actress - Orlando Bloom
Other hobbies - Doing poi!
What do you really not like, and why? - Getting beaten!!!!!!!!!!!!

Susan Fair
Training group - Group 3A
Favourite Stroke - Front Crawl
Best Achievements in swimming - not had one yet
Ambition in swimming - get 2 group 2 or bridging with 2021
Person who influenced you most, and why? - My Mum and Dad
Best excuse for not training - lost my swimming costume at a gala!!
Favourite venue/pool - Leith Victora
Favourite food - Chinese
Favourite group/music - green day

Lucy Brownlee
Training group - 3A
Favourite Stroke - Backstroke
Best Achievements in swimming - Bridging with 2012!
Ambition in swimming - Win a trophy
Person who influenced you most, and why? - My coach Robert cause he made swimming fun!
Best excuse for not training - The dog ate my swimming costume!
Favourite venue/pool - Kirkcaldy
Favourite food - Doritos
Favourite group/music - Black eyed peas
Favourite film - Sound of music
Favourite actor/actress - Mary-Kate + Ashley
Other hobbies - dancing, orchestra, basketball
Who should be dunked from a great height? and why? - Abby Hay!!!(the most annoying girl in my school!)
What do you really not like, and why? - Heights, spiders + lifts!

Caroline Duncan
Training group - Club
Favourite Stroke - Breaststroke
Best Achievements in swimming - Getting to grp 2
Ambition in swimming - To go as far as I can
Person who influenced you most, and why? - My mum and dad
Best excuse for not training - Not well!
Favourite venue/pool - Leith Victoria
Favourite food - Pizza Hut !!!!!!
Favourite group/music - Pussycat Dollz
Favourite film - All scary films!!!
Favourite actor/actress - Don't have 1
Other hobbies - Shopping !!!!!
Who should be dunked from a great height? and why? - My sister Joanne!
What do you really not like, and why? - Skool coz it's boring!

katie fraser
Training group - Group 3A
Favourite Stroke - Front Crawl
Best Achievements in swimming - not happened yet
Ambition in swimming - to go to the nationals
Person who influenced you most, and why? - parents - both swimmers
Best excuse for not training - i feel sick /i'm doing something else that day
Favourite venue/pool - royal high pool
Favourite food - chocolate
Favourite group/music - mcfly
Favourite actor/actress - orlando bloom
Other hobbies - maths banter (u hav 2 b ther)
What do you really not like, and why? - fly kick on my back

Emma Thomson
Training group - 4TB
Favourite Stroke - Breaststroke
Best Achievements in swimming - Getting over my fear about swimming in Leith Academy pool and being moved up to group 4B.
Ambition in swimming - swim for Scotland
Person who influenced you most, and why? - My Mum and Dad, they encourage me all the time and support me.
Best excuse for not training - "I have a sore stomach"
Favourite venue/pool - Royal High
Favourite food - Chicken fajitas
Favourite group/music - McFly
Favourite film - Coyote Ugly
Favourite actor/actress - Emma Thompson of course
Other hobbies - Card Making
Who should be dunked from a great height? and why? - Chicco from the X-Factor - he can't sing !!!!!!!
What do you really not like, and why? - Brussel Sprouts and Mushrooms

Rosa Brownlee
Training group - Team 2012 (actually!)
Favourite Stroke - Breaststroke
Best Achievements in swimming - gettin a bronze in da nationals
Ambition in swimming - to stick to ma swimmin nd get to the commonwealth games
Person who influenced you most, and why? - ma mum cz she wz the one who wouldn't let me quit wen i h8d it but im glad i didny quit now!
Best excuse for not training - i broke my leg, arm, neck, shoulder and finger
Favourite venue/pool - City of Glasgow
Favourite food - any food thats unhealthy 4 u!!
Favourite group/music - i lyk r'n'b n pop
Favourite film - em i lyk old films-i alwiz cry
Favourite actor/actress - keira knightly
Other hobbies - dancing, running sleeping
Who should be dunked from a great height? and why? - me - it wood be fun !!
What do you really not like, and why? - spiders- whoo dusn't?

Claire Osborne
Training group - 3B
Favourite Stroke - Front Crawl
Best Achievements in swimming - getting 3 gold medals and 1 bronze medal at a gala
Ambition in swimming - to swim in the commonwealth games or the olympics!
Person who influenced you most, and why? - my family coz they've all been so supportive!
Best excuse for not training - I feel sick!
Favourite venue/pool - Leith Academy
Favourite food - chocolate!
Favourite group/music - Green Day
Favourite film - Miss Congeniality 2
Favourite actor/actress - don't have one!
Other hobbies - basketball and football
Who should be dunked from a great height? and why? - my sister for annoying me
What do you really not like, and why? - heights coz they make me dizzy

Devon Dewar
Training group - JAG2
Favourite Stroke - Front Crawl
Best Achievements in swimming - scottish nats
Ambition in swimming - olympics
Person who influenced you most, and why? - hannah pate coz she is da bomb
Best excuse for not training - my dog ate it [ate what exactly? - Ed]
Favourite venue/pool - dalry
Favourite food - apple wrigleys
Favourite group/music - classical - paveroti
Favourite film - the unknown
Favourite actor/actress - hanson the caretaker
Other hobbies - archery
Who should be dunked from a great height? and why? - me for fun
What do you really not like, and why? - big headed people

Lynsey Blyth
Training group - 2B
Favourite Stroke - Fly
Best Achievements in swimming - Winning the bronze medal with the rest of the hearts a team at Musselburgh!!!!!
Ambition in swimming - To get to the olympics!!!!
Person who influenced you most, and why? - My mum because she made me get up for all those early galas!
Best excuse for not training - Never misses training apparently - Ed
Favourite venue/pool - Glenogle
Favourite food - Chocolate
Favourite group/music - Mcfly!
Favourite film - Hitch
Favourite actor/actress - Sarah michelle Geller
Other hobbies - Drama and netball
Who should be dunked from a great height? and why? - my brother because he is sooooo annoying!
What do you really not like, and why? - Spiders because they're HORRIBLE

Sarah Stein
Training group - 4TB
Favourite Stroke - Breaststroke
Best Achievements in swimming - Moving up the groups so quickly.
Ambition in swimming - To go as far as I can in swimming.
Person who influenced you most, and why? - Probably Susan, for her great encouragement when I was in her group.
Best excuse for not training - I wasn't feeling well
Favourite venue/pool - Leith Academy
Favourite food - Too many to count!
Favourite group/music - Shania Twain
Favourite film - Scary movie three!
Favourite actor/actress - Kate Winslet
Other hobbies - Netball and football
Who should be dunked from a great height? and why? - My brother, maybe the shock would shut him up!
What do you really not like, and why? - Spiders, their appearance yuck!

Leora Guillonneau
Training group - 3A
Favourite Stroke - Breaststroke
Best Achievements in swimming - winning three silver medals in a gala
Ambition in swimming - being the best I can be
Person who influenced you most, and why? - my mum, because she encourages me
Best excuse for not training - going on holiday
Favourite venue/pool - royal high
Favourite food - chocolate
Favourite group/music - green day
Favourite film - spongebob square pants the movie
Favourite actor/actress - spongebob
Other hobbies - football
Who should be dunked from a great height? and why? - ellie my sister because she is
annoying
What do you really not like, and why? - being bored. Its boring

Kristi Wilson
Training group - 1 Elite
Favourite Stroke - Front Crawl
Best Achievements in swimming - making my self stay at the sport and coming back to the club i loved
Ambition in swimming - to get a British time for 50m fc
Person who influenced you most, and why? - Robert because he always believed in me ever since I joined at seven and he still continues to do so
Best excuse for not training - at a friends house
Favourite venue/pool - drumbrae
Favourite food - pasta
Favourite group/music - lots of groups
Favourite film - legally blonde
Favourite actor/actress - reese witherspoon
Other hobbies - cross country
Who should be dunked from a great height? and why? - my brother he always comes in my room
What do you really not like, and why? - vegetables (yuck)

Hannah Soutar
Training group - 4TA
Favourite Stroke - Breaststroke
Best Achievements in swimming - Getting through to the final in the East District Championships
Ambition in swimming - Winning in the final of the East District Championships
Person who influenced you most, and why? - Kirsty Balfour because in a swimming gala she did
demonstrations and it improved my times
Best excuse for not training - If you are ill or racing in a gala.
Favourite venue/pool - Glenrothes
Favourite food - Strawberries
Favourite group/music - Funk
Favourite film - Bambi
Favourite actor/actress - Queen Latifah
Other hobbies - Tennis, Tap dancing and Cycling
Who should be dunked from a great height? and why? - Pete my Tennis Coach
What do you really not like, and why? - Swimming because it's so fun!

Dionne Ballantyne
Training group - 4TB
Favourite Stroke - Fly
Best Achievements in swimming - getting my medal from susan
Ambition in swimming - to be good + have fun!!!!
Person who influenced you most, and why? - my mum she taught me how to walk + talk
Best excuse for not training - doing a big weekend project!!!
Favourite venue/pool - Leith, the bad thing is we do BC!!!!!
Favourite food - pizza
Favourite group/music - Mcfly
Favourite film - without a paddle
Favourite actor/actress - Brad Pit!!!!!
Other hobbies - Shopping, shopping and shopping
Who should be dunked from a great height? and why? - my dad for making me tidy my room
What do you really not like, and why? - Rats, their long tails!!!!

Hannah Pate
Training group - JAG2
Favourite Stroke - Breaststroke
Best Achievements in swimming - going to the scottish nationals
Ambition in swimming - to be good
Person who influenced you most, and why? - robert because he is kool
Best excuse for not training - staying at elspeths house
Favourite venue/pool - minging fettes
Favourite food - maryland cookies
Favourite group/music - The hey arnold theme tune
Favourite film - mean girls
Favourite actor/actress - marcel (monkey)DODGER!!
Other hobbies - cludo and chess
Who should be dunked from a great height? and why? - velma kelly - aka VK, velma, villy, viloserapter, floss, filis, louise - because i eat peanut butter
What do you really not like, and why? - chlorine because yum

p.s. my favourite quote is - ha ha 2 against 1 you lose!

[OK, hope you guys can make more sense of this than me! - Ed]

Nicole Wilson
Favourite Stroke - Fly
Best Achievements in swimming - Getting into the East District Squad and getting a 5.23 for400IM and only being 1 second outside the British time.
Ambition in swimming - To get to the British!
Person who influenced you most, and why? - My mum because she was a good swimmer when she was youngerand taught me how to swim.
Best excuse for not training - My mum’s working
Favourite venue/pool - Commonwealth Pool
Favourite food - Chinese
Favourite group/music - I like a lot of groups.
Favourite film - Shrek 2
Favourite actor/actress - Julia Roberts
Other hobbies - I’m a full time swimmer!
Who should be dunked from a great height? and why? - Connor my younger brother. Because he is really annoying and he always comes in my room.
What do you really not like, and why? - pigeons they are scary!!

Cara Hutton
Favourite Stroke - Front Crawl
Best Achievements in swimming - was when I got into the finals for a 50m butterfly.
Ambition in swimming - Work as hard as I can.
Person who influenced you most, and why? - My Dad because he used to say if I beat him at doing 500m he would gve me £20
Best excuse for not training - I was on holiday in Austria
Favourite venue/pool - Drumbrae
Favourite food - Pizza
Favourite group/music - R & B (Beyonce Knowles)
Favourite film - Legally Blonde
Favourite actor/actress - Reese Witherspoon
Other hobbies - Dancing
Who should be dunked from a great height? and why? - I think Jon out of the big brother house because his talks are sooo boring and by the time you've pushed him off he won't have realised it because he's talking a load of rubbish.
What do you really not like, and why? - Cruella De'Vil coz she's evil

Sarah Leacock
Favourite Stroke - Fly
Best Achievements in swimming - Winning three medals at 1 gala.
Ambition in swimming - to go to the Olympics (but it will never happen.) Ed – Kirsty did it , so why can’t you?
Person who influenced you most, and why? - My mum because she pushed me on to try my best.
Best excuse for not training - I don't feel well.
Favourite venue/pool - Royal High School.
Favourite food - Chinese.
Favourite group/music - westlife.
Favourite film - Lord of the rings (trilogy.)
Favourite actor/actress - Orlando Bloom.
Other hobbies - Guides and tae-kwondo
Who should be dunked from a great height? and why? - My big cousin Gavin because it might knock some sense into him.
What do you really not like, and why? - early rises on a Sunday.

Anna Horne
Favourite Stroke - Front Crawl
Best Achievements in swimming - Taking two minutes of my 1000m distance swim.
Ambition in swimming - To win a gold medal
Person who influenced you most, and why? - my mum because she threw me in the pool at 4 months old
Best excuse for not training - because none of my friends are going.
Favourite venue/pool - david lloyd
Favourite food - lots
Favourite group/music - robbie williams
Favourite film - lots
Favourite actor/actress - Mr Bean or Kate Winslet.
Other hobbies - playing my harp
Who should be dunked from a great height? and why? - my sister because she always annoys me.
What do you really not like, and why? - BACKSTROKE

Rebecca French
Favourite Stroke - Breaststroke
Best Achievements in swimming - bronze in backstroke at the Hearts development gala
Ambition in swimming - to be the best
Person who influenced you most, and why? - my mum because she encourages me
Best excuse for not training - school camp
Favourite venue/pool - Leith Academy
Favourite food - ice cream
Favourite group/music - no doubt
Favourite film - Shrek
Favourite actor/actress - Orlando Bloom
Other hobbies - singing ,dancing and Guides
Who should be dunked from a great height? and why? - all the hibbies because they support a rubbish team
What do you really not like, and why? - snobs - they get on my nerves

Gemma Wimberley
Favourite Stroke - Fly
Best Achievements in swimming - Getting Bronze medal at Warrender meet in Carnegie in 2002 for 50m Breaststroke.
Ambition in swimming - Being the best I can be
Person who influenced you most, and why? - Laura for making me think about swimming seriously and Robert for making it fun also.
Best excuse for not training - Had a sore ankle and couldn't kick
Favourite venue/pool - Fettes
Favourite food - Lasagne
Favourite group/music - Shania Twain
Favourite film - Holiday in the Sun
Favourite actor/actress - Steve McQueen
Other hobbies - Synchro, Fencing outdoor acts.
Who should be dunked from a great height? and why? - My Dad because he always winds me up
What do you really not like, and why? - Sausages because they're scooshy

Mhairi Munro
Favourite Stroke - Front Crawl
Best Achievements in swimming - Getting a silver and bronze medal on Saturday 31st May
Ambition in swimming - To go as far as I can
Person who influenced you most, and why? - Robert for making swimming more fun. Also my family for supporting me.
Best excuse for not training - It was my friend's birthday!
Favourite venue/pool - Leith Victoria
Favourite food - Chocolate
Favourite group/music - Busted and Big Brovaz
Favourite film - The Lord of the Rings
Favourite actor/actress - Billy Boyd & Liv Tyler
Other hobbies - Netball & Basketball
Who should be dunked from a great height? and why? - All boys in my class. For being boys!
What do you really not like, and why? - Spiders. Because I do!!!