Place Of Birth | Exeter, England |
Residence | Loughborough, England |
Occupation | Sport science student |
Coach | Ben Titley |
Influential Person | His parents and his coach |
Recent Results | FINA World Championships (Montreal, July-2005) 3rd in the 50m Backstroke (25.02) 10th in the 100m Backstroke (55.07)
British Championships (2005) Gold in the 50m Backstroke (25.38) Silver in the 100m Backstroke (55.21) |
Commonwealth Games History | Melbourne 2006 Silver in the 50m Backstroke (25.10)
Manchester 2002 did not compete |
Olympic Games History | has not competed |
Other | In his career Liam has obtained four British records and seven British junior records.
He describes his finest sporting moment as breaking the British record in the 50m Backstroke at the World Championship Trials in Manchester, 2005, and making the team for the following World competition in Montreal that year.
His first sporting success was winning two gold medals at the European Youth Olympic Days in Spain in 2001.
He was first selected for the Great Britain senior team in 2005 and he says his toughest opponent is his mind.
His lifetime ambition is to win a gold medal in the Olympics in a world record time. |