Athletes
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This section focuses on our current athletes as they build up their preparations for the London 2012 Games. As we get nearer to the games, we’ll be adding more athlete profiles to the website.
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Crystal Lane
When Crystal Lane first picked up cycling by chance two years ago, she had no idea it would take her on to be picked to represent Team GB.
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Laurie Williams
Laurie is not only studying hard for a degree in Social Psychology, she is also busy representing Team GB in Wheelchair Basketball and preparing for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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Nanna Vainio
International badminton player Nanna Vainio has moved to Loughborough University from her native Finland, with the aim of climbing up the world rankings and having a shot at qualifying for the London 2012 Games.
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Emma Hollis
Geography student Emma Hollis is on full steam ahead for the London 2012 Paralympic Games, splitting her time between training and her degree, and loving every minute.
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Huw Goodwin
At the same time as completing a PhD and setting up the National Centre for Eating Disorders in Sport, Huw has been involved in handball with the aim of representing Team GB in the London 2012 Games.
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Lucy Hall
Lucy Hall is a first year student who is having a tremendous triathlon season. So far in 2011 Lucy has claimed a clean sweep of national junior titles for triathlon, duathlon and aquathon.
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Richard Smith
How to successfully manage a degree and sport can be illustrated in the case of Loughborough University graduate and England & Great Britain hockey international Richard Smith.
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Nathan Woodward
On 26th June, Nathan Woodward won the 400 metres hurdles at the Aviva England Under-23 Athletics Championships with a World Championship and European Under-23 Championships qualifying standard time.
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Laurent Carnol
Loughborough University student Laurent Carnol has continued his record breaking spree at the recent World Swimming Short Course Championships in Dubai, sprinting to a time of 28.00 in the 50m breaststroke.
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Roberto Pavoni
Swimming since the age of six, his talent was immediately recognisable, breaking numerous records at St. Helens Junior School. Needless to say, ‘Robbie’ was going places.
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