James Gibson

James has proven himself to be one of the top breaststroke swimmers of all time. He has won Gold at every international level execpt the Olympics, which he is working hard to achieve in Beijing and London.

James has proven himself to be one of the top breaststroke swimmers of all time. He has won Gold at every international level except the Olympics, which he is working hard to achieve in Beijing and London.

SPORT BIO

Gibson is a relative newcomer to what he calls "all this winning medal stuff". It wasn't until he arrived at Loughborough University to read politics and economics that he discovered the joys of competitive swimming.

Gibson’s lung-busting 27.56-second swim to complete the 50-metre length of the pool at Barcelona, ahead of a class collection of international breaststrokers, won him the world championship. Gibson became the first Briton in 28 years to win an individual title at the world swimming championships since David Wilkie, when he took the 50 metres breaststroke final.

British swimmer James Gibson stormed into the final of the Olympic games 100m breastroke in the opening week at Athens. The 24-year-old Loughborough-based swimmer missed out on a predicted bronze medal in Athens when he faded in the closing stages to finish 6th. James was deeply disappointed despite the commendable result but will no doubt bounce back to fulfil his potential in Beijing in 2008.

SPECIALIST AREAS

A strong communicator, James regular runs swimming clinics for both coaches and swimmers that gives an insight in to an international swimmer’s life. James is able to pass on his own knowledge to champions of the future. The day is structured to provide a fun learning experience that will not be forgotten.

The topics that he covers such as; Motivation, goal setting, learning how to win and how to stay successful are things that are appealing to the boardroom hence James is a popular speaker in the business market.