Hannah Lancashire
Swim Coach
Qualifications
- Level 1 ASA Swim Coaching Qualification 2007
Experience
- Assistant Swim Coach Manchester Triathlon Club since September 2007
- Winner BLDSA 2007 1 hour postal swim - ladies open and ladies 20-24 years
- Completed Lake Coniston July 2007 2 hours 3 minutes (5.5 miles)
- Winner Category D Nantwich Sprint Triathlon 2006
- 3rd in British Master's 2006 Short Course Swimming Championships - ladies 20-24 years 800m freestyle
- 3rd in British Nationals/Olympic Trials August 2000 - ladies 18 years 100m freestyle
- 2nd in English International Swimming Championships, Antwerp March 2000 - ladies 4 x 100m freestyle relay
Reasons for Starting Coaching
- Hopefully I can pass on some good advice after 15 years of competitive swimming experience.
Reasons for starting triathlon and open water swimming
- I was looking for a new challenge and being able to handle a road bike certainly gave me that!
- No swimming races in the pool were ever long enough.
- Swimming outdoors is fantastic. The scenery changes all the time and you get a great sense of achievement battling against the elements.
Most embarrassing moment in a race
- Having such poor bike handling skills that I couldn't get my water bottle back in the holder whilst cycling so had to ditch it at the side of the road.
Worst moment in a race
- During the swim across Coniston I set off a such a pace that I didn't see my boat crew for over 15 minutes
Best Moment in a race
- Having a wee in the lake to warm myself up ;o) I wouldn't recommend swimming next to me!
