Team GB Swimmer Chris Walker Hebborn
Chris Walker-Hebborn (born 1 July 1990) is an English swimmer expected to compete for Team GB at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is currently based at the University of Bath, where he trains at one of British Swimming's Intensive Training Centres.
In March 2009, he qualified for his first senior World Championships after beating event favourite James Goddard in the 200 m backstroke at the British Championships, held in Sheffield.
Walker-Hebborn's preliminary heat performance in Rome secured him a place in the semifinals where, as one of the few swimmers not wearing the controversial Jaked suit. However he did chose to wear the Arena X-Glide, which has a greater effect on enhancing performance. This is when he set a newBritish record to become a finalist. The record was to stand only briefly, as he broke it again in the finals (1:56.05), placing 9th.
The teenager spent two years at the British Offshore Centre in Australia at The Southport School, from 2006 to 2008. He was offered a scholarship with a Florida University in January 2009 but returned to his Bury St. Edmunds home after just a few weeks.
In April 2011, he joined the Ellesmere College Titans swimming team, where he will swim in the National Arena League and other competitions, and help with coaching
In March 2009, he qualified for his first senior World Championships after beating event favourite James Goddard in the 200 m backstroke at the British Championships, held in Sheffield.
Walker-Hebborn's preliminary heat performance in Rome secured him a place in the semifinals where, as one of the few swimmers not wearing the controversial Jaked suit. However he did chose to wear the Arena X-Glide, which has a greater effect on enhancing performance. This is when he set a newBritish record to become a finalist. The record was to stand only briefly, as he broke it again in the finals (1:56.05), placing 9th.
The teenager spent two years at the British Offshore Centre in Australia at The Southport School, from 2006 to 2008. He was offered a scholarship with a Florida University in January 2009 but returned to his Bury St. Edmunds home after just a few weeks.
In April 2011, he joined the Ellesmere College Titans swimming team, where he will swim in the National Arena League and other competitions, and help with coaching