Athletes

Rebecca Lee

Sport

Swimming

Club/Team/Squad:

Dundedin Swim Club

Position / Events:

50m & 100m fly, 50m & 100m front crawl and 50m & 100m backstroke

Coach(s):

Elaine Matthews (Club) / Bruce Robb (S&C)

Personal Best(s):

As per summary

Summary of sporting career to date:

1997

- First British Cap: IPC European Championships - 2 golds (2 world records)

  4x50m front crawl and 4x50m medley relay.

1998

- IPC World Championships - 2 silvers, 4x50m front crawl relay and 4x50m

  medley relay

1999

- IPC European Championships - 2 golds, 4x50m front crawl relay and 4x50m

   medley relay

- INAS World Championships - 2 golds, 4x50m front crawl relay and 4x50m

   medley relay

2001

- IPC European Championships - 4th: 50m front crawl, 100m front crawl & 100m

   backstroke.

- Scottish Senior Champion - 5 gold medals

2002

- INAS European Championships - 4 golds (3 world records), 4x50m front crawl,

  4x100m front crawl relay, 4x50m medley, 4x100m medley relay. 2 silvers, 50m

   fly and 100m fly. 2 bronze, 50m front crawl and 100m front crawl

- IPC World Championships - 2 golds (1 world record), 4x100m front crawl relay

  and 4x100m medley relay

2003

- British Champion 100m fly

2004

- INAS World Championships - 3 silvers, 4x50m medley relay, 4x50m front crawl,

  4x100m front crawl relay. 6th in 200m fly setting a new British record.

- Edinburgh International - 200m fly new British record

- Scottish Senior Champion - 5 golds. Scottish record for 50m fly.

- British Champion 100m fly and 100m front crawl.

2005

- INAS World Championships - 3 golds: 4x100m medley, 4x50m medley & 4x50m

   front crawl relays. 1 silver: 4x100m front crawl relay. 2 bronze: 50m front

   crawl and 100m front crawl.

- Scottish Senior Champion - 5 golds.

- British Champion (Long Course) - 100mfly, 50m & 100m front crawl.

2006

- INAS European Championships - 6 GOLDS! (50m & 100m front crawl, 4 x 50 FC relay, 4 x 100 FC relay, 4 x 50 medley relay, 4 x 100 medley relay) - First International titles!! + 1 Silver in 200m fly and 2 Bronze in 50m & 100m fly.

- Scottish National Championships - 2 Golds (50m & 100m FC).

- Scottish LD National Championships - 5 Golds. 6th year running - Scottish All Round Champion.

- British Championships (Long Course) - 2 Golds & 1 Silver.

- British Championships (Short Course) - 5 Golds.

 

Other:

- Scottish Disability Swimmers of the Year 2005/20006.

- Scottish Disability Athlete of the Year 2006/2007.

- Scottish Swimming Disability Female Swimmer of the Year 2006.

- Dunfermline & West Fife Disability Sports Personality of the Year: 2002, 2004, 2005 & 2006.

- Fife Swimmer of the Year 2003 & 2006.

Sporting Hero:

Lance Armstrong and Steve Redgrave

Favourite Sporting Moment:

There are a few but being selected to swim in 1997 for the first time for Great Britain has to be top. I won 2 golds and broke the world records, and also seeing the GB flag up the flag pole topped it off.

A close second would be the 2005 INAS World Championships and winning my first individual medal at a World Champs after the toughest 7 months before hand. I won a  total of 3 golds, 1 silver and 2 bronzes - the most successful competition of my career so far!

And third wold be the INAS European 2006 Championships, winning my first International title in the 50m FC then the 100m FC - my name coming up first on the score board was great! I won 6 Golds, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze medals - my most successful competition of my career so far!!