DSA Athlete Profile – Lauren Sullivan

  • Lauren Sullivan with the Olympic Torch
  • Lauren Sullivan with the Olympic Torch
  • Lauren Sullivan with the Olympic Torch

What is your Sporting background?

I started doing sport with the DSA and found I loved swimming best of all.
I like the shooting as well!


What are your Favourite Sports?

Swimming, swimming and swimming


What are your Personal Bests?

I have swum at national and international level but I am most proud of winning 2 bronze medals at my home region and qualifying to swim at international level recently in Leeds at the British  Gas International Gala. Of course carrying the Olympic Torch was one of my highlights of 2012.


What is you Favourite TV programme?

Family Guy


What is your Favourite food?

Chilli con carne


What are your Sporting ambitions?

I’d love to win a medal for swimming at the paralympics in 2016 or 2020 but I just want to achieve as much as I can so I can look back and say “I did that!”


What are your Hobbies?

swimming, watching tv, my cats, hanging out with friends.