First sporting success? Winning the Scotland national championships aged 12 and under.

Finest sporting moment? Winning 2 silver medals in Melbourne at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Your tip for the top: Believe in what you do and how you do it.

First international / ‘big time’ call-up: 2003 European Junior Championships

How do you feel when you know you are representing your team / country? Like I have the chance to shine and show the rest of the world what I already know.

How and why did you get involved in your sport? My brother, who is older, used to swim, so I followed him to the club one day, end of.

What is your favourite moment in the history of sport? Michael Phelps winning eight gold medals in the Beijing Olympic Games.

Three words that describe you: Belief, Determined, Winner.

Who would you most like to meet? Anybody who’s got the time to talk and has an interesting story to tell.

What is your most prized possession? Scotland Flag.

Who has been the biggest influence on your sporting career? My coaches over the years, they made me believe in myself.

Any family connections to sport? Not really although all my family are pretty handy when it comes to any sport. 

Who has been your toughest opponent and why? Michael, because he is the greatest swimmer ever to grace the planet.

What is your biggest passion away from sport? Not sure, I haven’t found anything that I am that passionate about bar sport.

Favourite sport(s) other than your own? Rugby, football and lawn bowls.

Top tips to relax? Do some academic work, take your mind of your sport.

What is your ultimate ambition? To be fully self - satisfied

Where do you see yourself in 10 years’ time? Happily married and in a good job.