Giles Long MBE
3 x Paralympian Champion – Giles is one of the most successful and well-respected Paralympic swimmers of our time. At the age of thirteen Giles was diagnosed with cancer. The bone tumour in his arm meant that his dreams of going to the Olympics, held as a seven year old boy, were shattered. However, Giles carried on swimming, finding the process of goal setting and building a team around him, in a time of rapid change, not only focussing but exhilarating. He broke his first World Record at the age of 17 and in 1996 qualifi ed for the 100m Butterfly at the Atlanta Paralympics as the fastest man in the world.At the Sydney 2000 Paralympics Giles again took gold and with one dream realised another had to be created. He went on to become a 3 times Paralympics Champion at the 2004 Athens Paralympics. Giles has since become an author, a TV sports presenter and a highly accomplished speaker.
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