GB Swimmer Anne Payne Qualifies for 2012 London Olympics

July 21, 2011 - PRLog -- Swimmer Keri-Payne has regained her world 10m open water title in Shanghai and become first British athlete to make her position in games. She is working hard for the Hyde Park’s Serpentine for the upcoming 2012 London Olympics.for more information, you can log on to http://www.londonolympicstickets.com

She has been the winner of 2008 Beijing Silver medal and considered as the biggest hope of Britain for London Olympics. During the race, three competitors had to be rescued, whereas Johannesburg-born Stockport swimmer has ended the course at Jinshan City Beach within 2hr 1min 58.1 sec.

Payne stated, “To be on that Olympic team at a home Olympics is going to be absolutely amazing," Payne said. "It's a weight off my shoulders. I can concentrate on training now for next year and I don't have to worry about qualifying because I've already done it. I have events to swim in the pool schedule next week [the 1500m freestyle and 4x200m freestyle relay] and then I'll return home and get straight back into the water and concentrate on my preparation for 2012. I'm sure there will be added pressure on me going into the Olympics but I'll just work on that coming into it. I'm definitely going to have a target on my back but we'll see how it goes.”for more information, you can log on to http://www.londonolympicstickets.com

As both the shooting and archery have qualified places for the games, the 23 year old is required to finish in the top 10 to get qualified. To secure her position in British team, she has been the first named athlete.

Besides open-water swimming, other sports to secure places are boxing and tennis. By late September, boxers for the Olympic games will be confirmed. Team GB chef de mission and British Olympic Association chief executive, Andy Hunt said, “That's one down, around 549 to go – well done Keri-Anne Payne for getting the ball rolling.
Keri-Anne's outstanding performance to win gold is a terrific personal accomplishment and the Olympic qualification represents a significant milestone on the road to 2012 for Team GB.”

He further added, “The Games really do feel very real: the first athlete qualifying a week out from one year to go, it feels very real. It's brilliant for all the swimmers, all the athletes across the team. It is very appropriate that the first athlete to qualify a named place comes in an event which brought us so much success at the last Olympics, where Team GB's swimmers brought home half of the six medals on offer in the open‑water discipline.”

In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, both Payne and David Davies have been the winner of silver medal, whereas Cassie Patten won bronze in 10 km event.

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