Christina English, 17, from Ipswich, is a goalkeeper and trains at Colchester Swimming and Water Polo Club. She is representing her country at the European Aquatics Under-18 Water Polo Championships in Malta this week, following training at a sports camp in Hungary.
Christina initially took up the sport as a youngster as an outfield player, but soon found a passion playing in goal. “I found that I liked it better than swimming up and down on the pitch,” she continued.
“It is hard. You’ve got to tread water a lot and you’ve got to be brave enough to not duck away from the ball.” She said her Team GB selection was “what I’d been hoping for, and training for, for years”. She trains three times a week, works as a lifeguard, and is studying for her A-level exams and university applications. She said the daily juggle was normal to her.
Congratulations and good luck Christina!
