First Glasgow, now China for Fullalove

Jessica Fullalove

ROYTON swimming starlet Jessica Fullalove believes selection to Team GB’s squad for this month’s Youth Olympic Games will only serve to increase her chances of becoming the fastest woman on the planet.


The Games start in Nanjing, China, on Saturday, and Fullalove reckons a medal is well within her grasp.

The trip will be the 18-year-old’s second major tournament in as many months after making the semi-finals in the 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke at the Commonwealth Games.

And, while the Crompton House sixth form student believes she could have given a better account of herself in Glasgow, she insists the experience will serve her well in the Far East.

“It’s my dream to compete at the Olympic Games and this is a step closer to that dream,” she said.

“The Commonwealth Games were a great experience, and even though I didn’t race exactly as I wanted to I still learned a lot.

“I have not seen the squads for the other countries but I know that if I swim how I can I will definitely be in with a chance of winning a medal.

“Hopefully it will help me regardless of what happens, in the same way as Glasgow, and will put me in a great position for Rio or Tokyo.

“I’ve done World Junior Championships, but the Youth Olympics are just a totally different level.

“Having the two biggest competitions of my career so close to each other is a bit crazy, but I don’t see any reason why I can’t perform to my best.”

Fullalove counts two-time Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Adlington and American superstar Michael Phelps among her idols.
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