Victory has arrived at last for Clevedon’s Stephanie Bradbeer. A budding swimmer from the age of 4, Bradbeer had already envisioned herself winning the Olympics. Now at the age of 17 she is that one step closer to her dream.
Last week, Stephanie made her way to Berlins European Championships where she struck gold for Britain and for herself, winning first place in 2 categories.
Success didn’t come easily for her though, “My training regime was made even more intense for me and my training hours were doubled” “I would have to get up at 5.30 in the morning to have an hours swim and then get ready for school. After school, I would go straight to the swimming pool for two hours practise. I would go for a swim during my free periods at school! Every little extra minute was vital and it’s paid off!”
This girl is truly determined to make it, and is already training for her next competition, the World Championships in Rome. Bradbeer says that she’s already feeling the pressure more then ever, “I’ve just won five gold medals in the European championships, and I am so ecstatic, but the pressure to do better is extremely high. I don’t want to let people down. All I can do is my best, and ill give it my all.”
When she returned home, she was greeted by her entire street, cheering and congratulating her triumphant return. “She has worked to her limits for as long as I remember, shed always be on the go, having to sacrifice everything to get her to where she is now. The medals couldn’t have been won by a more deserving person”, tells us, Samantha Jones, 56 year old, the Bradbeer family’s long term neighbour.
Clevedon, it seems we may have a future Olympic champion on our hands, and there’s no stopping her.
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