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_I realise I’ve not updated the site recently. So, I have been meaning to do a video blog since just
before Christmas (like the queen) but time has
flown by and I've not got round to it. So I figured,
whilst watching Love Actually and eating rubbish, I'd knock up a quick new years day blog post. 

This year has been an odd one. On one hand, its flown by… probably because I wrote off the first 3 or 4 months. But on the other hand… well, its been very loooong!

Aside from not being well, a lot has happened this year and it feels like I’ve been busier than ever. I’ve definitely done a lot of miles in the car, that’s for sure!  So what have I done?

I went to the European Championships and won two bronze medals – I thought I better get that achievement in first. I'm proud of these medals, despite the meet being hard going and not going quite to plan, it was a rather apt end to my swimming career - finishing exactly how it all started.

After the European champs, I came home and did A LOT of thinking.  This ended in me making the decision to retire.,. I am pleased I did so as I did not wake up in a panic this morning, thinking “oh my god its Paralympic year!!”. Mind you, I am very excited about this fact. I have tickets for all 12 days of the Paralympic games and I cannot wait!

I’ve spent the year working with Chris, and various others, trying to make good things happen – most of which are still to come and exciting.

 I’ve established an excellent relationship with Whizzkidz, and have had so much fun working with them – not to mention the fact that my work with them has allowed me to meet some amazing kids and has taken me to television centre, City Hall and inside 10 Downing Street!

 

As well as working with Whizzkidz, I became a Champion of VoiceAbility – who I very much hope to work with in the new year, I’ve reconnected with Disability Huntingtonshire and opened their new building as their patron, and I was also announced as the UK ambassador for the Rotary Global Swimathon – please watch the video on the "Videos" page for information on this.

So, as I say, lots has happened – I told you you hadn’t seen the last of me! – but its been a tough year, so I am very much looking forward to  starting a fresh new year!

I have a feeling that 2012 will be a busy, exciting and fun year! There's lots of ideas and plans floating around my head, just a matter of working out a concrete plan of action and finding a bit of money to enable me to get cracking.  Of course, there may be hard work involved but I’m pretty sure it’ll be worth it.

 

Happy new year to you all – and good luck to all the athletes reading this, its 2012 … this is the time to give it everything and I'm very excited for you all!!   


 


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Dadcan Williamson
01/01/2012 5:03pm

Excellent stuff Fran! U will be linked to!!

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