Meet Our Sponsored Artistic swimmers
Millicent Costello
Name: Millicent Costello
Club: Senior Great Britain Artistic Swimmer - City of Leeds
Age: 18
School: Architecture (BA)
What got you into the sport: I started the sport at the age of 9 and I have always been a speed swimmer and dancer.
What is your favourite thing about your sport: I love being part of a team where we are all training for the same goal
Favourite skill: Barracuda or Spins
Biggest Achievement: 2X World Series Silver Medal (2019,2020)
What do you want to achieve in your sport: My short-term goal is to represent Great Britain at the World Championships in 2022 and my long-term goal is to compete at the Olympics 2024.
Questions
If you could learn anything what would it be: If I could learn one thing, I’d love to be able to play the piano.
If you could only eat one thing for the rest or your life, what would it be: If I could eat one thing for the rest of my life it would be cheesecake.
What is your most used emoji: My most used emoji is 😊
What do you do to unwind after a long training day?: After a long day training I eat ALOT!
What is one thing that people don’t know about me?: Not much - I am quite the over-shareer.
What accomplishment are you most proud of?: My proudest sporting accomplishment would be qualifying for the Free Team Final at the Junior World Championships in 2018 as well as my two World Series silver medals.
What goal would you like to achieve by next year?: Next year, I would like to compete at the 2022 World Championships.
Where does your name come from and what does it mean?: The name Millicent is French and means "brave strength"
Alyssa Anderson
Name: Alyssa Anderson
Club: City of Birmingham
Age: 14
What you’re doing: still in school
What got you into the sport – describe your journey in the sport?: I was watching sport relief with my mom on the tv in 2016, and synchro came on. It was the Will Young vs Russel Kane episode where 2 groups of synchro swimmers were teaching them routines and they faced achother to see which is the best routine. the next day i found my nearest club and joined Since that day I have been doing the sport
What do you love most about your sport? : what I love most about the sport is that I get to be creative and express myself through the routines.
Favourite skill? : my favourite skill is barracudas
What is your biggest achievement? : my most significant achievement is winning gold in the combo cup and coming second out of 94 in the regional games in 2022
What do you want to achieve in your sport? : to get into the England youth, junior and senior squads
My biggest pet peeve has to be when people chew loudly!
My motto is never to give up on something you can't go a day without thinking about. Sometimes when I lose motivation this keeps me going and reminds me of my aims and goals!
One thing most people don't know about me is that I play netball and hockey outside of synchro as well as dance and speed swimming ...
If I could learn anything I would learn a language and speak it fluently
One thing I could eat for the rest of my life would be halloumi. It goes well in a salad and after training is something I tend to eat frequently.
My most used emoji is 🤣
Something I am awful at is sitting still and concentrating for long periods!
My favourite way to unwind after a long day is to listen to music and have a long shower!
I like to travel often and have had many amazing experiences but my favourite memory would have to be in Oman where there was an infinity pool and a buffet and bar around the poolside. The sun was shining and it was nice to sit and relax...
Sophie Rowney
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Jess Hinxman
Name: Jess Hinxman
Club: England youth squad and Aquavision
Age: 14
School: Secondary school (year 10)
What got you into the sport?:
At my local park they had a fair and there was a stall for Erith and district synchronised swimming club and I liked the look of the sparkly costumes, so I joined to see what it was like. I started at around the age of 7.
What do you love most about your sport?:
I love working as a team and being able to see improvement in myself and others week by week
Favourite skill:
Spins
What do you want to achieve in your sport?:
I hope to be selected to compete in Croatia in June for the England squad and be selected for the GB junior squad next year
Questions:
What is a goal you want to achieve in the next year?:
In the next year I would like to improve my general strength and flexibility.
What is your most used emoji?:
My most used emoji is 🤍
What is something your really bad at?:
I’m really bad at learning languages!
If you could learn anything what would it be?:
If I could learn anything, I would love to learn some really cool gymnastics moves.
What is your favourite way to unwind after a long day?:
After a long day, I like to sit down and watch Netflix!
What accomplishment are you most proud of?:
I’m most proud of getting selected for the youth England artistic swimming squad.
If you won the lottery what’s the first thing you would do?:
If I won the lottery I would move to a bigger house with a pool and a gym so I can do training at home.
How do you define success?:
I would define success as achieving to the highest point you can and trying your hardest to get there.