Jade Nimmo. What I do… A little bit about me Scottish Long jump record holder 6.47m – Senior, U20, U17 Represented Great Britain World Youth Championships.

Jade NimmoJade Nimmo

What I do…What I do…

A little bit about meA little bit about me• Scottish Long jump record holder 6.47m

– Senior, U20, U17

• Represented Great Britain World Youth Championships

• Represented Scotland at International level

• Ranked 5th in Pentathlon in all-time list

• Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010 Achieve Programme

• Studying at Napier University

– Sports and Exercise Science with Sports Injuries

• Champions in schools

Targets and aspirations…

• Extend Scottish long jump record• UK U23 Championships• Represent Great Britain at European U23 Championships• Pre-selection for Glasgow 2014 (September)

• Selection for European Outdoor Championships, Zurich 2014• Medal success in Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014

• Represent Team GB in Rio 2016 Olympic Games

What it takes…• Training six days per week– Two sessions per day– 18-20 hrs per week– Speed, S&C, Technique, plyometrics, mobility– Physio, massage– Warm weather training

• Special diet for power/speed athletes• Social life?• Sleep!!

The season ahead…• 20 April Tom Jones Memorial, Florida• 4 May Parafrugell, Spain• 12 May Meeting Elite, Montgeron (Fra)• 19 May Loughborough International• 30 May Riga Cup, Latvia• 9 June Memorial Primo Nebiolo, Torino (Ita)• 15 June UK U23 Championships, Bedford• 21 June Bilboa International, Spain• 7 July Donnas EAP, Italy• 11-14 Jul European U23 Championships• 10 Aug Scottish National Championships

How Barrachd has supported me…

• Competition costs• Warm weather training• Dietary supplements• Training Kit• Competition Kit• Website… jadenimmo.com