Nicholas swam as a member of the GB Team, in the 100m breaststroke, at the IPC European Swimming Champions in Iceland.

Nicholas was one of seven swimmers within the new S14 classification for athletes with a learning disability. Since the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games learning disabled athletes have been suspended from all Paralympic Sports events, following cheating among the Spanish L.D. Basketball Team. The IPC European Swimming Championships was therefore the first event since 2000 which included learning disabled competitors.

The International Paralympic Committee will formally meet in November, when a decision on learning disability participation for London 2012 will be made.

In his race, Nicholas recorded a time of 1:14.70. This won him the Silver medal, for second place, and was a new personal best taking 3 seconds of his previous p.b.

Nick competed at the INAS-FID Open European Swimming Championships in Poland. He won two gold and 3 silver medals. He also won a further four silver medals in the open championships which included non-European teams.

Nicholas went to the Championships as GB Team Captain and led the way with a series of great performances. His gold's came in the 200m backstroke (which he also won two years ago) and in 4 x 50m medley relay. Silver was won by Nicholas in 200m breaststroke, where he beat his previous Personal Best time by six seconds, in 100m breaststroke, where he also secured a new P.B. His third silver came in 1500m freestyle, where again he beat his previous P.B., this time by 35 seconds. Nicholas's four silver medals in the open event came in 200m breaststroke, 200m backstroke, 100m breaststroke, and finally in 1500m freestyle.

In May Nicholas competed at the South-East Region Swimming championships. He won Five Gold's and One silver medal. He won the Gold's in the: 100m Backstroke, 100m Breaststroke, 50m Backstroke, 50m Breaststroke, 50m Freestyle, and silver in the 100m Freestyle.

Nicholas who is the captain of the GB team at the INAS-FID Global Games in Czech Republic (5th-14th July) was part of the stand out swim of the competition was the 4 x 100m Medley Relay in which Nicholas swam the first leg (Backstroke). They broke the old World Record by two and a half seconds which had stood since 2002, also winning the Gold medal thus becoming the World Record Holders, Global Games Champions and World Champions.

Nicholas got on at the INAS-FID Open European Swimming Championships in Poland held on the 16th-22nd August.

He Won 2 Gold and 3 Silver medals. Also he won 4 Silver Medals in the open championships, which included countries from outside Europe. The gold medals included the 200m Backstroke which he successfully defended after winning this event 2 years previously. He remained as the G.B Team Captain for this event.

Nick recently raised the Olympic Flag in Ashford to mark the handover to Britain for 2012. Read the news story.

Nick is highlighted by the UK Sports Association for People with Learning Disabilities on their launch of the new website.

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