Twenty-one year-old Lincoln Olympic swimmer Lizzie Simmonds took off to her training on Wednesday in a brand new ride.
She qualified for the London 2012 games two weeks ago for her preferred category of the 200m backstroke.
The Mini Cooper was offered to the Team GB athlete by the Soper of Lincoln dealership off Newark Road to help Lizzie commute to her training ground in Loughborough, her family in the city, and of course, to London.
“It’s great to know people in Lincoln are rooting for me and supporting me, and it’s also nice to have a cool car to park outside the pool,” Lizzie said.
“I’ll be driving it to and from training, but sometimes I’ll have to bike in too for some extra endurance work.”
Lizzie Simmonds received the keys for the new car from Steve Soper
Steve Soper, a retired professional racing driver and owner of the dealership in Lincoln, said he went the extra mile to personalise the car for Lizzie.
“This car can go in and out of London with no congestion charges, and we thought it would be nice for her to drive around in a Mini, representing Lincoln.
“We put the Union Jack on the roof of the car and we incorporated in it Soper of Lincoln and Supporting Lizzie Simmonds,” he explained.
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Lincolnshire Police have found the body of a missing Lincoln boy.
The force appealed at around 4pm on Sunday, April 11, to find Daniel Coupland, 16, from Lincoln, after he went missing.
At 9.30pm police said that a body has been found, which has been identified as the missing boy.
In a statement, Lincolnshire Police said: “We would like to sincerely thank the media and the public for their support with this appeal and request that the family be given time to process this devastating news without intrusion or speculation.”
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