I did a placement year as an Administrative and Coaching Assistant with MT13. Doing my placement with a small business was incredibly useful as it meant I could apply the understanding I had developed in my first two years to a wide range of responsibilities in my role. Due to the organisational size of MT13, I managed several critical business processes. As a result, I had already amassed a year of valuable experience by the time I graduated, which has enabled me to secure my current role and hit the ground running since starting.

I recently joined Swim Wales as an Aquatic Club Support Officer. As the NGB for several aquatic sports in Wales, Swim Wales are responsible for governing dozens of clubs, facilities, and performance centres nationwide. My role is to support clubs specifically across a range of issues, including ensuring good governance, promoting inclusion, directing clubs towards funding opportunities, and representing clubs whilst developing the swimming pathway, alongside Swim Wales colleagues. The vast range of skills that I acquired during my degree really helped me to secure and fulfil my role, such as an understanding of the entire sporting landscape in the UK, an appreciation of what good and bad practice looks like, and a knowledge of the varied sporting experiences that people can have.

Hall culture is unique to Loughborough, and it really defined my Loughborough experience. I volunteered as Treasurer on the Telford Hall committee, attended hall events such as Telford day, and represented Telford in several IMS sports including football and athletics. The friends I made within the Telford community will be friends for life and I am incredibly fond of my memories of living in Telford Hall.