Sophie Ward was destined to swim in the Olympics until those medal hopes were dashed following a simple bite from a tick. Now she's warning others of the dangers of Lyme disease. <br /> <br />Sophie who's from Garstang in Lancashire, was in Beijing for the Olympics ten years ago when she got the chance to meet and stroke a panda - and that's when the bite happened. <br /> <br />It led to years of illness which ended Sophie's swimming dreams before finally being diagnosed as lyme disease.
