2008 World Short Course Championships - Hanson Sport Media

Telstra Dolphins Australian Swim Team Media Guide | 9 th FINA World Short Course Championships | Manchester | April 9-13, 2008FELICITY GALVEZNICKNAME:Flis, Flea and FelixD.O.B: 4/3/1985AGE: 23BORN:Melbourne, VICLIVES:Canberra, ACTHGT:167cmWGT:60kgCLUB/INSTITUTE: SOPAC / AISTRAINS (Pool): AISCOACH:John FowlieCAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2004 Athens Olympian andfinalist in the 200m fly at the Games finishingfifth….2005 & 2007 FINA World Championship goldmedallist as a heat swimmer in the 4x100m medleyrelay team swimming the fly leg….silver medallist at2006 Commonwealth Games….finalist in the 200mfly at two FINA World Championships, 2004 FINAWorld Short Course and 2002 Pan PacificChampionships….the Australian 200m fly championin 2003….won 100 & 200m fly double at 2007Telstra Australian Short Course ChampionshipsIN 2008Was third in 100 & 200m fly, fourth in 50m fly andseventh in 200m free at the Telstra AustralianChampionships / Olympic Trials in SydneyIN 2007Was second in the 200m fly, third in the 100m flyand fourth in the 50m fly at the Telstra AustralianChampionships in Brisbane (Dec 06)…won gold asa heat swimmer in 4x100m medley and was ninth inthe 200m fly at the FINA World Championships inMelbourne….fourth in the 100 & 200m fly at theFujitsu Duel in the Pool in Sydney….won five gold inMare Nostrum series….won 100 & 200m fly, wassecond in 50m fly at Telstra Australian Short CourseChampionships in Melbourne….won 100 & 200m fly,was second in 50m fly at the FINA World Cup inSydneyIN 2006Won silver and swam PB in 200m fly atCommonwealth Games in Melbourne….set threepersonal best performances highlighted by hersecond placing in the 200m fly and subsequentselection on her maiden Commonwealth Gamesteam at the Telstra Trials in Melbourne….alsofinished fourth in both the 50 and 100m flyevents….won four silver and three bronze in MareNostrum series….won silver in 200m fly and bronzein 50 & 100m fly at Telstra Australian Short CourseChampionships in HobartIN 2005Qualified for the FINA World Championships teamwhen she finished second in the 200m fly at theTelstra Trials in Sydney…. claimed gold as a heatswimmer in the 4x100m medley and was a finalist inthe 200m fly at the World Championships inMontreal….at the FINA World Cup in Sydneyfinished second in the 100 and 200m butterfly andfourth in the 50m event all in personal bestperformancesIN 2004Finished second in the 200m fly at the Telstra Trialsin Sydney to earn a ticket to her first OlympicsGames….set massive personal best times in allthree fly events…. went on to finish 5th in the final ofthe 200m fly in Athens in her Olympic Gamesdebut….returned to the Australian Short CourseChampionships where she finished second in the200m fly…. at the World Short CourseChampionships in Indianapolis she finished fifth inthe 200m fly ….made a move at the end of the yearfrom Sydney to Canberra to the AIS to train underShannon RollasonIN 2003Won the 200m fly at the Telstra Trials inSydney….went onto the World Championships inBarcelona where she finished seventh in thefinal….returned to Hobart where she took out boththe 100 and 200m fly at the Australian Short CourseChampionshipsPREVIOUS YEARS2002…. was fourth in 200m fly at the Pan PacificChampionships in Yokohama….silver in the 200m flyand bronze in the 100m fly at the Telstra AustralianChampionships….claimed both the 100 and 200mfly titles at the Australian AgeChampionships….grabbed silver in both the 100 and200m fly at the Telstra Australian Short CourseChampionships in Melbourne….took gold in the200m fly and silver in the 100m event at the FINAWorld Cup in Melbourne ….2001….bronze medallistin the 200m fly at the Telstra AustralianChampionships….member of the gold medal overallwomen’s team at the Goodwill Games….silvermedallist 200m fly at the Australian AgeChampionships….silver medallist in the 200m fly atthe Australian Short Course Championships inPerth….silver medallist in the 200m fly at the FINAWorld Cup in Melbourne…. 2000….bronze medallistin the 200m fly and finalist in the 400m free at theAustralian Age Championships in Perth….finalist inthe 200m fly at the Australian Short CourseChampionships.Page 40