2007 Gold Coast Mile - Media Guide - Hanson Sport Media

December 2, 20078.30amMarine Stadium - (Next to Sea World on the Spit)Reigning back to back Queen Melissa Gormanis going for her third Gold Coast Mile title in arow.Defending champion Chris Alderton is backagain this year to defend his Gold Coast Miletitle.MEDIA GUIDE

GOLD COAST MILE ATTRACTS CLASSY FIELDSGOLD COAST: The 2007 Gold Coast Mile Flatwater swim at Southport Marine Stadium onDecember 2, has already attracted a host of Australian and South African open waterswimmers.Australia’s defending women’s champion and Commonwealth Games silver medallist MelissaGorman – who has her sights set on the Beijing Olympic Games next year – will line up in animpressive women’s field.Six-time Australian Surf Life Saving gold medallist Brooke Fletcher from Northcliffe and SouthAfrican stillwater and surf champion Melissa Corfe will ensure Gorman does not get things allher own way.It will be the final hit out for Gorman and Fletcher in their preparations for the Australian 5 and10km Championships at Penrith on December 8, 9 and 10 – the first step towards Olympicselection.The men’s field will feature emerging Australian open water swimmer Dev Lahey, who took outthe recent Noosa 1000 – up against Miami’s National Age swimming star Daniel Smith andSouth African open water and surf champion Shaun Dias.There is $2000 up for grabs in both the men’s and women events as well as two trips to SouthAfrica’s famous Midmar Mile, the largest open water swim in the world – a swim that attractsupwards of 20,000 starters.And this year the Midmar organisers have added a 10km race to their program which severalcountries will use as major preparations for the Beijing Olympics.Commonwealth Games silver medallist over 800m freestyle, Gorman has tasted Midmarsuccess and will be one of the first into the water in this year’s Gold Coast Mile – and the lureof the Olympics will be on top of her priority list.“The Gold Coast Mile is always a fun event and I’m looking forward to defending my title beforegoing to Sydney,” said Gorman.“It’s going to be a busy year of open water and pool events and I am looking forward to somegreat competition.”The inclusion of the 10km event at the Olympics is making life just that much easier forGorman to survive her daily grind – and focus on her dreams.Unlike most swimmers the 22-year-old Queensland University Technology student is one of aselect few who will hedge her bets come Olympic selection time – between the pool and openwater.Media Contacts:Ian HansonKim HamiltonMedia ManagerMedia LiaisonGold Coast MileGold Coast MileHanson Sports Media Hanson Sports MediaM: 0407385160 M: 0438443406P: 55 225 556 P: 55 225 556

EVENT INFORMATIONEVENT: The Gold Coast Mile, 1.5km individual and team swim, and500m individual Junior SwimDATE: Sunday 2 December 2007TIME: Event Time RegistrationJunior individual 500m swim 09:30 08:30 –09:00Individual and Team 1500m Female,(all age categories)Individual and Team 1500m Male,(all age categories)10:00 09:00 –09:3010:30 09:30 –10:00COURSE:1500m measured flat water swim on same course as Gold Coast Mile2005, 2006 and 2005 Australian Open Water Championships and WorldChampionship trials.CONDITIONS:500m flat water Junior swim on first part of this course. Along the Spit nextto Sea World (Muriel Henchman Drive)The Marine Stadium will be cleared of all boats for the swim.Generally flat, smooth. Possibility small chop.WATER SAFETY: Gold Coast City Council Lifeguards.PAST RESULTS2006Elite Men1 st Chris Alderton Great Britain 16:19.142 nd Andrew Beato Australia 16:19.733 rd Richard Charlesworth Great Britain 16:31.33Elite Women1 st Melissa Gorman Australia 17:16.422 nd Trudee Hutchinson Australia 18:25.563 rd Laune Rowe N/A 18:45.162005Elite Men1 st Toyden Prinsloo South Africa 14:272 nd Kurtis McGillivary Australia 14:433 rd Brendan Capell Australia 14:44Elite Women1 st Melissa Gorman Australia 15:532 nd Kate Brookes-Peterson Australia 15:563 rd Trudee Hutchinson Australia 16:33

GOLD COAST MILE – BEST OF THE BEST FORM GUIDEMENShaun Dias (South Africa) – Shaun is the reigning South African surf race champion, amember of both of his country’s National squads in open water swimming and surf life saving.Daniel Smith (Gold Coast) – The local favourite, Daniel is part of legendary Gold Coastmentor Denis Cotterell’s program at Miami. A prolific medal gold winner at National Age level inthe pool with the London Olympics in his sights.Dev Lahey (Sunshine Coast) – Winner of the prestigious Eyeline 1000 ocean swim at Noosathis year. Just 16-years-of-age but a win in the Noosa event is no mean feat.Chris Alderton (Great Britain) – The defending champion and a former European JuniorChampionships medallist in the pool who trains as part of the elite British setup at TheSouthport School.Richard Charlesworth (Great Britain) – Third placegetter in this event last year who, likeAlderton, trains at The Southport School with the elite British squad.WOMENMelissa Corfe (South Africa) – Melissa is a member of South Africa’s Olympic Squad in thepool and was a finalist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She is also a former winner of theMidmar Mile, the world’s largest open water swimming event.Brooke Fletcher (Gold Coast) – Another local who is the reigning Oceania open waterswimming champion over 5 and 10km. Also last year’s Australian open surf race winner. Willcontest next weekend’s Olympic open water swimming trials in Sydney.Kirsty Bowlay (Gold Coast) – Former professional Ironwoman who was fifth in this race lastyear and has more experience at the top level in this type of event than anyone in the women’sfield.Melissa Gorman (Brisbane) – The two-time defending champion in the Gold Coast Mile and2006 Commonwealth Games 800m freestyle silver medallist. Has been installed as one of thefavourites at next weeks Olympic open water swimming trials and is definitely the women’sfavourite here.

ENTRIES as at 5pm 30.11.07Elite Men119 Stephen O QLD 23120 Wesley Dening QLD 24145 Matthew Brown QLD 26147 Daniel Berndt QLD 261 Shaun Diaz RSA 2043 Dev Lahey QLD 1786 Daniel Nobbs QLD 21112 Codie Grimsey QLD 17123 Chris Alderton GBR 20124 Chris Fox GBR 18125 Jamie Broom GBR 18126 James Doolan GBR 17127 Richard Charlesworth GBR 19128 Adam Mallett GBR 18146 Cameron Smith QLD 21155 Wayne Thrupp QLD 954165 Grant Turner GBR 18175 Craig Elmore QLD 28Elite Women129 Melinda Boyd QLD 282 Melissa Corfe RSA 2226 Brooke Fletcher QLD 18154 Melissa Gorman QLD 21159 Lana Hutton QLD 2972 Nicola Johnstone QLD 21153 Ariane Laplante-Levesque QLD 2747 Kannitha Ly QLD 23108 Ebony Smith QLD 1820 Lucy Spink QLD 24140 Rebecca Strachan QLD 26Female Age groups45 Charlie Barker QLD 8 9 yrs junior swim dash 500m12 Elle Stevens QLD 9 9 yrs junior swim dash 500m14 Jewel Collins QLD 9 9 yrs junior swim dash 500m16 Alli Simpson QLD 9 9 yrs junior swim dash 500m78 Sophie Harrison QLD 9 9 yrs junior swim dash 500m44 Rae Barker QLD 10 10 yrs junior swim dash 500m71 Isabella Neilson QLD 10 10 yrs junior swim dash 500m74 Brooke Krause QLD 10 10 yrs junior swim dash 500m96 Shae Viney QLD 12 12 yrs junior swim dash 500m109 Keonie English QLD 12 12 yrs junior swim dash 500m38 Kami White QLD 14 14 - 16 yrs49 Kathryn Mellon QLD 16 14 - 16 yrs73 Alex Goddard QLD 16 14 - 16 yrs87 Courtney Neilson QLD 14 14 - 16 yrs95 Sian Weeks QLD 15 14 - 16 yrs115 Clare Moriarty NSW 15 14 - 16 yrs134 Tia Nation QLD 15 14 - 16 yrs163 Jemma Gillam QLD 16 14 - 16 yrs81 Nicky Sandon QLD 35 30 - 3922 Vivien Jones QLD 31 30 - 39 yrs

54 Nicola Durrheim QLD 38 30 - 39 yrs58 Melinda Cook QLD 30 30 - 39 yrs138 Suzanne Anderssen QLD 33 30 - 39 yrs139 Kirsty Bowlay QLD 33 30 - 39 yrs142 Amanda Tzannes QLD 30 30 - 39 yrs156 Ann Perkins QLD 34 30 - 39 yrs158 Kate Sangha QLD 33 30 - 39 yrs164 Eve White NSW 33 30 - 39 yrs174 Gudrun Meyer-Boehm QLD 36 30 - 39 yrs6 Shiralee Bielenberg QLD 40 40 - 49 yrs27 Judith Grant QLD 45 40 - 49 yrs32 Narelle Coutts QLD 40 40 - 49 yrs46 Allison Jones QLD 46 40 - 49 yrs55 Annie Brealey QLD 45 40 - 49 yrs60 Christine Wessman QLD 44 40 - 49 yrs66 Carolyn Counter QLD 46 40 - 49 yrs82 Tania Whatmore QLD 42 40 - 49 yrs92 Michelle Gairns QLD 41 40 - 49 yrs94 Jane Murphy QLD 43 40 - 49 yrs103 Vicki Drake QLD 49 40 - 49 yrs149 Margo Cameron QLD 46 40 - 49 yrs30 Amanda Middleton QLD 53 50 - 59 yrs85 Lynne Borchert QLD 54 50 - 59 yrsMale Age Groups53 Hayden Sandry QLD 9 9 yrs junior swim dash 500m57 Talor Marshall QLD 9 9 yrs junior swim dash 500m121 Karl Fay QLD 9 9 yrs junior swim dash 500m17 Cody Simpson QLD 10 10 yrs junior swim dash 500m68 Ethan Mcgrath QLD 10 10 yrs junior swim dash 500m23 Mitchell Littler NSW 11 11 yrs junior swim dash 500m102 Liam Parker QLD 11 11 yrs junior swim dash 500m160 Jack Gray QLD 11 11 yrs junior swim dash 500m52 Nathan Sandry QLD 12 12 yrs junior swim dash 500m135 Isaac Nation QLD 13 13 yrs + under 1500m113 Ridge Grimsey QLD 13 13 yrs and under77 Jordan Harrison QLD 12 13 yrs and under 1500m3 Kamil Wegrecki QLD 16 14 - 16 yrs4 Dominik Wegrecki QLD 16 14 - 16 yrs10 Daniel Smith QLD 16 14 - 16 yrs93 Sam Manfield QLD 14 14 - 16 yrs97 Sebastian Moffatt QLD 15 14 - 16 yrs99 Matthew Zemek QLD 14 14 - 16 yrs105 Chris Dodd QLD 15 14 - 16 yrs172 Ian Zilm NSW 16 14 - 16 yrs8 Scott Wallace QLD 38 30 - 39 yrs19 Corey Spink QLD 31 30 - 39 yrs21 Matthew Parry QLD 32 30 - 39 yrs31 Nigel Waddington QLD 38 30 - 39 yrs62 Daryl Penna QLD 32 30 - 39 yrs111 Cameron Corish QLD 38 30 - 39 yrs114 Bartholomaeus Dirk QLD 37 30 - 39 yrs116 Mathew Egan QLD 36 30 - 39 yrs122 Scott Beveridge QLD 34 30 - 39 yrs136 Richard Dunks QLD 37 30 - 39 yrs151 Geoffrey Gist QLD 38 30 - 39 yrs

33 Phillip Savill QLD 43 40 - 49 yrs40 Anthony Dowd QLD 43 40 - 49 yrs56 Dale Cooper QLD 47 40 - 49 yrs61 Stephen Spence QLD 42 40 - 49 yrs64 Phil Mclaughlin QLD 46 40 - 49 yrs65 Joel Hopper QLD 43 40 - 49 yrs67 Rob Pickering QLD 44 40 - 49 yrs70 Stephen Clarke QLD 45 40 - 49 yrs76 Mark Broekman QLD 46 40 - 49 yrs79 Paul Boles QLD 43 40 - 49 yrs89 Colin Braund QLD 41 40 - 49 yrs101 Terry Hampson QLD 45 40 - 49 yrs106 David Edwards QLD 48 40 - 49 yrs107 Peter Dawson QLD 46 40 - 49 yrs117 Philip Keir QLD 41 40 - 49 yrs133 Perry Nation QLD 48 40 - 49 yrs137 Bradley Cohen NSW 43 40 - 49 yrs144 Gethin Thomas QLD 41 40 - 49 yrs157 Pierre De Dassel NSW 45 40 - 49 yrs162 Dean Bloomer QLD 40 40 - 49 yrs170 Stephen Blunt QLD 43 40 - 49 yrs173 Robert Ashton QLD 43 40 - 49 yrs9 Don Curtis QLD 56 50 - 59 yrs15 Brian Dreger QLD 54 50 - 59 yrs24 Chris Byrnes NSW 56 50 - 59 yrs28 Gary Boyd QLD 52 50 - 59 yrs34 Peter Comben QLD 51 50 - 59 yrs41 Gregory Wake QLD 50 50 - 59 yrs63 Michael Oldham QLD 50 50 - 59 yrs69 Noel Ingram QLD 56 50 - 59 yrs84 Ian Borchert QLD 55 50 - 59 yrs88 Rayner Sturton QLD 54 50 - 59 yrs100 Lewis Crowe QLD 56 50 - 59 yrs104 Don Brealey QLD 55 50 - 59 yrs118 John Robinson QLD 55 50 - 59 yrs130 Peter Thomas QLD 58 50 - 59 yrs132 Peter Evans NSW 51 50 - 59 yrs143 Patrick Todhunter QLD 51 50 - 59 yrs148 Clive Bell QLD 55 50 - 59 yrs166 Peter Mitchell QLD 59 50 - 59 yrs167 John Rynne QLD 56 50 - 59 yrs35 Greg Reddan QLD 61 60 - 69 yrs141 Graeme Farrell QLD 67 60 - 69 yrs150 Steve Parnell QLD 62 60 - 69 yrs168 John Mills NSW 79 70 - 79 yrs