Melbourne, Australia March 17- April 1, 2007 - Hanson Media Group

12 th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Mellbourne,, Austtralliia
March 17-- Apriill 1,, 2007
AUSTRALIAN AQUATICS MEDIA GUIDE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTACTS…………………………………………………………………………………. 2
WELCOME FROM AUSTRALIA’S AQUATIC CHEF DE MISSION - Neil Martin…. 3
MELBOURNE 2007 MASCOT ………...…………………………………………………. 4
DAILY PROGRAM………………………………………………………………………….. 5
TELSTRA DOLPHINS AUSTRALIAN SWIM TEAM
“THE WORLD COMES DOWN UNDER” – David Lyall….………............................10
TELSTRA DOLPHINS AUSTRALIAN SWIM TEAM LIST AND ENTRIES………….. 11
AUSTRALIAN ENTRIES BY DAY……………………………………………………….. 12
AUSTRALIA’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDAL TALLY…………………………… 14
AUSTRALIA’S WORLD CHAMPIONS…………………………………........................ 14
TELSTRA DOLPHIN COACH PROFILES……………………………………………….15
TELSTRA DOLPHINS – PROFILES MEN..…………………………………………..... 19
TELSTRA DOLPHINS PROFILES WOMEN…………………………………………… 43
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SWIMMING RESULTS……………………………………. 63
RECORDS AND AUSTRALIAN TOP 10………………………………………………... 71
TELSTRA DOLPHINS AUSTRALIAN OPEN WATER SWIMMING TEAM
“DOLPHINS HAVE PROUD TRADITIONS TO UPHOLD” - Kurt Hanson…………..84
TELSTRA DOLPHINS AUSTRALIAN OPEN WATER SWIMMING TEAM…………. 85
AUSTRALIAN OPEN WATER ENTIRES BY DAY…………………………………….. 85
AUSTRALIA’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDAL TALLY…………………………...85
TELSTRA DOLPHINS COACH PROFILES……………………………………………..86
TELSTRA DOLPHINS PROFILES………………………………………………………. 87
OPEN WATER RESULTS…………………………………………………….………….. 93
DIVING
“TEEN TEAM READY TO ROCK THE BOARDS AT MSAC” – Ian Hanson……….. 96
AUSTRALIAN DIVING TEAM……………………………………………………………. 97
PREVIOUS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDAL WINNERS…………………………. 97
COMPETITIVE FORMAT………………………………………………………………….98
COACH PROFILES……………………………………………………………………… 100
ATHLETE PROFILES…………………………………………………………………….101
DIVING RESULTS……………………………………………………………………….. 107
WATER POLO
“AUSSIE WATER POLO TEAMS READY TO MAKE A SPLASH” – James Ward. 116
AUSTRALIAN OPEN WATER TEAMS……………………………………………….. .117
COACH PROFILES…………………………………………………………………….... 119
ATHLETE PROFILES MEN…………………………………………………………….. 120
ATHLETE PROFILES WOMEN………………………………………………………... 137
WATER POLO RESULTS………………………………………………………………. 154
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING
“AUSTRALIAN GIRLS TEAM IN SYNCH FOR MELBOUNRE” – Helen
Hall………………………………………………………………………………………… 156
AUSTRALIAN SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING TEAM……………………………...... 156
COACH PROFILES……………………………………………………………………… 158
ATHLETE PROFILES…………………………………………………………………….159
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING RESULTS……………………………….…………… 168
MEDIA INFORMATION: Media requests and information regarding the 2007 Australian World Championship Team in Melbourne should be
directed to Media Managers Ian Hanson 0407385160 and David Lyall 0403777026 (Swimming, Open Water Swimming), Jared Clarke
0409722969 (Diving) James Ward 0409458661 (Water Polo) and Jacinta Guthrie 0401838316 (Synchronised Swimming).
FRONT COVER (Clockwise): Grant Hackett ; Leisel Jones; Alex Croak, Melissa Wu and Sharleen Stratton; Pietro Figlioli; Ky Hurst; The
Australian Synchronised Swimming Team (2005).

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CONTACTS
SWIMMING AUSTRALIA LTD.
President: Neil Martin
Chief Executive Officer: Glenn Tasker
Address: 12-7 Beissel Street,
Belconnen ACT 2617
PO Box 3286, Belconnen DC ACT 2617
Phone: +61 2 62 195600
Fax: +61 2 62 195606
Email: swim@swimming.org.au
Web: www.swimming.org.au
MEDIA DIRECTOR
Ian Hanson
Hanson Sports Media Pty Ltd
PO Box 299, West Burleigh QLD 4219
Phone: +61 7 55 22 5556
Fax: +61 7 55 22 5557
Email: info@hansonsportsmedia.com
Web: www.hansonsportsmedia.com
SPORTSHOOT – Delly Carr
(Swimming Australia’s Official Australian
Photographer)
Phone: + 61 2 996 06625
Email: dcarr@sportshoot.com.au
Web: www.sportsphotography.com.au
MagicPBK - Patrick Kraemer
(Swimming Australia’s official International
Photographer)
Phone: +41 79 217 7370
Email: info@magicpbk.com
Web: www.magicpbk.com
STATE ASSOCIATIONS
SWIMMING WA
Beatty Park Aquatic Centre
Vincent Street, North Perth WA 6006
PO Box 205 Leederville WA 6903
Phone: 08 9328 4599
Fax: 08 9227 6089
Email: office@wa.swimming.org.au
Web: www.wasa.asn.au
SWIMMING VICTORIA INC
Melbourne Sports Aquatic Centre
Aughtie Drive, Albert Park VIC 3206
PO Box 230, South Melbourne DC VIC 3205
Phone: 03 9686 5222
Fax: 03 9682 7888
Email: sv.admin@vic.swimming.org.au
Web: www.swimmingvictoria.org.au
ACT SWIMMING
ACT Sports House
Hackett, ACT, 2602
Phone: (02) 6257 4837
Fax: (02) 6230 1007
Web: www.actswimming.com.au
NSW SWIMMING
Room 309 Level 3 Sports House
Wentworth Ave, Ultimo NSW 2037
PO Box 727
GLEBE NSW 2037
Phone: 02 9552 2966
Fax: 02 9552 2980
Email: admin@nsw.swimming.org.au
Web: www.nswswimming.com.au
SWIMMING QLD
Sleeman Aquatic Centre
Cnr Old Cleveland and Tilley Road
Chandler QLD 4155
PO Box 1279, Capalaba QLD 4157
Ph: 07 3390 2011
Fax: 07 3390 2887
Email: admin.qsa@qld.swimming.org.au
Web: www.qld.swimming.org.au/
SWIMMING NT
79 Rapid Creek Road
Rapid Creek NT 0810
PO Box 1960
Darwin NT 0810
Phone: 08 8981 2938
Fax: 08 8981 2137
Web: www.nt.swimming.org.au
SWIM SA
Adelaide Aquatic Centre
Jeffcot Road (Cnr Fitzroy Terrace)
North Adelaide SA 5006
Phone: 08 8269 5595
Fax: 08 8344 6977
Email: swimsa@swimsa.swimming.org.au
Web: www.swimsa.swimming.org.au
SWIMMING TAS
PO Box 246
HOBART TAS 7001
Phone: 03 6231 6171
Fax: 03 6251 6181
Email: tasswim@tas.swimming.org.au
Web: www.tasswim.com.au
ASTCA (Australian Swimming Coaches
and Teachers Association)
Ex Director: Dr Ralph Richards
President: Rohan Taylor
PO Box 2175
Moorabbin, VIC, 3189
Email: mail@ascta.com
Web: www.ascta.com
AQUATICS MEDIA GUIDE – The team behind the Handbook.
ASADA (Australian Sports Anti-Doping
Authority)
PO Box 345, Curtin ACT 2605
Phone: 02 6206 0200
Fax: 02 62060201
Email: asada@asada.org.au
Web: www.asada.org.au
DIVING AUSTRALIA
Chairman: Philip Pullar
Executive Director: Mary Godden
Sleeman Aquatic Centre
Cnr Old Cleveland and Tilley Road
Chandler QLD 4155
Ph: 0738231444
Fax: 0738231363
Email: diving@ausport.gov.au
Web: www.diving.asn.au
MEDIA DIRECTOR
Ian Hanson
Hanson Sports Media Pty Ltd
PO Box 299, West Burleigh QLD 4219
Phone: +61 7 55 22 5556
Fax: +61 7 55 22 5557
Email: info@hansonsportsmedia.com
Web: www.hansonsportsmedia.com
AUSTRALIAN WATER POLO INC
President: Mr Peter Kerr
Secretary General: Mr John Whitehouse OAM
Address: 4 Paroa Court,
Sandford, TAS 7020
Phone: 03 62168999
Fax: 0362489263
Email: awpi@waterpoloaus.asn.au
Web: www.waterpoloaus.asn.au
MEDIA MANAGER
James Ward
Elite Sports Properties
Phone: 61 409 458 661
Email: jward@elitesports.com.au
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING AUSTRALIA
INC.
President: Barbara Lynch
Hon. Secretary: Helen Hall
Address: 6 Efron Street,
Nunawading. VIC. 3131
Phone: 03 9877 4623
Fax: 03 9877 4623
Email: synchro@ihug.com.au
IN THE BUILD UP to the 2005 FINA World Swimming Championships in Montreal, the team at Hanson Sports
Media co-ordinated the first ever Australian Aquatics Team handbook, a labour of love for a group that lives and
breathes aquatic sports in Australia. So sought-after was the first edition that the second Aquatics Team Handbook
is back by popular demand for the 12 th FINA World Championships here in our home waters of Melbourne.
We are pleased to bring you all the profiles of the Telstra Dolphins Australian Swim and Open Water Teams, the
Australian Diving Team, the Australian Men’s and Women’s Water Polo Teams and the Australian Synchronised
Swimming team as well as all the previews, facts, figures, times, points and background that make up all of the
aquatic disciplines.
But a Handbook of thes magnitude would not be possible without the dedication of Production Editor Kim Hamilton
and her assistant Alina Derevyanko; Swimming Media Manager David Lyall and HSM Swimming co-ordinator
Michelle Nicholas, HSM would also like to acknowledge the input of Liz Avery (Swimming Australia), Mary
Godden (Diving Australia), Helen Hall (Synchronised Swimming Association of Australia), and James Ward and
Amy Titmuss (Australian Water Polo Inc.) as well as the photographic services of two of the world’s best sport
shooters Delly Carr from (Sportshoot) and Patrick Kraemer (MagicPBK). – Ian Hanson (Managing Director
HSM)

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WELCOME FROM AUSTRALIA’S AQUATICS CHEF DE MISSION NEIL MARTIN
WORLD’S BEST ARRIVE IN MELBOURNE TO CELEBRATE SWIMMING’S
GOLDEN ERA
I would like to firstly take this opportunity on behalf of Swimming Australia to welcome
you all to Melbourne for this the 12 th FINA World Swimming Championships.
We are honored by Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) president, Mustapha Larfaoui and by
the presence of all FINA delegates and members and are thrilled at being given the opportunity to host
the largest and most recognised aquatic event in the world.
Since Melbourne’s announcement as host city in Barcelona in 2003, the thought of how amazing these
2007 FINA World Swimming Championships were going to be with a record number of participating
nations flocking here to the sporting capital of Australia has been nothing short of inspirational and one
that I am sure will see these World Championships be unrivalled in passion and dedication.
From one of the most vibrant cities comes some of the most incredible sporting venues and Rod Laver
Arena, home of the Australian Open of Tennis will for the first time welcome to centre court a swimming
pool filled with some of the fastest and finest athletes ever to grace our great sport.
Never before has swimming been held in such a venue with 12,500 spectators so close to the action
and an atmosphere that I am certain will lay the foundation for all future international swimming events
and for that I would like to thank the Victorian State Government and Premier, Steve Bracks, along with
the M2007 organising committee and Minister for Sport, Recreation and Youth affairs The Honorable,
James Merlino for their ongoing commitment and support.
Starting on the pool deck of Rod Laver which will host swimming and synchronised swimming, the
Championship venues will include the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC) for Diving and
Water Polo and the famous seaside suburb of St Kilda Beach that will play host to the open water
events and attract crowds that will gather en mass at the shoreline to watch the latest Olympic sport
captivate with not only its endurance but tactical and physical encounters.
This is the third time the FINA World Championships have come to Australia after Perth hosted the
aquatic celebration so successfully in both 1991 and 1998 – championships that launched the careers
of so many great champions.
International swimming is without doubt living in a golden age in the pool with the facts undeniably
astounding that 14 out of 17 of the men’s world record holders will be here in Melbourne – with the only
absentees from the list being that of recently retired Ian Thorpe (200, 400 freestyle) and Russian sprint
Czar, Alexander Popov (50m freestyle).
In the individual women’s events 14 out of the 17 world records have been broken within the last 10
years with the three exceptions being Hungarian, Krisztina Egerszegi (200m backstroke) and American
distance legend, Janet Evans (800 and 1500 freestyle).
The privilege of living in such an era of the sport is something special and one that I feel is a testament
to the endless time and effort put in by not only the athletes but coaches, support staff, families and the
media who have all traveled the long and arduous but incredibly rewarding road to Melbourne to reach
the pinnacle of the aquatic sporting world.
Congratulations and good luck to all.
Neil Martin
Australian Team
Chef de Mission
XI FINA World Championships

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MEET PENNY THE PENGUIN – OFFICIAL MASCOT OF THE MELBOURNE 2007
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
This is “Penny The Penguin” the official mascot for the 12th FINA World Championships –
the face of the Melbourne 2007 Championships.
The naming of the mascot followed a ’What’s my name?’ competition, run in the Herald Sun
newspaper and online at melbourne2007.com.au.
The ‘What’s my name?’ competition proved popular among the public, attracting over 1800
entries.
The Chairman of the 2007 World Swimming Championships Corporation Mr Tony Beddison AO, said that the number of
entries suggesting the name ‘Penny’ was a critical factor in naming the mascot.
Penguins, Victoria’s most famous native animals, are residents of Victorian landmark Phillip Island.
WHO WILL STAND AND DELIVER IN 2007?
Australia has staged two previous FINA World Championships in Perth in 1991 and 1998 and it
launched the careers of some of swimming’s house hold names.
In 1991, Melbourne’s Linley Frame put behind the frustrations of missing the 1990
Commonwealth Games team to win the world title in the 100m breaststroke.
When asked by Olympic gold medallist Mark Tonelli what her message to Australia was, a
beaming Frame said: “If you get the chance to do it…do it.”
That message has rung in the ears of many young Australian swimmers ever since and in 1998
Michael Klim stood and delivered an amazing seven medals – four of them gold – at the second
World Championship meet Down Under.
Now nine years on and after World Championships in Fukuoka (2001), Barcelona (2003) and Montreal (2005) the
worlds return to a country which has for the past century provided international stars.
But who will stand and deliver for the Telstra Dolphins in 2007?
Will it be captain courageous Grant Hackett – who won his first world title in Perth in 1998? Can he swim his way into
history and win 1500m title number five!
Will one of the golden girls, Libby Lenton, Leisel Jones or Jodie Henry light up Rod Laver Arena, or maybe 2007 will
herald a new name to capture the imagination of a swimming-mad Australian public.
Come April 1 those questions will be answered. Rock on Melbourne!
MELBOURNE THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS
www.melbourne.vic.gov.au
Melbourne is a lively, sophisticated city packed with shops, restaurants, bars
and cafes in wide, leafy boulevards and tiny, atmospheric laneways that
beckon to be explored.
To help visitors gain their bearings and embark on a journey of discovery, the
City of Melbourne operates a range of imaginative programs and a state-ofthe-art
Melbourne Visitor Centre at Federation Square opposite the Flinders
Street railway station.
Melbourne, a relatively modern city which is less than 200 years old, never sits still. New futuristic designs add to the
fascinating mix of architecture and ensure the skyline is constantly changing. Melbourne is very much about lifestyle. It
is no huge surprise to residents that their city has been named in an international poll as the world’s most liveable city.
Melbournians embrace three things in particular: sport (Australian Rules football is almost a religion); fashion (the look is
chic with a dash of quirky); and festivals (the calendar is packed year round).

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DAILY PROGRAM
OPEN WATER, DIVING, WATER POLO, SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING and SWIMMING
Melbourne, Australia, March 17 – April 1 – (ALL TIMES are AUSTRALIAN EASTERN DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
TIME)
DAY 1 Saturday March 17
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING – Rod Laver Arena
Session 1
Prelim
0930-1645 Duet Technical, Free Combination
DAY 2 Sunday March 18
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING – Rod Laver Arena
Session 2
Prelim
0930-1300 Solo Free
Session 3
Final
1900-2100 free combination
OPEN WATER SWIMMING – St Kilda Beach
Session 1
1000-1130 5km women
1200-1330 5km men
DAY 3 Monday March 19
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING – Rod Laver Arena
Session 4
Prelim
0930-1220 solo technical
Session 5
Prelim
1600-2015 team technical
Final
Solo technical
DIVING – Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre
(MSAC)
Session 1
Prelim
1000-1330 3m springboard synchro men, 10m
platform synchro women
Session 2
Final
1730-1845 3m springboard synchro men
Session 3
Final
2045-2200 10m platform synchro women
WATER POLO – MSAC
Session 1
Prelims – 4 games
0900-1400 women
Session 2
Prelims – 4 games
1700-2200 women
DAY 4 Tuesday March 20
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING – Rod Laver Arena
Session 6
Prelim
0930-1225 team free
Session 7
Final 1900-2020 duet technical
OPEN WATER SWIMMING – St Kilda Beach
Session 2
1200-1430 10km women
DIVING – MSAC Session 4
Prelim
1000-1330 1m springboard men
Session 5
Prelim
1830-2110 10m platform women
WATER POLO –Session 3
Prelim
0900-1400 4 games men
Session 4
Prelim 1700-2200 4 games men
DAY 5 Wednesday March 21
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING – Rod Laver Arena
Session 8
Prelim - 0930-1300 duet free
Session 9
Final 1900-2030 Team technical
OPEN WATER SWIMMING – St Kilda Beach
Session 3 1200-1430 10km men
DIVING – MSAC
Session 6
Semi-final
1000-1330 1m springboard men, 10m platform
women
Session 7
Final
1730-1820 1m springboard men
Session 8
Final 2030-2145 10m platform women
WATER POLO – MSAC
Session 5
Prelims
0900-1400 4 games women
Session 6
Prelims 1700-2200 4 games women

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DAY 6 Thursday March 22
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING – Rod Laver Arena
Session 10
Final
1900-2030 solo free
DIVING – MSAC
Session 9
Prelim
1000-1415 3m springboard men
Session 10
Prelim
1830-2120 1m springboard women
WATER POLO – MSAC
Session 7
Prelims
0900-1400 4 games men
Prelims
Session 8
1700-2200 4 games men
DAY 7 Friday March 23
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING – Rod Laver Arena
Session 11
Final
1900-2030 duet free
DIVING – MSAC
Session 11
Semi-final
1000-1340 1m springboard women, 3m springboard
men
Session 12
Final
1800-1850 1m springboard women
Session 13
Final
2030-2200 3m springboard men
WATER POLO – MSAC
Session 9
Prelims
0900-1400 4 games women
Session 10
Prelims
1700-2200 4 games women
DAY 8 Saturday March 24
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING – Rod Laver Arena
Session 12
Final
1900-2040 team free
OPEN WATER SWIMMING – St Kilda Beach
Session 4
10000-1600 25km women
DIVING – Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre
Session 14
Prelim
1000-1310 3m springboard women
Session 15
Prelim 1830-2200 10m platform men
WATER POLO – Melbourne Sports & Aquatic
Centre
Session 11
Prelims
0900-1400 4 games men
Session 12
Prelims
1700-2200 4 games men
DAY 9 Sunday March 25
OPEN WATER SWIMMING St Kilda Beach
Session 5
1000-1530 25km men
DIVING – MSAC
Session 16
Semi-final
1000-1340 3m springboard women, 10m plat. men
Session 17
Final
1500-1830 3m springboard women, 10m plat. men
WATER POLO – MSAC
Session 13
Quarter final
0900-1240 3 games women
Session 14
Quarter final
1600-1820 2 games women
Session 15
Quarter final* (finish time is subject to game
conditions)
2100-2200 1 game women
SWIMMING – Rod Laver Arena
Session 1
Heats -1000-1300
W 100m fly
M 400m free
W 200m IM
M 50m fly
W 400m free
M 100m breast
W 4 x 100m free
M 4 x 100m free
Session 2
Finals/semi-finals 1900-2100
W 100m fly SF
M 400m free F
W 200m IM SF
M 50m fly SF
W 400m free F
M 100m breast SF
W 4 x 100m free
M 4 x 100m free

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DAY 10 Monday March 26
DIVING – MSAC
Session 18
Prelim
1000-1400 3m springboard synchro women, 10m
platform synchro men
Session 19
Final
1530-1830 3m springboard synchro women, 10m
platform synchro men
WATER POLO – MSAC
Session 16
Quarter final
0900-1240 3 games men
Session 17
Quarter final
1600-1820 2 games men
Session 18
Quarter final* (finish time is subject to game
conditions)
2100-2200 1 games
SWIMMING – Rod Laver Arena
Session 3
Heats - 1000-1200
W 100m back
M 200m free
W 100m breast
M 100m back
W 1500m free
Session 4
Finals/semi-finals 1900-2100
M 100m breast F
W 100m fly F
M 100m back SF
W 100m breast SF
M 50m fly F
W 100m back SF
M 200m free
W 200m IM F
DAY 11 Tuesday March 27
WATER POLO – MSAC
Session 19
Quarter final
0900-1400 4 games women
Session 20
Quarter final
1500-1840 3 games women
Session 21
Quarter final* (finish time is subject to game
conditions)
2100-2200 1 game women
SWIMMING – Rod Laver Arena
Session 5
Heats – 1000-1200
M 50m breast
M 200m fly
W 200m free
M 800m free
Session 6
Finals/semi-final1900-2100
M 200m free F
W 100m Back F
M 50m breast SF
W 1500m free F
M 100m back SF
W 200m free SF
M 200m fly SF
W 100m breast F
DAY 12 Wednesday March 28
WATER POLO - Melbourne Sports & Aquatic
Centre
Session 22
Quarter final
0900-1400 4 games men
Session 23
Quarter final
1500-1840 3 games men
Session 24
Quarter final * (finish time is subject to game
conditions)
2100-2200 1 game men
SWIMMING – Rod Laver Arena
Session 7
Heats – 1000-1200
W 50m back
M 100m free
W 200m fly
M 200m IM
Session 8
Finals/semi-finals – 1900-2100
M 100m free SF
W 50m back SF
M 200m fly F
W 200m free F
M 50m breast F
W 200m fly SF
M 200m IM SF
M 800m free F
DAY 13 Thursday March 29
WATER POLO – MSAC
Session 25
Semi-final
0900-1240 3 games women
Session 26
Semi-final
1600-1820 2 games women
Session 27
Semi-final* (finish time is subject to game
conditions)
2100-2200 1 game

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SWIMMING – Rod Laver Arena
Session 9
Heats – 1000-1200
W 100m free
M 200m back
W 200m breast
M 200m breast
W 4x200m free relay
Session 10
Finals/semi-finals – 1900-2100
W 100m free SF
M 100m IM F
W 200m breast SF
M 100m free SF
200m breast SF
W 50m back
M 200m back SF
W 4x200m free F
DAY 14 Friday March 30
WATER POLO – MSAC
Session 28
Semi-final
0900-1240 3 games men
Session 29
Semi-final
1600-1820 2 games men
Session 30* (finish time is subject to game
conditions)
2100-2200 1 game
SWIMMING – Rod Laver Arena
Session 11
Heats – 1000-1200
W 50m fly
M 50m free
W 800m free
M 100m fly
W 200m back
M 4x200m free relay
Session 12
Finals/semi-finals – 1900-2100
W 100m free F
M 200m back F
W 50m fly SF
M 50m free SF
200m breast F
M 100m fly SF
W 200m back SF
M 200m breast F
M 4x200m free relay F
DAY 15 Saturday March 31
WATER POLO –MSAC
Session 31
Finals (5-8)
0900-1140 2 games women
Session 32
Bronze & Gold
1500-1800 2 games women
SWIMMING – Rod Laver Arena
Session 13
Heats – 1000-1200
W 50m free
M 50m back
W 50m breast
M 1500m free
W 4x100 medley relay
Session 14
Finals/semi-finals – 1900-2100
W 50m fly F
M 50m free
W 200m back F
W 50m breast SF
M 100m fly F
W 50m free SF
M 50m back SF
W 800m free F
W 4x100m medley relay F
DAY 16 Sunday April 1
WATER POLO – MSAC
Session 33
Finals (5-8)
0900-1140 2 games men
Session 34
Bronze & Gold
1500-1800 2 games men
SWIMMING – Rod Laver Arena
Session 15
Heats – 1000-1200
M 400m IM
W 400m IM
M 4x100m medley relay
Session 16
Finals/semi-finals 1900-2100
M 50m back F
W 50m breast F
M 400m IM F
W 50m free F
M 1500m free F
W 400m IM F
M 4x100m medley relay F

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AUSTRALIAN
SWIM TEAM

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THE WORLD OF SWIMMING COMES DOWN UNDER TO MELBOURNE
THE SWIMMING COMPONENT of the 12th FINA World Championships will be the most watched
aquatic event held anywhere on the planet between now and the Beijing Olympics – and with good
reason.
The eight-day program will feature current world record holders for both men and women in every
stroke, amongst them all-time greats including Australian icons Grant Hackett and Leisel Jones,
American wonderboy Michael Phelps and Dutch sprinter Pieter van den Hoogenband.
Adding to the appeal of the 40 event program will be the atmosphere created by the more than 12,500
fans that will pack into Rod Laver Arena and sit virtually on top of a pre-fabricated pool that began
arriving in Melbourne in 40 shipping containers last December.
Last year there were 20 long course world records broken all over the globe leaving story lines aplenty
and intrigue surrounding every event at what could be the fastest swim meet in history.
Australians and indeed the world will watch on each day as question after question is answered by
established stars broadening their legend and new heroes announcing their athletic arrival.
For Australians one of the many highlights will be Hackett’s bid to defend the 400, 800 and 1500 metre
titles he won at the last World Championships in Montreal two years ago.
With 17 medals, including ten gold, Hackett is the most decorated swimmer in World Championship
history and a win in the 1500m on the final night will give the Telstra Dolphins Team Captain an
astonishing and unprecedented fifth consecutive world title in the event (in fact no other swimmer has
claimed gold in four straight championships).
Supporting Hackett will be Australia’s ‘Golden Girls” who between them won ten events in Montreal to
rule the world.
But Leisel Jones, Libby Lenton, Jodie Henry, Jessicah Schipper and Danni Miatke mightn’t have it all
their own way this time around after the German’s, the USA, Great Britain, Italy, Japan and France all
made giant strides forward in 2006.
Overseas invaders like Britta Steffen, Laure Manaudou, Natalie Coughlin, Katie Hoff, Otylia Jedrzejczak
and Annika Lurz may be names that don’t mean too much to most Australians now but could well be
household names by the end of this meet.
On the men’s side of things, rising young Australian stars Brenton Rickard, Eamon Sullivan, Kenrick
Monk and Leith Brodie will lead a youthful Telstra Dolphins squad as the try to mix it with experienced
American world record holders Phelps, Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen and Ian Crocker.
Throw in Europeans van den Hoogenband, Filippo Magnini and Laszlo Cseh, South African glamour
boys Roland Schoeman and Ryk Neethling and teenage South Korean Tae Hwan Park and the water in
Rod Laver Arena could reach boiling point. – DAVID LYALL.

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TELSTRA DOLPHINS AUSTRALIAN SWIM TEAM LIST AND ENTRIES
Men Age Club State Entries
1 Grant Brits 19 SAC Seals NSW Relay
2 Leith Brodie 20 Albany Creek QLD 200 IM
3 Ashley Callus 28 Southport Olympic QLD 50, 100 free
4 Nick D’Arcy 19 Maroochydore QLD 200 fly
5 Nick Ffrost 20 Southport Olympic QLD Relay
6 Grant Hackett 26 Melbourne Vicentre VIC 400,800,1500 free
7 Ephraim Hannant 19 Miami QLD 200 back
8 Michael Klim 29 Klim Swim Trojans VIC Relay
9 Andrew Lauterstein 19 Southport Olympic QLD 100 fly
10 Adam Lucas 23 West Coast WA 200,400 IM
11 Andrew Mewing 25 Yeronga Park QLD Relay
12 Kenrick Monk 19 SAC Seals NSW 200 free
13 Patrick Murphy 23 Melbourne Vicentre VIC 200 free
14 Travis Nederpelt 21 City of Perth WA 200 fly, 400 IM
15 Adam Pine 31 Yeronga Park QLD 50, 100 fly
16 Jim Piper 25 West Coast WA 100,200 breast
17 Brenton Rickard 23 Carey Aquatic VIC 50,100,200 breast
18 Nicholas Sprenger - (No longer on team) - -
19 Craig Stevens 26 SLC Aquadot NSW 400, 800, 1500 free
20 Hayden Stoeckel 22 Kingscliff NSW 50, 100, 200 back
21 Eamon Sullivan 21 West Coast WA 50, 100 free
22 Matt Welsh 30 Melbourne Vicentre VIC 50,100 back, 50 fly
Women
1 Frances Adcock 22 Norwood SA 200 back
2 Bronte Barratt 18 Albany Creek QLD 200, 400 free
3 Lara Davenport 23 Kingscliff NSW Relay
4 Joanna Fargus 25 Commercial QLD 200 back
5 Sally Foster 21 Central Aquatic WA 200 breast
6 Felicity Galvez 22 Chandler QLD 200 fly
7 Jodie Henry 23 Chandler QLD 50, 100 free
8 Leisel Jones 21 Commercial QLD 50, 100, 200 breast
9 Lisbeth Lenton 22 Commercial QLD 50, 100 free, 50, 100 fly
10 Linda MacKenzie 22 Mackay QLD 200,400 free
11 Danni Miatke 19 Carey Aquatic VIC 50 fly
12 Kylie Palmer 17 Redcliffe Leagues Lawnton QLD 800 free
13 Shayne Reese 24 Carey Aquatic VIC 200 IM
14 Jennifer Reilly 23 Rockingham WA 400 IM
15 Stephanie Rice 18 St Peters Western QLD 200, 400 IM
16 Jessicah Schipper 20 Redcliffe Leagues Lawnton QLD 100,200 fly
17 Melanie Schlanger 20 Commercial QLD Relay
18 Emily Seebohm 14 Brothers QLD 50,100 back
19 Tarnee White 25 Chandler QLD 50, 100 breast
20 Stephanie Williams 17 Hunter NSW 800 free
21 Tayliah Zimmer 21 Kingscliff NSW 50, 100 back
Please note# all relay swimmers to be confirmed at a later date
Head Coach
Alan Thompson
Managers
David Wilson
Bruce Steed, Matt Sebbens
Assistant Manager
Kellie MacMillan
Team Coaches
Michael Bohl
Roger Bruce
Denis Cotterell
Tracey Menzies
Vince Raleigh
John Rodgers
Shannon Rollason
Greg Salter
Grant Stoelwinder
Stephan Widmer
Ken Wood
Support Staff
Megan Anderson Physiologist
Sean Carroll Security
Paul Clinch Massage Therapist
Louise Falzon Dietician
Ian Hanson Media (OWS & Swimming)
Tricia Jenkins Massage Therapist
David Lyall Media (Swimming)
David Morarty Physiotherapist
Lee Nicholson Performance Analysis
Leigh Nugent Team Liaison
Paul Penna Psychologist
Katie Pettifer Massage Therapist
David Pyne Physiologist
Bernard Savage Performance Analysis
Brett Slocombe Physiotherapist
Peter Wells Physiotherapist
Susan White Doctor
Danny Williams Security
Anthony George Media Unit

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SWIMMING ENTRIES BY DAY
DAY 9 - Sunday March 25
100 m Butterfly W – Jessicah Schipper, Libby Lenton
400 m Free M – Grant Hackett, Craig Stevens
200 m IM W – Stephanie Rice, Shayne Reese
50 m Butterfly M – Matt Welsh, Adam Pine
400 m Free W – Linda MacKenzie, Bronte Barratt
100 m Breast M – Brenton Rickard, Jim Piper
4x100 m Free W – TBA,
4x100 m Free M – TBA
DAY 10 - Monday March 26
100 m Back W – Tay Zimmer, Emily Seebohm
200 m Free M – Kenrick Monk, Patrick Murphy
100 m Breast W – Leisel Jones, Tarnee White
100 m Back M – Matt Welsh, Hayden Stoeckel
1500 m Free W – TBA
DAY 11 - Tuesday March 27
50 m Breast M – Brenton Rickard
200 m Butterfly M – Travis Nederpelt, Nick D’Arcy
200 m Free W – Bronte Barratt, Linda MacKenzie
800 m Free M – Grant Hackett, Craig Stevens
DAY 12 - Wednesday March 28
50 m Back W – Tay Zimmer, Emily Seebohm
100 m Free M – Eamon Sullivan, Ashley Callus
200 m Butterfly W – Jessicah Schipper, Felicity Galvez
200 m IM M – Leith Brodie, Adam Lucas
DAY 13 - Thursday March 29
100 m Free W – Libby Lenton, Jodie Henry
200 m Back M – Hayden Stoeckel, Ephraim Hannant
200 m Breast W – Leisel Jones, Sally Foster
200 m Breast M – Brenton Rickard, Jim Piper
4x200 m Free W - TBA
DAY 14 - Friday March 30
50 m Butterfly W – Libby Lenton, Danni Miatke
50 m Free M – Eamon Sullivan, Ashley Callus
800 m Free W – Stephanie Williams, Kylie Palmer
100 m Butterfly M – Adam Pine, Andrew Lauterstein
200 m Back W – Frances Adcock, Joanna Fargus
4x200 m Free M – TBA
DAY 15 - Saturday March 31
50 m Free W – Libby Lenton, Jodie Henry
50 m Back M – Matt Welsh, Hayden Stoeckel
50 m Breast W – Leisel Jones, Tarnee White
1500 m Free M – Grant Hackett, Craig Stevens
4x100 m Medley W – TBA
DAY 16 - Sunday April 1
400 m IM M – Adam Lucas, Travis Nederpelt
400 m IM W – Jennifer Reilly, Stephanie Rice
4x100 m Medley M - TBA

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AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDAL TALLY – *Pool swimming only
GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL
Belgrade 1973 1 2 2 5
Cali 1975 1 2 - 3
West Berlin 1978 2 - - 2
Guayaquil 1982 - 1 - 1
Madrid 1986 - - - -
Perth 1991 2 5 1 8
Rome 1994 4 2 3 9
Perth 1998 7 6 7 20
Fukuoka 2001 13 3 3 19
Barcelona 2003 6 9 7 22
Montreal 2005 13 5 4 22
Totals 49 35 27 111
AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDAL TALLY - *Open Water medals included
GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL
Belgrade 1973 1 2 2 5
Cali 1975 1 2 - 3
West Berlin 1978 2 - - 2
Guayaquil 1982 - 1 - 1
Madrid 1986 - - - -
Perth 1991 3 5 2 10
Rome 1994 6 3 4 13
Perth 1998 7 7 8 22
Fukuoka 2001 13 3 4 20
Barcelona 2003 6 9 7 22
Montreal 2005 13 6 4 23
Totals 52 38 31 121
AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING WORLD CHAMPIONS
Stephen Holland 1500m freestyle 15:31.85 Belgrade 1973
Jenny Turrall 800m freestyle 8:44.75 Cali 1975
Tracey Wickham 400m freestyle 4:06.26 West Berlin 1978
Tracey Wickham 800m freestyle 8:24.94 West Berlin 1978
Hayley Lewis 200m freestyle 2:00.48 Perth 1991
Shelley Taylor-Smith 25km Open Water 5:21:05.23 Perth 1991
Linley Frame 100m breaststroke 1:08.81 Perth 1991
Samantha Riley 100m breaststroke 1:07.69 Rome 1994
Samantha Riley 200m breaststroke 2:26.87 Rome 1994
Kieren Perkins 400m freestyle 4:43.80 Rome 1994
Kieren Perkins 1500m freestyle 14:50.52 Rome 1994
Melissa Cunningham 25km Open Water 5:48:25.04 Rome 1994
Melissa Cunningham 25km teams event Rome 1994
Shelley Taylor-Smith
David Bates
David O’Brien
Michael Klim 200m freestyle 1:47.41 Perth 1998
Michael Klim 100m butterfly 52.25 Perth 1998
Ian Thorpe 400m freestyle 3:46.29 Perth 1998

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Grant Hackett 1500m freestyle 14:51.70 Perth 1998
Susie O’Neill 200m butterfly 2:07.93 Perth 1998
Matt Welsh 4x100m medley 3:37.98 Perth 1998
Phil Rogers
Michael Klim
Chris Fydler
Michael Klim 4x200m freestyle 7:12.48 Perth 1998
Grant Hackett
Ian Thorpe
Daniel Kowalski
Ian Thorpe 200m freestyle 1:44.06 Fukuoka 2001
Ian Thorpe 400m freestyle 3:40.17 Fukuoka 2001
Ian Thorpe 800m freestyle 7:39.16 Fukuoka 2001
Grant Hackett 1500m freestyle 14:34.56 Fukuoka 2001
Matt Welsh 100m backstroke 54.31 Fukuoka 2001
Geoff Huegill 50m butterfly 23.50 Fukuoka 2001
Giaan Rooney 200m freestyle 1:58.57 Fukuoka 2001
Petria Thomas 100m butterfly 58.27 Fukuoka 2001
Petria Thomas 200m butterfly 2:06.73 Fukuoka 2001
Matt Welsh 4x100m medley 3:35.35 Fukuoka 2001
Regan Harrison
Geoff Huegill
Ian Thorpe
Michael Klim 4x100m freestyle 3:14.10 Fukuoka 2001
Ashley Callus
Todd Pearson
Ian Thorpe
Ian Thorpe 4x200m freestyle 7:04.66 Fukuoka 2001
Grant Hackett
Michael Klim
Bill Kirby
Dyana Calub 4x100m medley 4:01.50 Fukuoka 2001
Leisel Jones
Petria Thomas
Sarah Ryan
Ian Thorpe 200m freestyle 1:45.14 Barcelona 2003
Ian Thorpe 400m freestyle 3:42.58 Barcelona 2003
Grant Hackett 800m freestyle 7:43.82 Barcelona 2003
Grant Hackett 1500m freestyle 14:43.14 Barcelona 2003
Matthew Welsh 50m butterfly 23.43WR Barcelona 2003
Grant Hackett 4x200m freestyle 7:08.58 Barcelona 2003
Craig Stevens
Nicholas Sprenger
Ian Thorpe
Grant Hackett 400m freestyle 3:42.91 Montreal 2005
Grant Hackett 800m freestyle 7:38.65WR Montreal 2005
Grant Hackett 1500m freestyle 14:42.58 Montreal 2005
Lisbeth Lenton 50m freestyle 24.59 Montreal 2005
Jodie Henry 100m freestyle 54.18 Montreal 2005
Giaan Rooney 50m backstroke 28.63 Montreal 2005
Jade Edmistone 50m breaststroke 30.45WR Montreal 2005
Leisel Jones 100m breaststroke 1:06.25 Montreal 2005
Leisel Jones 200m breaststroke 2:21.72WR Montreal 2005
Danni Miatke 50m butterfly 26.11 Montreal 2005
Jessicah Schipper 100m butterfly 57.23CR Montreal 2005
Alice Mills 4x100m freestyle 3:37.32 Montreal 2005
Lisbeth Lenton
Jodie Henry
Shayne Reese
Sophie Edington 4x100m medley 3:57.47 Montreal 2005
Jessicah Schipper
Leisel Jones
Lisbeth Lenton

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COACH PROFILES
Name:
Born:
Position:
Lives:
Club/Institute
ALAN THOMPSON
1959
National Head Coach
Sydney
Swimming Australia
PREVIOUS AUSTRALIAN TEAMS:
2006 World Short Course, Shanghai, China – Head Coach; 2006 Pan Pacific Championships, Victoria, Canada
– Head Coach; 2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne – Head Coach; 2005 World Swimming
Championships, Montreal – Head Coach; 2004 World Short Course Championships, Indianapolis – Head
Coach; 2004 Olympic Games, Athens - Coach; 2003 World Championships, Barcelona; 2003 Duel in the Pool,
Indianapolis – Coach; 2002 Pan Pacific Championships, Yokohama – Coach; 2002 Commonwealth Games,
Manchester - Coach; 2002 World Short Course, Moscow – Coach; 2001 World Championships, Fukuoka –
Coach; 2000 World Short Course, Athens – Team Manager; 2000 Olympic Games, Sydney – Team Manager;
1999 Pan Pacific Championships, Sydney – Team Manager; 1998 Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur –
Team Manager; 1998 World Championships, Perth – Team Manager; 1997 Pan Pacific Championships,
Fukuoka – Team Manager; 1995 World Short Course – Team Manager; 1994 World Championships, Rome –
Team Manager; 1993 Pan Pacific Championships, Kobe – Team Manager

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Name:
Born:
Position:
Lives:
Club/Institute
MICHAEL BOHL
1962
Coach
Brisbane
St Peters Western
PREVIOUS AUSTRALIAN TEAMS:
2006 Pan Pacific Championships, Victoria, Canada; 2005 World Championships, Montreal, Canada; 2004 World Short Course
Championships, Indianapolis; 2002 Oceania Championships, Noumea; 1992 Olympic Games, Barcelona; 1991 Pan Pacific
Championships, Edmonton
Name:
Born:
Position:
Lives:
Club/Institute
ROGER BRUCE
1938
Coach
Western Australia
Rockingham
PREVIOUS AUSTRALIAN TEAMS:
2004 Olympic Games, Athens; 2002 Commonwealth Games, Manchester coach; 2002 Pan Pacific Championships, Yokohama
coach; 2001 World Championships, Fukuoka coach; 1995 Pan Pacs Open water Coach/Handler.
Name:
Born:
Position:
Lives:
Club/Institute
DENIS COTTERELL
1949
Coach
Gold Coast
Miami
PREVIOUS AUSTRALIAN TEAMS:
2006 World Short Course, Shanghai; 2005 World Championships, Montreal; 2004 Olympic Games, Athens; 2003 World
Championships, Barcelona; 2003 Duel in the Pool, Indianapolis; 2002 Pan Pacific Championships, Yokohama; 2002
Commonwealth Games, Manchester; 2001 World Championships, Fukuoka; 2000 Olympic Games, Sydney; 1999 Pan Pacific
Championships, Sydney; 1998 Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur; 1998 World Championships, Perth; 1997 Pan Pacific
Championships, Fukuoka; 1994 Commonwealth Games, Victoria; 1993 Pan Pacific Championships, Kobe; 1992 Olympic Games,
Barcelona; 1990 Commonwealth Games, Auckland; 1988 Olympic Games, Seoul; 1987 Pan Pacific Championships, Brisbane
Name:
Born:
Position:
Lives:
Club/Institute
TRACEY MENZIES
1972
Coach
Sydney
SLC Aquadot
PREVIOUS AUSTRALIAN TEAMS:
2004 Olympic Games, Athens; 2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne;

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Name:
Born:
Position:
Lives:
Club/Institute
VINCE RALEIGH
1952
Coach
Canberra
AIS
PREVIOUS AUSTRALIAN TEAMS:
2006 Pan Pacific Championships, Victoria Canada; 2006 World Short Course, Shanghai, 2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne;
2005 World Championships, Montreal; 2004 World Short Course Championships, Indianapolis; 2003 World University Games,
Daegu - Head Coach; 1997 World University Games, Sicily – Head Coach
Name:
Born:
Position:
Lives:
Club/Institute
JOHN RODGERS
1940
Coach
Queensland
Albany Creek
PREVIOUS AUSTRALIAN TEAMS:
1982 Commonwealth Games, Brisbane; 1984 Olympic Games, Los Angeles; 2006 Pan Pacific Championships, Victoria Canada,
2006 World Short Course, Shanghai;
Name:
Born:
Position:
Lives:
Club/Institute
SHANNON ROLLASON
1971
Coach
Canberra
AIS
PREVIOUS AUSTRALIAN TEAMS:
2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne; 2005 World Championships, Montreal; 2004 Olympic Games, Athens; 2003 World
Championships, Barcelona; 2003 Duel in the Pool, Indianapolis; 2002 Pan Pacific Championships, Yokohama; 2002
Commonwealth Games, Manchester; 1997 Pan Pacific Championships, Fukuoka; 1997 World Short Course Championships,
Gothenburg
Name:
Born:
Position:
Lives:
Club/Institute
GREG SALTER
1953
Coach
Gold Coast
Kingscliff ASC / NSWIS
PREVIOUS AUSTRALIAN TEAMS:
2006 World Short Course, Shanghai, 2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne; 2005 World Championships, Montreal; 2003 World
Championships, Barcelona; 2003 Duel in the Pool, Indianapolis; 2002 Pan Pacific Championships, Yokohama; 2002
Commonwealth Games, Manchester; 2001 World Championships, Fukuoka; 2000 Olympic Games, Sydney; 1999 World Short
Course, Hong Kong; 1995 Pan Pacs, Atlanta; 1991 Pan Pacs, Edmonton

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Name:
Born:
Position:
Lives:
Club/Institute
GRANT STOELWINDER
1970
Coach
Perth
West Coast Swim Team/ WAIS Elite Coach
PREVIOUS AUSTRALIAN TEAMS:
2006 Pan Pacific Championships, Victoria Canada, 2006 World Short Course, Shanghai, 2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne;
2005 World Championships, Montreal; 2005 World Cup Tour
Name:
Born:
Position:
Lives:
Club/Institute
STEPHAN WIDMER
1967
Coach
Brisbane
QAS
PREVIOUS AUSTRALIAN TEAMS:
2006 World Short Course, Shanghai, China; 2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne; 2005 FINA World Championships; 2004
FINA World Short Course Championships, Indianapolis, 2004 Olympic Games, Athens, 2003 FINA World Championships,
Barcelona
Name:
Born:
Position:
Lives:
Club/Institute
KEN WOOD
1959
Coach
Queensland
Redcliffe Leagues Lawnton
PREVIOUS AUSTRALIAN TEAMS:
2006 Pan Pacific Championships, Victoria; , 2006 World Short Course Championships, Shanghai; 2006 Commonwealth Games,
Melbourne; 2004 Olympic Games, Athens; 2003 Duel In Pool, Indianapolis; 2002, Pan Pacs, Yokohama, Commonwealth Games,
Manchester, World Short Course Championships, Moscow; 2001 World Championships, Fukuoka; 2000 Olympic Games, Sydney;
1999 Pan Pacs, Sydney; 1998 Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur, World Championships, Perth; 1997 Pan Pacs, Fukuoka;
1996 Olympic Games, Atlanta; 1995 Pan Pacs, Atlanta; 1994 Commonwealth Games, Victoria; 1993 Pan Pacs, Kobe; 1992
Olympic Games, Barcelona; 1991 Pan Pacs, Edmonton; 1990 Commonwealth Games, Auckland; 1988 Olympic Games, Seoul;
1986 World Championships, Madrid, Commonwealth Games, Edinburgh; 1982 Commonwealth Games, Brisbane; 1974
Commonwealth Games, Christchurch

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ATHLETE PROFILES MEN
NAME: GRANT BRITS
D.O.B: 11/08/87
AGE: 19
LIVES: Sydney
CLUB/INSTITUTE: SAC Seals/NSWIS
TRAINS (Pool): SOPAC
COACH: Tony Shaw
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won silver in 4x200m free on senior international debut at 2006
FINA World Short Course Championships….won two silver and three bronze medals at
2005 Junior Pan Pacs….has won four gold, 9 silver and 6 bronze medals at Australian
Age Championships….represented Australia at two Trans Tasman Series’….won six
medals including three gold at 2006 Oceania Championships
IN 2007
Was third in the 200m free and seventh in the 50m back at the Telstra Australian
Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)
IN 2006
Won silver swimming third in 4x200m free and was 15th in 50m back at FINA World Short
Course Swimming Championships in Shanghai….placed fifth in 200m back and eighth in
50m back at Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne….second in 200m back
& sixth in 200m free at Swim Meet of Champions in Mission Viejo….won 200m free and
both free relays, was second in 100m back & third in 50m back & 400m free at Oceania
Championships in Cairns….was third in 200m back, fifth in 100m back and 200m free and
seventh in 100m free at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Hobart
IN 2005
Was fourth in 50m, fifth in 100m and fourth in 200m back at Telstra Trials in
Sydney….gold medallist in the 200m back and silver medallist in the 100m back at the
Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in Brisbane….silver medallist in the 50m
back and fourth in the 200m back at the Telstra Australian Short Course Championships
in Melbourne to earn his Australian team debut for the 2006 FINA World Short Course
Championships in Shanghai….fourth placing in the 200m back at the FINA World Cup in
Sydney….claimed silver in 200m back & 4x200m free and bronze in 100m back, 200m IM
and 4x100m medley at Junior Pan Pacs in Maui
IN 2004
A semi finalist in both the 100 and 200m back at the Telstra Olympic Team Selection
Trials in Sydney….picked up one gold, three silver and two bronze at the Fisher & Paykel
Australian Age Championships in Perth….claimed a swag of victories on the Fisher and
Paykel Trans Tasman Series….silver medallist at the Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Brisbane in the 50m back and was also a finalist at the meet in the 100
and 200m back and 100m IM….finalist in the 50m back at the FINA World Cup in
Melbourne
IN 2003
Semi finalist in the 200m back at the Telstra Australian Championships in
Sydney….winner of the 200m back and 200m IM at the Fisher & Paykel Australian Age
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Short
Course
Shanghai, China 2006 2nd 4x200m free; 15th 50m back
Junior Pan Pacs Maui, USA 2005 2nd 200m back, 4x200m free; 3rd 100m back, 200m IM, 4x100m
medley
Oceania Champs Cairns, Australia 2006 1st 200m, 4x100m, 4x200m free;
2nd 100m back; 3rd 400m free,
50m back
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EV EVENT ENT PERSONAL ALL-TIME
MEET
BEST ST AUSTRALIAN
RANKING NG
200m freestyle 1:49.66 2007 Aust. Champs
50m backstroke 26.06 2005 Aust. Champs
100m backstroke 56.09 2005 Aust. Champs
200m backstroke 2:02.08 2005 Aust. Age
Championships in Brisbane….multiple placegetter on the Fisher and Paykel Trans
Tasman Series tour….a finalist in the 50 and 100m back at the Telstra Australian Short
Course Championships in Hobart
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….winner of two silver and three bronze at the Australian Age Championships in
Sydney….semi finalist in the 50 and 200m back at the Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Melbourne ….2001….a finalist in the 100 and 200m back and 100m fly
at the Tip Top Australian Age Championships in Melbourne
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum – Jeanette, Dad – Gary, Sister – Kara; WHAT OR WHO
INSPIRES YOU: Family and friends; ROLE MODELS: Ian Thorpe and Kelly Slater
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Commerce – Accounting; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING
AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Rugby Union, Athletics; Tennis; INTERESTING
FACTS PEOLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU: Born in South Africa; ULTIMATE
RELAXATION: Surfing; SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Fudge; ONE THING YOU
CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: The beach; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM
SWIMMING: Study and surf.
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Springboks; MOVIES: The Notebook; TV SHOW: The Simpsons and
Family Guy; DRINK: Ginger beer; HOBBIES: Surfing; PETS: Fish; BEST MATES:
Cassie, James, Jeremy, Will, Abi, Richard, Kenrick; HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY
MEMBERS REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL
LEVEL? Mum, swimming for South Africa; Dad, water polo for South Africa; WHO HAS
BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY: Family and friends; HOW
WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS? Fun, happy and friendly;
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As a run smart friendly person;
SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: Swim well at 2007 World Championships;
SWIMMING CAREER UTLIMATE GOAL: Make Olympics; PERSONAL AMBITIONS:
Make Olympics and become a business person; WHAT AGE DID YOU START
SWIMMING AND WHY? Age 10, friends and parents; FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND
WHY? Ian Thorpe; FAVOURITE ATHLETE: Kelly Slater; NOTABLE QUOTE: "Just have
fun".

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NAME: LEITH BRODIE
NICKNAME: Brodes
D.O.B: 16/07/1986
AGE: 20
BORN: Kempsey, NSW
LIVES: Brisbane QLD
HWT: 189cm
WGT: 79kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Albany Creek /QAS
TRAINS (Pool): Albany Creek
COACH: John Rodgers
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Bronze medallist in 4x100m free at 2005 FINA
World Championship….fourth in 200m IM at 2006 Commonwealth
Games….four-time finalist in IM at two FINA World Short Course
Championships….won bronze medals in 4x100m & 4x200m free at 2006
Pan Pacific Championships….claimed three gold and two bronze at the
2004 Oceania Championships….has won six gold at Australia Short
Course Championships IN 2007 Won 200m IM, was third in 400m IM,
fourth in 100m fly and seventh in the 200m free at the Telstra Australian
Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06) IN 2006 Australian champion in the
200m IM at Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne….finished
4th in 200m IM at Commonwealth Games in Melbourne….fourth in 200m
IM, seventh in 400m IM & tenth in 100m IM at FINA World Short Course
Championships in Shanghai….won (Barcelona) and was second (Canet) in
the 200m IM on Mare Nostrum series….won bronze in 4x100m & 4x200m
free, was fourth in 200m IM, sixth in 400m IM and eighth in 200m free at
Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, BC…. won 100, 200 and 400m IM
at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Hobart….broke
Australian record in 100 & 200m IM at Australian Short Course
Championships IN 2005 Bronze medallist in 4x100m free & 10th in 200m
IM at FINA World Championship in Montreal….grabbed silver in the 200m
IM & bronze in the 400m IM at the Telstra Trials in Sydney…. broke own
Australian Age record for the 200m IM posting a 2:01.70 at the 2005 Fisher
& Paykel Australian Age Championships in Brisbane….won 100, 200 and
400m IM at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Melbourne
IN 2004 A finalist in the 200m IM and 100m back at the Telstra Olympic
Team Selection Trials in Sydney….member of the 2004 Oceania
Championship team in Suva where he won 3 gold and 2 bronze….the
winner of the 100 and 200m IM at the Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Brisbane....placed eighth in 200m IM & 10th in 100m IM
at FINA World Short Course Championships in Indianapolis IN 2003 Dual
silver medallist at the Australian Olympic Youth Festival in Sydney….a
semi finalist in the 200m IM at the Telstra Australian Championships in
Sydney….multiple gold medallist on the Fisher & Paykel Trans Tasman
series….a finalist in the 100m IM at the Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Hobart
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….Gold medallist in the 200 and 400m IM at the Australian Age
championships in Sydney….member of the Fisher and Paykel Trans
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 2
2 – 200m I.M. (06, 07)
Tasman team….semi finalist at the Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships….2001….silver medallist in the 200m IM at the Tip Top
Australian Age championships in Melbourne…. 2000….silver medallist in
the 100m breast at the Tip Top Australian Age Championships in Perth
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother- Robyn, Father- Andrew, Siblings - Sam and
Stephanie;
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: 2007 University of Queensland- Engineering;
SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: None;
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU: I’m half
New Zealander; SUPERSTITIONS: If I think of doing something I have to
do it because something bad will happen; ULTIMATE RELAXATION:
Sleeping and watching TV; SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Frozen food;
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Food; WHAT DO YOU LIKE
TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING: Sleep, hang out with mates
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: All Blacks and Manly Sea Eagles; MOVIES:
Anchorman, Old Skool; TV SHOW: Wild Boyz;, Family Guy, Futurama,
Simpsons; BANDS/MUSIC: Electronica; DRINK: Ice break SWIM MEET:
Any one that I'm tapered for; HOBBIES: Surfing; PETS: Dog; BEST
MATES: Dal Hubo, Myles, Eric, Yeronga boys; LAST BOOK READ: Can't
remembers; HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED
AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL?: My brother
Sam was in the Youth Olympics 2003; WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST
INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY? My mother because she cooks
me dinner; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE
WORDS: Insane party animal; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: Finals
at World championships; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Medal
in the Olympics; PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Break 2 minutes for 200 IM;
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
SWIMMING CAREER? Moving interstate; WHAT AGE DID YOU START
SWIMMING AND WHY? Age eight so that I didn’t drown; FAVOURITE
SWIMMER AND WHY? Sabir Muhummad because he is so fast;
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Steve Menzies, old war horse and
still going strong;
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Champs Montreal, Canada 2005 3 rd 4x100m free; 10 th 200m IM
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 2006 4 th 200m IM
World Short Course Indianapolis, USA 2004 8 th 200m IM; 10 th 100m IM
Shanghai, China 2006 4 th 200m IM; 7 th 400m IM, 4x100m free (heat swim); 10 th 100m IM
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC, Canada 2006 3 rd 4x100m, 4x200m free; 4 th 200m IM; 6 th 400m IM; 8 th 200m free
Duel in the Pool Irvine, USA 2005 4 th 200m IM; 5 th 100m fly; 6 th 50m free
Oceania Champs Suva, Fiji 2004 1 st 100m, 4x50m, 4x100m free; 3 rd 200m back, 200m IM; 4 th 50m back; 6 th 50m free
Australian Youth Olympic Festival Sydney, Australia 2003 2 nd 100m back, 200m IM; 3 rd 4x100m medley
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING NG MEET
100m freestyle 49.99 2006 QLD Champs
200m freestyle 1:49.56 2006 Pan Pacs
100m butterfly 53.77 2007 Aust. Champs
200m IM 2:00.57 4th 2007 Aust. Champs
400m IM 4:21.65 10th 2006 Pan Pacs

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NAME: ASHLEY CALLUS
NICKNAME: Ash
D.O.B: 10/03/79
AGE: 28
BORN: Brisbane, QLD
LIVES: Gold Coast, QLD
HWT: 188cm
WGT: 88kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Southport Olympic/QAS
TRAINS (Pool): Southport Olympic
COACH: Glenn Baker
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Sydney 2000 Olympic Games gold medallist as a member of
Australia's world record breaking 4x100m free relay team....2002 FINA World Short
Course 100m free champion….has won a World Championship, two Commonwealth and
one Pan Pacific gold medal as a member of the 4x100m free relay
team….Commonwealth and Pan Pacific 100m freestyle silver medallist….has won two
gold and two silver at three Commonwealth Games.…three time Australian champion
IN 2007 Was second in the 50 & 100m free and eighth in the 50m fly at the Telstra
Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06) IN 2006 Bronze medal in 50m free and
fourth in 100m free at 2006 Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne….silver
medallist 4x100m free relay and finalist in 50m and 100m free at 2006 Commonwealth
Games in Melbourne….won gold in 4x100m medley at FINA World Short Course
Championships in Shanghai….was a finalist in 50 & 100m free at Swim Meet of
Champions in Mission Viejo and Santa Clara International….was second in 100m free
and fourth in 50m free at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Hobart IN
2005 Finished fourth in the 100m free and third in the 50m free at the Telstra Trials in
Sydney….took an extended break from the pool following the Athens Olympics….claimed
the 100m free and finished second in the 50m free at the Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Melbourne….silver medallist in the 100m free and bronze in the 50m
event at the FINA World Cup in Sydney IN 2004 Placed second in both the 50 and 100m
free at Telstra Olympic Team Selection Trials in Sydney….qualified for his second
Olympic Games….finishing 26th in the 50m and 31st in the 100m free while ill at Olympic
Games in Athens IN 2003 Set a personal best of 48.92 at the Queensland
Championships in January….went on to the Telstra Australian Championships in Sydney
where he dead heated with Ian Thorpe in the 100m final and claimed his second
consecutive Australian 50m title…. represented Australia in Barcelona at the 2003 World
Championships where he was a semi finalist in the 100m freestyle and finished fourth in
the 4x100m free relay….claimed silver in both the 50 and 100 free at the FINA World Cup
in Melbourne
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002… Maiden individual Australian title in the 50m free and also finish second in the
100m free at Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane… made his second
consecutive Commonwealth Games team…also became a member of the world record
breaking 4x100m medley relay team in a one off time trial at the event alongside Geoff
Huegill, Matt Welsh and Jim Piper….in Manchester he was again a member of the
victorious 4x100 metre free relay team and finished second in the 100m free…. repeated
the performance with the relay gold and 100m free silver at the Pan Pacific
Championships in Yokohama ….claimed gold in the 100m free at the FINA World Short
Course Championships in Moscow in a new Australian record….won the 50m free at the
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 2000 1 st 4x100m free
Athens, Greece 2004 6 th 4x100m free (heat swim); 26 th 50m free; 31 st 100m free
World Champs Fukuoka, Japan 2001 1 st 4x100m free; 7 th 100m free
Barcelona, Spain 2003 4 th 4x100m free; 10 th 100m free; 26 th 50m free
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1998 1 st 4x100m free; 5 th 50m free
Manchester, England 2002 1 st 4x100m free; 2 nd 100m free; 5 th 50m free
Melbourne, Australia 2006 2 nd 4x100m free; 6 th 100m free; 8 th 50m free
World Short Course Athens, Greece 2000 7 th 100m free; 5 th 4x100m free; 4x100m medley
Moscow, Russia 2002 1 st 100m free; 6 th 50m free
Shanghai, China 2006 1 st 4x100m medley; 7 th 4x100m free (heat swim); 9 th 100m free
Pan Pacific Champs Yokohama, Japan 2002 1 st 4x100m free; 2 nd 100m free; 4 th 50m free
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 2001 1 st overall men’s team; 3 rd 100m free
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EV EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST
ST
ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING NG MEET
50m freestyle 22.19 3rd 2006 QLD Champs
100m freestyle 48.92 4th 2002 QLD Champs
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 3
50m freestyle (02, 03) 100m freestyle (03)
Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Melbourne….2001….Won silver in
both the 50 and 100m free at the Telstra Australian Championships in Hobart….made his
FINA World Championship debut in Fukuoka claiming gold as a member of the 4x100m
free relay team and was also a finalist in his individual 100m event….gold medallist in the
100m free and silver in the 50m free at the Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Perth….silver medallist in the 100m free and bronze medallist in the
50m event at the Telstra World Cup in Melbourne….2000….Placed third in the 50 and
100m free at the Telstra Olympic Selection Trials….swam the second leg and won gold in
4x100m free at Sydney Olympics….PREVIOUS….made his Australian team debut at the
1998 Commonwealth Games as a gold medallist in the 4x100m free relay team, was also
a finalist in the 50m free in Kuala Lumpur
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Father – John, Mum – Sue, Brother – Murray; WHAT OR WHO
INSPIRES YOU: The Australian Swim team; ROLE MODELS: Michael Jordan.
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: PT; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU
PLAY NOW: Rugby League, basketball; INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT
KNOW ABOUT YOU: Cry during movies;ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Beach;
SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN: Microwave meals; ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE
WITHOUT: Hair clippers; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING:
Sleep, eat.
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Gold Coast Titans; TV SHOW: Home and Away; BAND/MUSIC:
House; FOOD: Steak; DRINK: Water; SWIM MEET: The Beaudesert Meet.
PETS: Dog; BEST MATES: The Magnificent Seven; WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST
ASSET? Looks; HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS REPRESENTED
AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Dad –Qld Rugby League;
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY: Father and
mother; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS? Sexy, smart
and shaved; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: To Win; SWIMMING CAREER
ULTIMATE GOAL: To Win HAVE YOU ENCOUNTED ANY OBSTACLES DURING
YOUR SWIMMING CAREER? Illness and injury; WHAT AGE DID YOU START
SWIMMING ? At 16 when I won first race; FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND WHY? Duncan
Armstrong. Awesome race in '88 to win Olympic gold; NOTABLE QUOTE: Work hard,
give everything 100%.

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NAME: NICK D’ARCY
NICKNAME: Darcy
D.O.B: 23/07/87
AGE: 19
BORN: Brisbane, QLD
LIVES: Kawana, QLD
HWT: 181cm
WGT: 80kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Maroochydore
Swimming Club
TRAINS (Pool): Kawana Aquatic Centre
COACH: Brian Stehr
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won two gold medals at 2006 Mare
Nostrum series….placed sixth in 200m fly at 2006 Pan Pacific
Championships….finished as ninth highest pointscorer at 2006
Mare Nostrum series….two time Australian Age champion in 200m
fly….won a silver medal in 200m fly at 2006 Oceania
Championships….won 200m fly at 2006 Australian Short Course
Championships
IN 2007 Claimed silver in the 200m fly and was sixth in 100m fly at
the Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)
IN 2006 Won two gold and one silver medal in 200m fly at Mare
Nostrum series….ninth highest placed competitor of the Mare
Nostrum series…bronze medallist 200m fly at FINA World Cup in
Belo Hirozonte…claimed silver in 200m fly and was fourth in 100m
fly at the Oceania Championships in Cairns.…placed fourth in
200m fly at Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in
Melbourne….placed sixth at major international meet debut in
200m fly at Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, BC….won 200m
fly for maiden national open title and was seventh in 50m fly at
Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Hobart
IN 2005 Finished fourth in 200m fly at Telstra Trials in
Sydney....won gold in 200m fly and was third in 100m fly at Fisher
& Paykel Australian Age Championships in Brisbane….selected on
Australian Junior Pan Pac Team (although unable to compete due
to injury)….won gold in 100 and 200m fly at Qld Age
Championships in Brisbane
IN 2004 Won gold in 200m fly and was second in 100m fly at the
Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in Perth.…won Qld
Age Championships in Brisbane in 100 & 200m fly….sixth 200m fly
Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Brisbane
IN 2003 Won gold in 200m fly at Qld Age State Championships in
Brisbane….was third in 200m fly at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age
Championships in Brisbane
IN 2002 Gold medallist in 200m fly at Qld Age Championships in
Brisbane
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC, Canada 2006 6 th 200m fly
Oceania Champs Cairns, Australia 2006 2 nd 200m fly; 4 th 100m fly; 7 th 50m fly
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum - Sue, Dad – Justin, Brothers – Ben
and Mitch;
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: BSc University Queensland; SPORTS
BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Surfing,
snowboarding, wakeboarding, tennis; SUPERSTITIONS: If you
hold your breath going past a graveyard you get another life;
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Music; ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE
WITHOUT: Surfing; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM
SWIMMING: Sleeping
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Manly Sea Eagles; MOVIES: Dirty Sanchez;
TV SHOW: Entourage, The OC; BANDS/MUSIC: Rap; CDs: Rap;
FOOD: Kebabs: DRINK: Coke; SWIM MEET: Junior Pan Pacs
2005; HOBBIES: Surfing; PETS: Two dogs; BEST MATES:
Hickey, Turner, Tanner; LAST BOOK YOU READ: Da Vinci Code;
WHAT'S YOUR GREAT ASSET? Telstra Shares; HAVE ANY OF
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY: Dad and mum because they help me out when I have
problems; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As
someone who could do anything; SWIMMING SHORT TERM
GOALS: Medal at World Championships; SWIMMING CAREER
ULTIMATE GOAL: Win at the Olympic Games; PERSONAL
AMBITIONS: To complete medicine and be an Olympian; HAVE
YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
SWIMMING CAREER? Lots of coaches telling me I can't do it.
Lots of broken bones. Lots of sickness. WHAT AGE DID YOU
START SWIMMING AND AGE? Age seven because my parents
forced me; FAVOURITE SWIMMER: Grant Hackett; FAVOURITE
ATHLETE: Darren Lockyer; NOTABLE QUOTE: "Live fast, die
young".
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING N MEET
100m butterfly 54.59 2007 Aust. Champs
200m butterfly 1:57.82 9th 2006 Pan Pacs

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NAME: NICK FFROST
NICKNAME: Frosty
D.O.B: 14/08/86
AGE: 21
BORN: Mackay, QLD
LIVES: Canberra, ACT
HWT: 174cm
WGT: 70kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Olympic/ AIS
TRAINS (Pool): AIS
COACH: Doug Frost
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won relay bronze at 2006
Commonwealth Games….claimed silver in 4x200m free & was
eighth in 200m free at 2006 FINA World Short Course
Championships….claimed bronze in 4x200m free at 2006 Pan
Pacific Championships….won two gold medals and four silver
medals at the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games in
Bendigo….made two finals at the FINA World Cup event in Durban
in 2005….finished second in 200 and 400m free at the 2006 Telstra
Commonwealth Games Trials
IN 2007 Was sixth in the 200m free at the Telstra Australian
Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06) IN 2006 Claimed silver in
200m and 400m free at Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in
Melbourne…..won bronze in the 4x200m free, finished 8th in the
200m free and 11th in 400m free at the Commonwealth Games in
Melbourne…. claimed silver in 4x200m free & was eighth in 200m
free at FINA World Short Course Championships in
Shanghai….was second in 200m free at Swim Meet of Champions
in Mission Viejo and third in 200m free at Santa Clara
International….added bronze in 4x200m free, was ninth in 200m
free & 15th in the 400m free at Pan Pacific Championships in
Victoria, BC
IN 2005 Grabbed bronze in 200m and was 8th in 400m free at
Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Melbourne….won silver in 200 & 400m free at Fisher & Paykel
Australian Age Championships in Brisbane….was ninth in 200m
free at Telstra Trials in Sydney….made finals of the 200m and
400m free at Durban & Sydney rounds of FINA World Cup IN 2004
Won two gold and four silver medals at Commonwealth Youth
Games in Bendigo….was a finalist in 200 & 400m free at Telstra
Australian Short Course Championships in Brisbane IN 2003
Claimed bronze in 200m free at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age
Championships in Brisbane
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….finished fourth in 200m free at Australian Age
Championships in Sydney….2001….won bronze in 100m fly at Tip
Top Australian Age Championships in Melbourne
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Father – Peter, Mum – Gillian, Brother – Tim;
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Watching others perform well;
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Sports Management at University;
SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW:
Soccer as a youngster, recreational surfing; INTERESTING FACTS
PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU: I fell off a balcony when
I was young; SUPERSTITIONS: None; ULTIMATE RELAXATION:
Watching TV; SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN: Anything on the
BBQ; ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: Sleep; WHAT DO
YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING: Surf and spend time
with friends.
FAVOURITES
SPORTING TEAM: Brisbane Broncos; MOVIES: Remember the
Titans; TV SHOW: Home and Away; BANDS/MUSIC: Anything but
Punk; FOOD: Seafood and Thai; DRINK: Juice; SWIM MEET:
Commonwealth Games 2006; LAST BOOK YOU READ: Scar
Tissue by Anthony Keidis; WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST
INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY: My parents and brother
because they have helped shape me into who I am; HOW WOULD
YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: Loves a tan;
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Like to have
fun and a tough competitor; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS:
Swim well at Worlds; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL:
Make the Olympics; WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMMING
AND WHY? 10 or 11; FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND WHY?
Brenton Rickard because he's funny; NOTABLE QUOTE: "To give
anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift", Steve
Prefontain.
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 2006 3 rd 4x200m free; 8 th 200m free; 11 th 400m free
World Short Course Shanghai, China 2006 2 nd 4x200m free; 8 th 200m free; 25 th 400m free
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC, Canada 2006 3rd 4x200m free; 9 th 200m free; 15 th 400m free
Youth Commonwealth Games Bendigo, Victoria 2004 1 st 4x100m, 4x200m free; 2 nd 100m, 200m, 1500m free; 4 th 400m free
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT PERSONAL BEST ALL TIME AUST RANKING MEET
100m freestyle 50.72 2006 Swim Meet of Champs
200m freestyle 1:48.80 2006 Aust. Champs
400m freestyle 3:51.93 2006 Aust. Champs

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NAME: GRANT HACKETT
NICKNAME: Hacky
D.O.B: 09/05/80
AGE: 26
BORN: Gold Coast
LIVES: Melbourne
HWT: 198.7cm
WGT: 95kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Melbourne Vicentre/VIS
TRAINS (Pool): MSAC
COACH: Ian Pope
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Most decorated swimmer in
FINA World Championship history with 17 medals….won
two gold at 2000 Olympics & a gold and two silver in
2004….has won 10 gold, five silver and two bronze at four
FINA World Championships….won first world titles at age
17….only swimmer in history to win the same event at four
consecutive world titles….has won seven Commonwealth
Games medals including 4 gold….owns seven gold and a
bronze from three FINA World Short Course
Championships….world record holder for 800m (7:38.65)
and 1500m (14:34.56) free long course and 400m
(3:34.58), 800m (7:25.28) & 1500m (14:10.10) free short
course….winner of 19 Australian titles – 10 in the 1500m
free….two time Telstra Australian Swimmer of the Year
IN 2007
Claimed gold in 400, 800 & 1500m free at the Telstra
Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)
IN 2006
Won 400m free at Telstra Grand Prix 1 in Brisbane….won
200m, 400m and 1500m free at Telstra Australian Short
Course Championships in Hobart
IN 2005
Claimed gold in 400 & 800m free as well as record fourth
straight 1500m free, was second in 200m free & third in
4x200m at FINA World Championships in Montreal….set
new world record in 800m free at World
Championships….won ninth Australian 1500m free title
along with 200, 400 & 800m free at Telstra Trials in
Sydney…..added gold in 200 & 400m free at Telstra
Australian Short Course Championships in Melbourne
IN 2004
Won 1500m, was second in 400m and 4x200m free and
fifth in 200m free at Athens Olympics….won 400 & 1500m
free and added silver in the 200m free at Telstra Olympic
Team Selection Trials in Sydney
IN 2003
Claimed gold in the 800m, 1500m and 4x200m free, silver
400m free, bronze 200m free, FINA World Championships
in Barcelona….won the 800m & 1500m free and was
second in 200 & 400m free at the Telstra Australian
Championships in Sydney….claimed gold in 200 & 1500m
free at Duel in the Pool in Indianapolis
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 19
2 - 200m freestyle (99, 05);
4 – 400m freestyle (97, 04, 05, 07);
3 – 800m freestyle (03, 05, 07);
10 – 1500m freestyle (97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 07)
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….won three gold and two silver at Manchester
Commonwealth Games….added four gold and two silver
at the Pan Pacs in Yokohama….picked up gold in 400m,
1500m & 4x200m free at FINA World Short Course
Championships in Moscow….broke short course world
400m free record at Telstra Grand Prix in
Sydney….2001….won two gold and two silver and set
world records in 1500m & 4x200m free at FINA World
Championships in Fukuoka….claimed world records in the
800 & 1500m free at Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Perth….2000….took home gold in
1500m & 4x200m free (as a heat swimmer) from the
Sydney Olympics….1999….won two gold and a silver at
Pan Pacs in Sydney.…snared gold in 400 & 1500m free at
FINA World Short Course Championships in Hong
Kong….1998….won first ever world titles at FINA World
Championships in Perth in 1500m and 4x200m free….won
a gold & a silver at Commonwealth Games in Kuala
Lumpur….1997….won gold in 400, 800, 1500 & 4x200m
free on Australian team debut at Pan Pacs in
Fukuoka….added gold in 1500 & 4x200m free and was
third in 400m free at FINA World Short Course
Championships in Gothenburg
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Dad – Neville, Mum – Margaret,
Brother – Craig and Fiancé – Candice; ROLE MODELS:
Mum and Dad
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Bachelor of Commerce at
Bond University; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING AND
SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Rugby league, surfing, surf
life saving and golf; INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE
MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU: I had 5 wisdom teeth;
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Watching a DVD, relaxing on
a boat or having a nice dinner (seafood on loungeroom
floor on Sundays) SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN:
Watching someone else cook; ONE THING YOU CAN'T
LIVE WITHOUT: Mobile phone and my car; WHAT DO
YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING: Going to
the movies

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FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Wallabies and Brisbane Broncos;
MOVIES: Braveheart; BANDS/MUSIC: Anything and
everything; FOOD: Seafood; DRINK: Apple and black
currant juice; SWIM MEET: Olympics; HOBBIES: Surfing,
golf and watching DVD’s; PETS: German Shepard dog -
‘Blade’; BEST MATES: Craig (my brother), Andrew, Matt,
LAST BOOK READ: The Rise and Rise of Kerry Packer;
WHATS YOUR GREATEST ASSET?: Perseverance;
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED
AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL
LEVEL?: Mother- running and tennis, Brother- swimming
and surf life saving, Father- football and running; WHO
HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 2000 1st 1500m, 4x200m free (heat swim); 7th 400m free; 8th 200m free
Athens, Greece 2004 1st 1500m free; 2nd 400m, 4x200m free; 5th 200m free
World Champs Perth, Australia 1998 1st 1500m, 4x200 free; 2nd 400m free
Fukuoka, Japan 2001 1st 1500m, 4x200 free; 2nd 400m, 800m free
Barcelona, Spain 2003 1st 800m, 1500m, 4x200m free; 2nd 400m free; 3rd 200m free
Montreal, Canada 2005 1st 400m, 800m, 1500m free; 2nd 200m free; 3rd 4x200m free
Commonwealth Kuala Lumpur, 1998 1
Games
Malaysia
st 1500m free; 2nd 400m free
Manchester, England 2002 1st 1500m, 4x100m, 4x200m free; 2nd 200m, 400m free
World Short Course Gothenburg, Sweden 1997 1st 1500m, 4x200 free; 3rd 400m free
Hong Kong, China 1999 1st 400m, 1500m free
Moscow, Russia 2002 1st 400m, 1500m, 4x200m free
Pan Pacific Champs Fukuoka, Japan 1997 1st 400, 800, 1500m, 4x200 free
Sydney, Australia 1999 1st 1500m, 4x200 free; 2nd 400m free
Yokohama, Japan 2002 1st 800m, 1500m, 4x100m, 4x200m free; 2nd 200m,
400m free
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 2001 1st 200m ,1500m free; 2nd 400m free
Duel in the Pool Indianapolis, USA 2003 1st 200m, 1500m free
Irvine, USA 2005 1st 400m free; 2nd 200m free
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT PERSONAL ALL-TIME MEET
BEST AUSTRALIAN
RANKING
100m freestyle 50.31 2002 Aust. Champs
200m freestyle 1:45.61 2nd 2004 Aust. Champs
400m freestyle 3:42.51 2nd 2001 World Champs
800m freestyle 7:38.65 World Record 2005 World Champs
1500m freestyle 14:34.56 World Record 2001 World Champs
INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY? Mother and
father because you are a product of your environment;
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE
WORDS: Disciplined, persistent and caring; HOW
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As a family
man and someone who always gives their best in any field
or situation; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS:
Personal best at FINA World Championships; SWIMMING
CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: To see my potential;
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To be successful in business
and any other post swimming careers; HAVE YOU
ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
SWIMMING CAREER? Illness;injury. WHAT AGE DID
YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY? At age of 4,
because my brother swam. NOTABLE QUOTE: “Keep it
simple.”

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NAME: EPHRAIM HANNANT
NICKNAME: Eph
D.O.B: 18/02/1988
AGE: 19
BORN: Gold Coast, QLD
LIVES: Gold Coast, QLD
HGT: 180cm
WGT: 76kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Miami Swimming Club
TRAINS (Pool): Pizzey Park
COACH: Denis Cotterell
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won gold in 200m back at 2006
Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials….won gold in 200m back
at 2006 Swim Meet of Champions in Mission Viejo….placed
sixth in 200m back at 2006 Pan Pacific Championships….won
gold in 400m IM at 2005 Junior Pan Pacific
Championships….won a gold and a bronze at 2004 Oceania
Championships
IN 2007 Placed second in 200m back and fifth in the 400m free
at the Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)
IN 2006 Won gold in 200m back and bronze in 400m IM at
Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne.…added
gold in 200m back and silver in 400m free at Swim Meet of
Champions in Mission Viejo....won 200m back and silver in
400m free at Telstra GP2 in Brisbane.…won 200m free and was
second in 400m free at Telstra GP1 in Brisbane….placed sixth
in 200m back at Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, BC
IN 2005 Was third in 800m free, fifth in 400m IM and seventh in
200m back at Telstra Trials in Sydney….won bronze in 400m IM
& was fourth in 800m free at Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Melbourne….won gold in 400m IM at Junior
Pan Pacific Championships in Maui IN 2004 Placed sixth in
400m IM at Telstra Olympic Team Selection Trials in
Sydney….won silver in 1500m free and bronze in 400m IM at
Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Brisbane….won 4x200m free, was third in 200m free and fourth
in 400m IM at Oceania Championships in Suva….won two gold,
two silver and a bronze at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age
Championships in Perth IN 2003 Won 10 gold medals at Qld
Open & Age Championships….won Swimmer of the Meet at Qld
Age Championships
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother – Pam, Dad – Ralph, 10 brothers
and sisters; WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Grant Hackett
and my family; ROLE MODELS: My dad
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: - 1
1- 200m backstroke (06)
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC, Canada 2006 6 th 200m back
Junior Pan Pac Champs Maui, USA 2005 1 st 400m IM; 4 th 1500m free
Oceania Champs Suva, Fiji 2004 1 st 4x200m free; 3 rd 200m free; 4 th 400m IM
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Swimmer; SPORTS BEFORE
SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Rugby, now OZ-
Tag; INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW
ABOUT YOU: I have 10 brothers and sisters;
SUPERSTITIONS: Wetting myself before a race; ULTIMATE
RELAXATION: Sleeping; SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN:
Eggs; ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: My Mum;
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING:
Hanging out with friends
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Brisbane Broncos; MOVIES: Dumb and
Dumber; TV SHOW: Friends; BANDS/MUSIC: Punk, MxPx;
CDs: iPod; FOOD: Mum's baked dinner; DRINK: JB's; SWIM
MEET: Grand Prixs: HOBBIES: Surfing; PETS: None; BEST
MATES: Jesse, Josh, Heidi, Kyle, Jamie; WHAT'S YOUR
GREATEST ASSET: Surf board; HAVE ANY OF YOUR
FAMILY MEMBERS REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR
PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? My brother Ben
who won the NRL grand final with the Brisbane Broncos; WHO
HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND
WHY: My family; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF
IN THREE WORDS? Fun, sporty, funny; HOW WOULD YOU
LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Just a genuine guy; SWIMMING
SHORT TERM GOALS: To break the Aust 200 backstroke
record; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: To be the
best; PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To be a free man; HAVE YOU
ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
SWIMMING CAREER? No; WHAT AGE DID YOU START
SWIMMING AND WHY? At eight because I thought it was OK;
FAVOURITE SWIMMER? Grant Hackett; FAVOURITE
ATHLETE? Lance Armstrong; NOTABLE QUOTE: "What mind
of man can believe he can achieve."
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING NG MEET
100m backstroke 56.98 2006 Santa Clara Int.
200m backstroke 1:59.74 5th 2006 Swim Meet of Champs
200m freestyle 1:50.87 2006 Grand Prix 1
400m freestyle 3:52.07 2006 Swim Meet of Champs
400m IM 4:23.65 2006 Aust. Champs

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NAME: MICHAEL KLIM
NICKNAME: Lumpy
D.O.B: 13/09/1977
AGE: 29
BORN: Poland
LIVES: Melbourne, VIC
HGT: 190cm
WGT: 88kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Klim Swim
TRAINS (Pool): MSAC
COACH: Ian Pope
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Six time Olympic medallist
spanning three Games….silver in Athens as a member of
the 4x200m free relay team….won gold in 4x100m,
4x200m free and silver in 100m fly, 4x100m medley in
Sydney 2000….bronze medallist in the medley relay in
Atlanta 1996….Swimmer of the Meet at the 1998 FINA
World Championships in Perth, winning 4 gold, 2 silver
and a bronze ….has a combined total of 6 gold medals
spanning three FINA World Championship
appearances….has won 5 gold, 2 silver and a bronze a
two Commonwealth Games….amassed 16 medals
including six gold at three FINA World Short Course
Championships….missed the majority of 2002/03 with
back and shoulder injuries….a member of the current
world record holding 4x200m freestyle relay team
(Fukuoka 2001)….former world record holder in the 100m
fly, 100m free and 4x100m free….made his Australian
team debut in 1995 at the FINA World Short Course
Championships in Rio de Janeiro
IN 2007
Was fifth in the 100m free and 100m fly at the Telstra
Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)
IN 2006
Won gold swimming fly leg for Australia’s 4x100m medley
relay team at the Commonwealth Games in
Melbourne….also added silver in 100m fly and 4x100m
free and bronze in 50m fly at Commonwealth
Games….started the new year with the birth of daughter,
Stella on January 27….won his maiden Australian 50m fly
title at the Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials along with
second placing in the 100m fly and 100m free
IN 2005
Took home a bronze medal in the 4x100m free and was
11th in the 100m free at FINA World Championships in
Montreal….won the 100m free and 100m fly at the Telstra
Trials in Sydney
IN 2004
Won his sixth Olympic medal, this time a silver in the
4x200m free at Athens Olympics….also 6th in 4x100m
free and 9th in 4x100m medley at Olympics….qualified for
his third Olympic Games when he finished equal fifth in
the 100m free at the Telstra Olympic Team Selection
Trials in Sydney
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 11
5 – 100m freestyle (97, 98, 99, 00, 05);
2 – 200m freestyle (96, 97);
1 – 50m butterfly (06)
3 – 100m butterfly (97, 99, 05)
IN 2003 / 2002
Missed a host of major international competitions over the
two year period including the 2003 FINA World
Championships in Barcelona, 2002 Commonwealth
Games in Manchester and Pan Pacific Championships in
Yokohama after chronic back shoulder injuries and
subsequent surgery forced him into a long and extensive
rehabilitation program
PREVIOUS YEARS
2001…. winner of two gold medals as a member of the
4x100m and 4x200m free relay teams, the latter in a world
record at the FINA World Championships in
Fukuoka….2000….was a member of both of Australia’s
world record breaking, gold medal winning free relay
teams as well as winning silver in the 4x100m medley
relay and the 100m fly at the Sydney
Olympics….1999….set a world record (51.81) in the 100m
fly in a time trial in Canberra….won two gold and three
silver at FINA World Short Course Championships in Hong
Long….1998…. Swimmer of the Meet at the 1998 FINA
World Championships in Perth winning 4 gold, 2 silver and
a bronze….the winner of gold medals in the 100m free,
4x100m & 4x200m free relays and 4x100m medley relay
in his Commonwealth Games debut in Kuala
Lumpur….won his second consecutive Australian
swimmer of the year title….1997….won triple gold at the
Pan Pacific Championships in Fukuoka in the 100m and
200m free and 4x200m free….also grabbed two gold, one
silver and three bronze at the FINA World Short Course
Championships in Gothenburg….was named Australian
swimmer of the year for the first time….1996....made his
Olympic Games debut as an 18-year-old in Atlanta
claiming a bronze medal as a member of the 4x100m
medley relay team….also finished fourth in the 4x200m
free relay and sixth in the 100m fly and 4x100m
free….1995….made Australian team debut at the Pan
Pacific Championships, Atlanta and won gold in the
4x200m free, silver in 4x100m free and 4x100m medley
before the World Short Course in Rio de Janeiro where he
won gold 4x200m free, 4x100m medley, silver 4x100m
free, bronze 100m fly, 200m free

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OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Wife - Linda, daughter – Stella,
Father - Wojtek, mother – Ewa, Sister – Anna. WHAT OR
WHO INSPIRES YOU: Being part of a historic era in
Australian swimming; ROLE MODELS: Chris Martin,
Andre Agassi
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Professional Swimmer;
SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU
PLAY NOW: Golf, cycling, surfing; SUPERSTITIONS:
Wear a new Speedo suit every major race; ULTIMATE
RELAXATION: Spa/retreat; SPECIALTY IN THE
KITCHEN: BBQ (cooking my meat to perfection); ONE
THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: A good cup of
coffee, the sun and my girls;
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: St Kilda; MOVIES: Pulp Fiction and
Brave Heart; TV SHOW: ER and Sports Tonight;
BANDS/MUSIC: Interpol, Stereophonics, Dakoda; Cold
Play, Roots, U2, Fray; FOOD: Anything from Longrain;
DRINK: Vodka Lime soda; SWIM MEET: Klim Swim
Trojans; HOBBIES: Fashion, design, golf and surfing;
PETS: Snake - ‘Mitch'; LAST BOOK READ: I don't really
read books, lots of magazines though; WHAT’S YOUR
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympic Games Atlanta, USA 1996 3rd 4x100m medley, 4th 4x200m free; 6th 100m fly,
4x100m free; 10th 200m free
Sydney, AUS 2000 1st 4x100m, 4x200m free; 2nd 4x100m medley, 100m fly
Athens, Greece 2004 2nd 4x200m free; 6th 4x100m free; 9th 4x100m medley
World Champs Perth, AUS 1998 1st 200m free, 100m fly, 4x200m free, 4x100m medley;
2nd 100m free, 4x100m free; 3rd 50m free
Fukuoka, Japan 2001 1st 4x100m free, 4x200m free; 7th 100m fly; 11th 50m fly
Montreal, Canada 2005 3rd 4x100m free, 26th 50m free; 11th 100m free
Commonwealth Kuala Lumpur, 1998 1
Games
Malaysia
st 100m free, 4x100m, 4x200m free, 4x100m medley
Melbourne, 2006 1
Australia
st 4x100m medley; 2nd 100m fly, 4x100m free; 3rd 50m
fly
World Short Course Rio de Janeiro, 1995 1
Brazil
st 4x200m free, 4x100m medley; 2nd 4x100m free; 3rd 100m fly, 200m free
Gothenburg, 1997 1
Sweden
st 4x100m medley, 4x200m free; 2nd 4x100m free; 3rd 100m free, 200m free, 100m fly
Hong Kong, China 1999 1st 4x100m free, 4x100m medley; 2nd 100m free, 200m
free, 100m fly
Pan Pacific Champs Atlanta, USA 1995 1st 4x200m free; 2nd 4x100m free, 4x100m medley
Fukuoka, Japan 1997 1st 100m free, 200m free, 4x200m free
Sydney, AUS 1999 1st 100m free, 100m fly, 4x100m, 4x200m free; 2nd 200m
free
Goodwill Games Brisbane, AUS 2001 1st overall team, 100m fly
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT ENT PERSONAL
BEST ST
ALL-TIME
AUSTRALIAN
RANKING NG
MEET
50m freestyle 22.31 3rd 1999 Canberra Invitational
100m freestyle 48.18 Australian Record 2000 Olympics
200m freestyle 1:46.82 3rd 1999 Pan Pacs Sydney
50m butterfly 23.74 3rd 2006 Comm. Games
100m butterfly 51.81 Commonwealth Record 1999 Canberra Time Trial
GREATEST ASSET? My wife (Lindy) and Stella; WHO
HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? Family and Gennadi Touretski- his guidance
was amazing while I was based in Canberra; HOW
WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE
WORDS: Driven, bold and goofy; HOW WOULD YOU
LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Someone who was
passionate and managed to leave a mark on the sport by
the way I went about my business; SWIMMING CAREER
ULTIMATE GOAL: 4 Olympic Games; PERSONAL
AMBITIONS: To live a happy and quiet life without any
worries near a beach; HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY
OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING CAREER?
Wait for the book; WHAT AGE DID YOU START
SWIMMING AND WHY? At age 4 because it was bloody
hot in India where I was living; FAVOURITE SWIMMER
AND WHY? Alex Popov because he managed to control
and dominate his event through technique and knowledge
of himself for many years. I was able to watch it first hand
and learn from him; FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY?
As a kid it was Michael Jordan and Boris Becker, no-one
really anymore; NOTABLE QUOTE: “It’s nice to be
important but it’s more important to be nice.” Gene
Jackson, my first swim coach at Melbourne Vicentre.

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NAME: ANDREW LAUTERSTEIN
NICKNAME: Ando, Steiner, Lorda
D.O.B:
22/05/1987
AGE:
19
BORN:
Melbourne, VIC
LIVES:
Gold Coast, QLD
HGT:
189cm
WGT:
90kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Southport / QAS
TRAINS (Pool): Southport
COACH:
Glenn Baker
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won a gold medal swimming back leg in the heats of
the 4x100m medley at 2006 Commonwealth Games….also double back finalist
at Commonwealth Games….was sixth as a member of the 4x100m medley and
also a semi finalist in the 100m back at 2005 FINA World Championship….
placed third in 4x100m medley at 2006 Pan Pacific Championships….won two
gold, a silver and a bronze at the 2005 Junior Pan Pacific Championships….won
three gold and two silver at 2004 Oceania Championships
IN 2007 Was second in the 100m fly, fourth in 50m fly and seventh in 100m free
at the Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06) IN 2006 Won gold
as a heat swimmer in the 4x100m medley, was sixth in both the 50 & 100m back
at Commonwealth Games in Melbourne….qualified for his Commonwealth
Games debut in Melbourne after finishing second in the 100m back at the
Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials….won three gold and a silver at Fisher &
Paykel Australian Age Championships in Sydney….won 100m fly and was third
in 100m back at Swim Meet of Champions in Mission Viejo….was third in 100m
back at Santa Clara International….placed third in 4x100m medley, was tenth in
100m fly and 11th in 100m back at Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, BC IN
2005 Won gold medals in the 100m fly and 4x100m free relay, silver in medley
relay and bronze in 100m back at the Junior Pan Pacs in Maui….finished
second in 100m back and fourth in the 100m fly at the Telstra Trials in
Sydney….finished 14th in the 100m back and swam the lead off leg in the
medley relay that finished sixth on senior international debut at FINA World
Championships in Montreal….added two gold at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age
Championships in Brisbane….a finalist in the 100m fly and 100m back at the
Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Melbourne
IN 2004 Claimed 100m back at Victorian Championships….was third in 100m
back and a finalist in the 50 and 100m fly at the Telstra Olympic Team Selection
Trials in Sydney….claimed three gold and two silver at the Oceania
Championship in Suva….member of the Fisher and Paykel Trans Tasman
series….bronze medallist in the 100m fly and 50m back at the Telstra Australian
Short Course Championships in Brisbane….a finalist in the 50 and 100m fly at
the FINA World Cup in Melbourne…. claimed three gold and two silver at the
Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in Perth IN 2003
Won three gold at the Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in
Brisbane….a multiple winner and member of the Fisher and Paykel Trans
Tasman Series….a finalist in the 100m fly and 100m back at the Telstra
Australian Short Course Championships in Hobart
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….came away with four gold, two silver and two Australian Age records
from the Australian Age Championships in Sydney….2001…. grabbed silver in
both the 100m back and 50m free and bronze in the 100m fly at the Tip Top
Australian Age Championships in Melbourne
OUT OF THE POOL - FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother – Anne, Father – George,
Brother – Michael, Sister – Sarah;
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Bachelor of Business/Sports Management; SPORTS
BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Football and baseball;
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU NOW: II
played football and baseball at a high level; SUPERSTITIONS: Jump into the
pool last as the whistle is blown for backstroke races; ULTIMATE
RELAXATION: Round of golf with buggy; SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN: Two
minute noodles; ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: Sleep; WHAT DO
YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING: D-J-ing;
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Melbourne Storm and Kangaroos; MOVIES:
TV SHOWS: 'The Office' and 'The OC' BANDS/MUSIC: House music; FOOD:
Chicken Curry; DRINK: Milo; SWIM MEET: Junior Pan Pacific Championships,
Hawaii; HOBBIES: Goal umpiring; PETS: Fish; LAST BOOK READ: The Quiet
American; WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? My big toenail I injured
dancing; WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND
WHY? Family and friends, they have shaped the way I am today; HOW WOULD
YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS? You tell me… HOW
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Good bloke and good athlete;
SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: Make a semi-final at 2007 FINA World
Championships; PERSONAL AMBITIONS; To achieve all I can in all aspects of
life; WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY? At age 11, I made
the State Primary Swimming Team; FAVOURITE SWIMMER: Ian Crocker;
NOTABLE QUOTE: "Victory belongs to the most persevering".
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Champs Montreal, Canada 2005 6th 4x100m medley; 14th 100m back; 19th 50m back
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 2006 1st 4x100m medley (heat swim); 6th 50m, 100m back
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC, Canada 2006 3rd 4x100m medley; 10th 100m fly; 11th 100m back
Duel in the Pool Irvine, USA 2005 5th 100m back
Junior Pan Pac Champs Maui, USA 2005 1st 100m fly, 4x100m free; 2nd 4x100 medley; 3rd 100m back
Oceania Champs Suva, Fiji 2004 1st 100m back, 4x100m medley, 4x100 free; 2nd 100m fly, 100m free
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING NG MEET
50m butterfly 24.33 2004 Aust. Champs
100m butterfly 53.32 7th 2007 Aust. Champs
50m backstroke 25.83 =3rd 2006 Aust. Champs
100m backstroke 54.88 4th 2005 World Champs
100m freestyle 50.25 2006 QLD Champs

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NAME: ADAM LUCAS
NICKNAME: Looky & P Hat
D.O.B: 27/10/1983
AGE: 23
BORN: Hobart
LIVES: Perth
HGT: 188cm
WGT: 79kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: West Coast / WAIS
TRAINS (Pool): Challenge Stadium
COACH: Grant Stoelwinder
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2004 Athens Olympian….2005 FINA World
Championship bronze medallist as a heat swimmer in the 4x200m
free….fifth in the 200m and 400m IM at the 2004 FINA World Short
Course Championships….finalist in 200m IM at Pan Pacific
Championships….set the Australian Short Course record in the 100m
IM in November 2005….multiple medallist in 2005 FINA World Cup
Series….has won three Australian Short Course titles
IN 2007 Won 400m IM and was second in 200m IM at Telstra
Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06) IN 2006
Second in 200 & 400m IM at Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in
Melbourne….was third in 200m IM at Monaco leg of Mare Nostrum
series….placed eighth in 200m IM at Pan Pacific Championships in
Victoria, BC IN 2005 Won first ever Australian open long course titles in
the 200 & 400m IM and was fourth in 200m free at the Telstra Trials in
Sydney…. claimed bronze at the FINA World Championships in
Montreal as a heat swimmer in the 4x200m free & was ninth in the
200m IM….added silver in the 400m free and bronze in both the 100m
and 200m IM at FINA World Cup in Sydney….finished second in 400m
IM at FINA World Cup events in Berlin and Stockholm IN 2004 Earned
selection for his first Olympic Games with a silver medal in the 200m IM
at the 2004 Telstra Olympic Team Selection Trials in Sydney….placed
17th in 200m IM at the Olympic Games in Athens…. claimed gold in the
400m IM, silver in the 200m IM and bronze in the 100m IM at the
Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Brisbane….finished
fifth in both the 200 & 400m IM at the FINA World Short Course
Championships in Indianapolis….won the Mystery Medley event at the
Qantas Skins IN 2003 Won 200 & 400m IM at Telstra Australian Short
Course Championships in Hobart….was fourth in the 200m IM and fifth
in the 400m IM at the 2003 Telstra Australian Championships in
Sydney
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….finalist in the 200m back, 200m and 400m IM at the Telstra
Australian Championships in Brisbane….silver medallist in the 200m IM
at the Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Melbourne….winner of bronze medals in the 200 and 400m IM at the
FINA World Cup in Melbourne….2001….finalist in the 200m back at the
Telstra Australian Championships in Hobart….member of the Australian
Youth Olympic Festival team
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother – Rozanne, Father – Ron, Brother – Matt,
Sister – Amy; WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Challenging myself;
PERSONAL
OCCUPATION: Fortescue Metals Group – Finance; SPORTS
BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: I previously
played: AFL, soccer and basketball. I currently play table tennis, tennis
and NBA Live (play station); INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY
NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU NOW: I lived in Tasmania for 11 years;
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Chilling out in the spa; SPECIALTY IN THE
KITCHEN: Frozen meat pie in the oven; ONE THING YOU CAN’TLIVE
WITHOUT: Music; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM
SWIMMING: Walk my dog, hang out with my girlfriend
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Hawthorn; MOVIES: Borat; TV SHOW: ‘Fat Pizza’;
BANDS/MUSIC: House/electro house; FOOD: BBQ ribs; Vanilla Coke;
SWIM MEET: Olympic Games; HOBBIES: Mixing on my decks and
watching sport; PETS: DJ, the big white Samoyed; BEST MATES:
Eamon, Jim, West Coast Boys, the loonies; LAST BOOK READ: ‘The
Poet’; WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Determination; HAVE
ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED
SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Matt played U/20 Water polo for
Australia. Amy is on Australian Youth Swimming Team
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND
WHY? Coach Grant Stoelwinder because he is always keeping me
enthused; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE
WORDS: Energetic, psycho (the) clown
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? A person who
enjoyed life and always gave his best; SWIMMING SHORT TERM
GOALS: Continually improve; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE
GOAL: Medal at the Olympic Games; PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Be
successful in life, during and after swimming; HAVE YOU
ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING
CAREER? Missing Commonwealth Games in 2006; WHAT AGE DID
YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY? At age of 7, because my brother
was swimming; FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND WHY? Aaron Peirsol –
an absolute top bloke; NOTABLE QUOTE? “I can accept failure, but I
can’t accept not trying.”
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 2004 17 th 200m IM
World Champs Montreal, Canada 2005 3 rd 4x200m free (heat swim); 9 th 200m IM; 17 th 400m IM
World Short Course Indianapolis, USA 2004 5 th 200m, 400m IM
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC, Canada 2006 8 th 200m IM
Duel in the Pool Irvine, USA 2005 4 th 400m IM; DQ 200m IM
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 3
1 – 200m individual medley (05);
2 – 400m individual medley (05, 07)
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING NG MEET
200m individual medley 2:00.98 5th 2005 Aust. Champs
400m individual medley 4:18.02 5th 2004 Aust. Champs
200m freestyle 1:50.21 2005 Aust. Champs

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NAME: ANDREW MEWING
NICKNAME: Mewso
D.O.B: 02/12/1981
AGE: 25
BORN: Brisbane
LIVES: Brisbane
HGT: 198cm
WGT: 92kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Yeronga Park / QAS
TRAINS (Pool): Yeronga Park
COACH: Rick van der Zant
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won bronze in 4x200m free at 2006 Commonwealth
Games….won bronze medals in 4x100m and 4x200m free at 2005 FINA World
Championships….has won three silver medals from two FINA World Short
Course Championships….won two bronze medals in relays at 2006 Pan Pacific
Championships….silver medallist as a member of the 4x100m free at the World
University Games in 2003
IN 2007 Was fourth in the 200m free at the Telstra Australian Championships in
Brisbane (Dec 06) IN 2006 Third in 200m free as well as seventh in 100m free at
Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne…..won bronze in 4x200m
free relay and also finished 13th in 200m free at 2006 Commonwealth Games in
Melbourne….won silver in 4x200m free, was seventh in 4x100m free and ninth
in 200m free at FINA World Short Course Championships in Shanghai….won
bronze in 4x100m & 4x200m free and was tenth in 100m free at Pan Pacific
Championships in Victoria, BC IN 2005 Placed second in the 100m free at
Telstra Trials in Sydney….finished 20th in the 100m free before claiming first
major long course international medals with bronze in both the 4x100m and
4x200m free relay events at the FINA World Championships in Montreal….silver
medallist in the 200m free and bronze in the 100m event at the Telstra
Australian Short Course Championships in Melbourne IN 2004
A finalist in both the 100 and 200m free at the Telstra Olympic Team Selection
Trials, finishing seventh in both events….placed second in the 100 and 200m
free at the Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Brisbane….finished 11th in the 200m free, 16th in the 100m free and won silver
medals as part of Australia’s 4x100m medley and 4x200m free relays at the
2004 FINA World Short Course Championships in Indianapolis….finalist in the
100m and 200m free at the FINA World Cup in Melbourne IN 2003 Finalist in the
100m free at the Telstra Australian Championships in Sydney finishing in
seventh place….finished with a silver medal in the 4x100m free relay at the
World University Games in Daegu, Korea….bronze medallist in the 200m free at
the Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Hobart
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….finalist in the 50m free at the Telstra Australian Championships in
Brisbane….finalist in the 100 and 200m free at the Telstra Australian Short
Course Championships in Melbourne….finalist in the 200m free at the FINA
World Cup in Melbourne
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother- Anne Maree, Father- Michael, Brothers- Stephen,
Sean and Ben; WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Anyone who puts 100% into
everything they do; ROLE MODELS: Brendon Cannon; other members of team;
family.
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Business Manager International Quarterback.
SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Rugby
Union; INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOTKNOW ABOUT YOU: I didn't
begin swimming seriously until mid 2001 and before then I played rugby while I
studied law full time at university; SUPERSTITIONS: None that I admit to;
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Listening to music; SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN:
Breaking plates; ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: My family; WHAT
DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING: Keep busy.
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Wallabies and Dolphins; MOVIES: Shawshank Redemption;
TV SHOW: 'Law and Order' BANDS/MUSIC: Dave Mathews Band; CDs: The
Best of Crowded House; FOOD: Anything; DRINK: Coffee; SWIM MEET:
Commonwealth Games; HOBBIES: Going to the beach, reading and going to
the movies; BEST MATES: My brothers and the Yeronga Boys; LAST BOOK
READ: The Tyrannicide Brief by Geoffrey Robertson; WHAT'S YOUR
GREATEST ASSET? I'm a hard worker and have a willingness to learn; HAVE
ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT
AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? My uncle Tony Parker played three Tests for the
Wallabies in 1982. And current Wallaby Brendan Cannon is married to my
cousin Fiona; WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? My family and friends – they have helped me become the person I
am today; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS?
Determined, honest and tired; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE
REMEMBERED? As a good person, who deserved everything he achieved;
SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS? To swim very fast at 2007 World
Championships; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic medal in
relay; international success; PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Make the most of my
swimming and legal careers; HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES
DURING YOUR SWIMMING CAREER? Juggling swimming with all my study
and work; WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY? I swam when
I was at school. I returned to swimming at 19 because I wanted to strengthen
my shoulders from all my rugby injuries; FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND WHY?
Grant Hackett because he is tough as teak; FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND
WHY? Brendan Cannon because he is a great example of hard work paying off
despite incredible obstacles; NOTABLE QUOTE: "Regard triumph and adversity
as similar impostors" – Rudyard Kipling.
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Champs Montreal, Canada 2005 3 rd 4x100m free, 4x200m free; 20 th 100m free
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 2006 3 rd 4x200m free; 13 th 200m free
World Short Course Indianapolis, USA 2004 2 nd 4x200m free, 4x100m medley; 5 th 4x100m free; 11 th 200m free; 16 th 100m
free
Shanghai, China 2006 2 nd 4x200m free; 7 th 4x100m free; 9 th 200m free
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC, Canada 2006 3rd 4x100m, 4x200m free; 10 th 100m free
World University Games Daegu, Korea 2003 2 nd 4x100m free
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE
EVENT PERSONAL BEST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING N MEET
100m freestyle 49.60 7th 2006 WA Champs
200m freestyle 1.48.29 9th 2007 Aust. Champs

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: KENRICK MONK
NICKNAME: Kenny
D.O.B: 01/01/1988
AGE: 19
BORN: Blacktown, NSW
LIVES: Sydney, NSW
HGT: 197cm
WGT: -
CLUB/INSTITUTE: SAC Seals
TRAINS (Pool): Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic
Centre
COACH: Tony Shaw
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won gold (as a heat swimmer) in the 4x100m
medley and bronze in the 4x200m free at the 2006 Commonwealth
Games….added bronze in 4x100 & 4x200m free at 2006 Pan Pacific
Championships….won a gold, silver and two bronze at 2005 Junior Pan
Pacs….has contested two Fisher & Paykel Trans Tasman Series’….has
won nine Australian Age titles
IN 2007 Won maiden open National title with victory in 200m free, and was
third in 100m free, at the Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane
(Dec 06) IN 2006 Won gold (as a heat swimmer) in the 4x100m medley,
bronze in the 4x200m free, was seventh in the 100m free and 9th in the
200m free at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne….claimed
fourth place in the 200m free and fifth in the 100m free at the Telstra
Commonwealth Games Trials to qualify for his first major Australian
team….won two gold and a bronze at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age
Championships in Sydney….was a finalist in 100 & 200m free at Swim
Meet of Champions in Mission Viejo and Santa Clara International….won
100m free at Telstra GP 1 and 200m free at Telstra GP 2 in
Brisbane….won bronze in 4x100m & 4x200m free and was sixth in 200m
free at Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, BC….added silver in 200m
free and third in 100m free at Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Hobart IN 2005 Semi finalist in the 200m free at the
Telstra Trials in Sydney….the winner of the 200m free and silver medallist
in the 100m event at the Fisher and Paykel Australian Age Championships
in Brisbane.…won gold in 4x100m free, silver in 4x200m free and bronze in
both 100 & 200m free at Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Maui…. fifth
i100m freeTelstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Melbourne....fourth placegetter in the 200m free at the Telstra FINA World
Cup in Sydney IN 2004 Semi finalist 200m free Telstra Olympic Team
Selection Trials Sydney….winner 16 years 100, 200 and 400m free titles
Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in Perth….multiple winner
on the Fisher and Paykel Trans Tasman Series….finalist i200m free Telstra
Australian Short Course Championships Brisbane IN 2003 Gold medallist
15 years 100, 200 and 400m free Fisher and Paykel Australian Age
Championships Brisbane….member of the Fisher and Paykel Trans
Tasman Series
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Commonwealth Melbourne, 2006 1
Games
Australia
st 4x100m medley (heat swim); 3rd 4x200m free; 7th 100m free; 9th 200m free
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC,
Canada
2006 3rd 4x100m, 4x200m free; 6th 200m free
Junior Pan Pacs Maui, USA 2005 1st 4x100m free; 2nd 4x200m free; 3rd 100m, 200m free;
5th 400m free
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 1
1 – 200m freestyle (07)
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….2nd 400m free & 3rd 200m free at Australian Age Championships
in Sydney….2001….triple finalist at Tip Top Australian Age Championships
in Melbourne
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum – Margaret, Dad – John, Sisters – Nicole and
Jenny; WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Family; ROLE MODELS: My
Dad
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Student; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING AND
SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Swimming; SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN:
BBQ; ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: My dog; WHAT DO YOU
LIKE TO DAY AWAY FROM SWIMMING: Walk my dog and go to the
beach
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Parramatta Eels; MOVIES: All of them; TV SHOW:
The OC; BANDS/MUSIC: House; CDs: Spice World; FOOD: Chocolate;
DRINK: Lemon lime and bitters; SWIM MEET: Commonwealth Games
Trials 2006; HOBBIES: None; PETS: Dog, fish and birds; BEST MATES:
Andrew, James; LAST BOOK YOU READ: Harry Potter; WHO HAS BEEN
THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY: Mum and Dad,
took me to the pool; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN
THREE WORDS: Big, nice and funny; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE
REMEMBERED? As a nice guy; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS:
Worlds 2007; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympics; WHAT
AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY? Four, because my mum
made me; FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND WHY? Ian Thorpe because he's
the best ever; FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Tiger Woods;
NOTABLE QUOTE: "Have fun".
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING NG MEET
100m freestyle 49.79 8th 2007 Aust. Champs
200m freestyle 1:48.66 10th 2007 Aust. Champs
400m freestyle 3:54.74 2004 Aust. Age

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: PATRICK MURPHY
NICKNAME: Murph
D.O.B: 22/02/1984
AGE: 23
BORN: Albury, NSW
LIVES: Melbourne, VIC
HGT: 189cm
WGT: 90kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Melbourne Vicentre / VIS
TRAINS (Pool): MSAC
COACH: Ian Pope
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Represented Australia at the 2004 Olympics in the
200m back….won bronze medals in the 4x100m & 4x200m free relays at the
2005 FINA World Championships….has won medals in free and back at
Australian Championships (long course) and free and IM (short course)
IN 2007 Won silver in the 200m free and was fourth in the 100m free at the
Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06) IN 2006 Finished 7th in
200m free at Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne….suffered
virus in week leading up to Trials....won silver in 200m free at Monaco leg of
Mare Nostrum series….was a finalist in the 100 & 200m free and 200m back at
Swim Meet of Champions in Mission Viejo….finalist in 200 & 400m free at Santa
Clara International….won 400m free at Telstra GP2 in Brisbane….won silver in
100 & 200m IM, bronze in 200m free, was fourth in 100m free and seventh in
400m free at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Hobart IN 2005
Won bronze in the 4x100m free (swimming the anchor leg) and 4x200m free at
FINA World Championships in Montreal….was a semi finalist in 200m back at
FINA World Championships….finished 3rd in 200m free, 5th in 200m back and
6th in 100m free at Telstra Trials in Sydney….placed 6th 100m free at Telstra
Australian Short Course Championships in Melbourne….was a finalist in 200m
free & back at Telstra FINA World Cup in Sydney IN 2004 Was 18th in 200m
back at Athens Olympics….won silver medal in 200m back at Telstra Olympic
Team Selection Trials in Sydney….selected for first ever Australian Team IN
2003 Won first ever National medals when third in 100m and 200m back at
Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Hobart….was fifth in 200m
back at Telstra Australian Championships in Sydney….was a finalist in five
events at Telstra FINA World Cup in Melbourne
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….contested the Telstra Australian Championships in
Brisbane….2001….was a finalist in five events at the Tip Top Australian Age
Championships in Melbourne….2000…. contested the Telstra Selection Trials in
Sydney and the Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Melbourne….won three silver at the Tip Top Australian Age Championships in
Perth
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother- Anne, Father- Brian, Brothers- Jacque and
James, Sister- Belinda; WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: When people try their
hardest; ROLE MODELS: Dan Kowalski and Grant Hackett.
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 2004 18 th 200m back
World Champs Montreal, Canada 2005 3 rd 4x100m, 4x200m free; 16 th 200m back
Duel in the Pool Irvine, USA 2005 2 nd 4x100m free, 4x100m medley; 5 th 100m free, 200m
back
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: I work for Cadbury; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING
AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Waterpolo, AFL, tennis and golf;
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU NOW: I used
to live in Fiji for 10 years; I played AFL with a few AFL stars (Luke Ball, Jabe
Watson and Cam Hunter); SUPERSTITIONS: Wipe the water off the blocks
before I start a race; ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Sleeping, eating, watching TV
and shopping; SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN: Pumpkin soup; ONE THING
YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: My bed; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY
FROM SWIMMING: Catching up with friends and relaxing at the beach.
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Carlton; MOVIES: Happy Gilmore; TV SHOW: The OC
BANDS/MUSIC: Jack Johnson; CDs: R&B Collection; FOOD: Japanese;
DRINK: Apple juice; SWIM MEET: Olympic Games trials; HOBBIES: Lazing
around the home and doing nothing; watching movies; PETS: Cat – Meysey, I
don't like it though, Dog: Lester; BEST MATES: Dan Kowalski, my brother and
Giaan Rooney; WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? My car (1982 Toyota
Camry); WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND
WHY? My grandmother who was always caring and willing to help anyone;
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: Laid back
Pat; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? A decent person that
gave his best; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: Get my should free of injury
and swim well at 2007 FINA World Championships; SWIMMING CAREER
ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic Gold medal and no regrets; PERSONAL
AMBITIONS: To be happy; HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES
DURING YOUR SWIMMING CAREER? On going shoulder problem; WHAT
AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY? At the age of 10 because my
brother used to beat me; FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND WHY? Alex Popov
because he is the best technician ever; FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY?
Daniel Kowalski as he is still the only person I know to win a medal in the 200,
400 and 1500m freestyle; NOTABLE QUOTE: "Attitude is everything."
AWAY FROM THE POOL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: I work for Australia Post; SPORTS BEFORE
SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Water polo, AFL, Tennis and
Golf; ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Sleeping, eating, watching TV and shopping;
FAVOURITE SPORTING TEAM: Carlton in the AFL; PETS: Cat- ‘Meysey’. I
don’t like it though; BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN LIFE: My grandmother who was
always caring and willing to help anyone, AGE STARTED SWIMMING AND
WHY: At 10 because my brother used to beat me
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE
EVENT PERSONAL BEST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING MEET
100m freestyle 0.50.18 2007 Aust. Champs
200m freestyle 1.48.95 2007 Aust. Champs
200m backstroke 2.00.13 8th 2004 Aust. Champs

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: TRAVIS NEDERPELT
NICKNAME: Mr T
D.O.B: 10/06/1985
AGE: 21
BORN: Perth, WA
LIVES: Perth, WA
HGT: 184cm
WGT: 73kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: City of Perth / WAIS
TRAINS (Pool): Beatty Park Challenge Stadium
COACH: Matt McGee
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Olympic finalist 400IM in 2004….competed at two
FINA World Championships….claimed silver and bronze at lone Commonwealth
Games….won bronze in 10km open water and was fourth in 200m fly and 400m
IM at 2006 Pan Pacific Championships….won first National title at age 16 in
2002….has won 20 gold medals at Australian Age Championships….claimed
seven gold at the 2003 Australian Youth Olympic Festival
IN 2007 Won 200m fly, was second in 400m IM, third in 200m IM and eighth in
the 400m free at the Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06) IN
2006 Won silver in 200m fly, bronze in 400m IM and was 7th in 1500m free at
Commonwealth Games in Melbourne….took out the 200m fly and 400m IM, was
second in 1500m free and 3rd in 200m IM at Telstra Commonwealth Games
Trials in Melbourne….won bronze in 10km open water and was fourth in 200m
fly and 400m IM at Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, BC IN 2005 Was
ninth in the 200m fly and 14th in the 400m IM at FINA World Championships in
Montreal….won the 200m fly, was second in the 400m IM & 3rd in the 1500m
free at Telstra Trials in Sydney….was third in 200m fly and 400m IM at Duel in
the Pool IN 2004 Was eighth in 400m IM in first ever Olympic appearance at
Athens Games….was also 17th in 200m fly at Athens Olympics….was second in
both 200m fly and 400m IM & fourth in 1500m free….won 4 gold, a silver and a
bronze at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in Perth IN 2003
Finished eighth in 200m fly at the FINA World Championships in
Barcelona….made senior Australian Team debut at Duel in the Pool in
Indianapolis….was second in 200m fly and fourth in 400m IM at the Telstra
Australian Championships in Sydney….won seven gold at Australian Youth
Olympic Festival in Sydney….claimed seven gold and a silver at Fisher & Paykel
Australian Age Championships in Brisbane….was first in 17-18 years and third
in Open 5k at Australian Open Water Championships
PREVIOUS YEARS 2002….won 800m free at Telstra Australian Championships
in Brisbane….claimed silver in 800m and bronze in 400 & 1500m free at Telstra
Australian Short Course Championships in Melbourne….added five gold and
three silver at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in
Sydney….represented Australia in Trans Tasman Series….won a gold, silver
and bronze at Oceania Championships in Noumea…. won 16 years 5k at
Australian Open Water Championships….2001…. claimed three gold, two silver
and a bronze at Tip Top Australian Age Championships in Melbourne….was a
finalist in three events at Telstra Australian Championships in Hobart…. won 15
years 5k at Australian Open Water Championships….2000….took home a gold,
two silver and a bronze from Tip Top Australian Age Championships in Perth
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 5
1- 800m freestyle (02);
3 – 200m butterfly (05, 06, 07);
1 – 400m individual medley (06)
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother- Cheryl, Father- Rudolf, Brothers- Duncan, Jarrad,
Warren, Michael, and Andrew. Sisters- Jocelyn, Katrina, Kimberly and
Thingymabob! WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: All my family and friends;
ROLE MODELS: Family and friends
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Bachelor of Marine Science at Murdoch
University; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW:
Watching TV; INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU
NOW: I have 11 people in my family; SUPERSTITIONS: None; ULTIMATE
RELAXATION: Sleep; SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Making a mess; ONE
THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: My teddy bears; WHAT DO YOU LIKE
TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING: Watch TV
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: West Coast Eagles; MOVIES: Cliff Hanger; TV SHOW:
Family Guy; BANDS/MUSIC: Krafty Kuts; CDs: Trika Technology; FOOD:
Spaghetti DRINK: Banana milkshake; SWIM MEET: The Olympic Games;
HOBBIES: Collecting marine fish, reading and fishing; PETS: 1 dog, 2 cats and
100 fish; BEST MATES: Don’t have any; LAST BOOK READ: ‘Dark tower’;
WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? My big toe; HAVE ANY OF YOUR
FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL
LEVEL? My brother Jarrad went to the 2002 and 2004 Oceania Championships
for Open Water; WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? My brother Jarrad because he has always swum with me, and
supported me, along with being my best mate; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE
YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: I don’t know; SWIMMING SHORT TERM
GOALS: Improve my international ranking; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE
GOAL: Be the best; HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING
YOUR SWIMMING CAREER? I broke my wrist before the 2003 World
Championship Trials; WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY? At
three months so that I didn’t drown; FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND WHY? The
whole team; FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? All the West Coast Eagles;
NOTABLE QUOTE: What the duce!
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 2004 8th 400m IM; 17th 200m fly
World Champs Barcelona, Spain 2003 8th 200m fly
Montreal, Canada 2005 9th 200m fly; 14th 400m IM
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 2006 2nd 200m fly; 3rd 400m IM; 7th 1500m free
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC, Canada 2006 3rd 10km; 4th 200m fly, 400m IM; 9th 200m IM
Duel in the Pool Indianapolis, USA 2003 5th 200m fly; 6th 100m fly, 400m IM
Irvine, USA 2005 3rd 200m fly, 400m IM
Oceania Champs Noumea, New
Caledonia
2002 1st 1500m free; 2nd 200m fly; 3rd 400m free
Australian Youth Olympic Festival Sydney, AUS 2003 1st 400m, 800m, 1500m, 4x200m free, 200m, 400m IM, 200m fly
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE
EVENT PERSONAL BEST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING MEET
1500m freestyle 15:17.66 2005 WA Champs
200m butterfly 1:56.66 2nd 2006 Pan Pacs
200m IM 2:02.39 9th 2007 Aust. Champs
400m IM 4.16.46 3rd 2004 Aust. Champs

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: ADAM PINE
NICKNAME: Piney
D.O.B: 28/02/1976
AGE: 31
BORN: Lismore, NSW
LIVES: Canberra, ACT
HGT: 183 cm
WGT: 80kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Yeronga Park / AIS
TRAINS (Pool): AIS
COACH: John Fowlie
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: First swimmer to represent Australia at
four consecutive Commonwealth Games (1994, 1998, 2002 and
2006)….has won a gold and a silver in relays at two
Olympics….has won a gold and a silver in relays at four FINA World
Championships….claimed five medals, including two gold, at four
Commonwealth Games….won three successive medals at
Commonwealth Games in 100m fly….has won a gold and three
silver at two FINA World Short Course Championships….added two
gold at 1999 World University Games….first represented Australia
at Pan Pacs in 1993 aged 17….has won four Australian Short
Course titles….won NCAA 100m fly title in 2000
IN 2007 Won the 100m fly and was third in the 50m fly at the
Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)
IN 2006 Won 100m fly at Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in
Melbourne, his first National Title for 13 years… finished fifth in 50m
fly.…first swimmer to represent Australia at four Commonwealth
Games….finished 5th in the 100m fly at 2006 Commonwealth
Games in Melbourne….won gold in 4x100m medley, was fifth in 50
& 100m fly and seventh in 4x100m free at FINA World Short Course
Championships in Shanghai….won the 100m fly at the Telstra
Australian Short Course Championships in Hobart IN 2005 Third in
100m fly at Telstra Trials in Sydney….won 100m and was third in
50m fly at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Melbourne….won 100m fly at NSW Championships (December) IN
2004
Was ninth in medley relay (fly leg) and 20th in 100m fly at Athens
Olympics….placed second in 100m and fifth in 50m fly at Telstra
Olympic Team Selection Trials in Sydney….finished fifth in 100m fly
at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Brisbane IN
2003 Finished 11th in the 100m fly at the FINA World
Championships in Barcelona….was second in the 100m fly and fifth
in 50m fly and 100m free at Telstra Australian Championships in
Sydney….won 100m free at Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Hobart
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….won gold as heat swimmer in 4x100m free and bronze in
100m fly at Manchester Commonwealth Games….added silver in
50 & 100m fly and 4x100m medley at FINA World Short Course
Championships in Moscow….was second in 50 & 100m fly at both
Telstra Australian Championships and Telstra Australian Short
Course Championships….2001…. won gold as heat swimmer in
4x100m free at FINA World Championships in
Fukuoka….2000….took home gold in 4x100m free and silver in
4x100m medley (both heat swims) from the Sydney
Olympics….was third in 50 & 100m fly and sixth in 100m free at
Telstra Selection Trials in Sydney….won fly event at Qantas
Skins….won NCAA 100m fly title in Minneapolis….won 100m fly at
Telstra FINA World Cup in Melbourne….1999….won gold in 100m
fly and 4x100m free at World University Games in Majorca….won
100m fly at US Nationals….1998….won gold as a heat swimmer in
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 3
3 – 100m butterfly (93, 06, 07)
4x100m free and silver in 100m fly at Commonwealth Games in
Kuala Lumpur….won silver in 4x100m free at FINA World
Championships in Perth….1997….1996….1995….was third in
100m fly at Pan Pacs in Atlanta….1994….was fifth in 4x100m
medley at FINA World Championships in Rome….claimed bronze in
100m fly at Commonwealth Games in Victoria….1993….made
Australian team debut at Pan Pacs in Kobe….won first Australian
title in 100m fly after dead-heating with William Kirby in Perth
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Wife - Sasha, Sons – Max and Buster; WHAT
OR WHO INSPIRES YOU? My family;
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Work for Swimming Australia; SPORTS
BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Before:
Soccer, basketball, tennis, squash, water polo and surfing, Now:
Swimming; SUPERSTITIONS: Don't do team uniform
measurements before you make the team; ULTIMATE
RELAXATION: Tropical beach holiday: SPECIALITY IN THE
KITCHEN: BBQ; ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT:
Family; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING:
Hang out with family.
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Manly Sea Eagles; MOVIES: Cars; TV SHOW:
Border Security; BAND/MUSIC: Powder Finger, Rogue Traders,
Paul Van Dyk; CDs: Ministry, Café del Mar; FOOD: Chocolate;
DRINK: Ginger beer; SWIM MEET: Commonwealth Games;
HOBBIES: Surfing; BEST MATES; Wife, on team - Stevo, Klimy,
Hacky; LAST BOOK YOU READ: The Short History of Everything,
Green Eggs and Ham; WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST ASSET?
Consistency; HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS
REPRSENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A
NATIONAL LEVEL? Father-in-law Olympic Swimmer, 1972 and
Mother-in-law Olympic Swimmer in 1968 and Commonwealth
Games medallist 1966; WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST
INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY? Wife, gives me motivation
to continue swimming; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE
YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS? Short, old man; HOW WOULD
YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Longest serving team
member; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: Medal World
Championships 2007; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL:
Continue to improve; HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY
OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING CAREER? With a
young family turning up to training every day is an obstacle; WHAT
AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY? Club at 5 years,
first Nationals and National team at 17. FAVOURITE SWIMMER
AND WHY? Alex Popov – long term champion; FAVOURITE
ATHLETE AND WHY? Tiger Woods – long term champion;
NOTABLE QUOTE: "If it doesn't kill you it only makes you
stronger!".

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AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 2000 1st 4x100m free (heat swim); 2nd 4x100m medley (heat
swim)
Athens, Greece 2004 9th 4x100m medley; 20th 100m fly
World Champs Rome, Spain 1994 5th 4x100m medley
Perth, Australia 1998 2nd 4x100m free
Fukuoka, Japan 2001 1st 4x100m free (heat swim)
Barcelona, Spain 2003 11th 100m fly; DQ 4x100m medley
Commonwealth
Games
Victoria, Canada 1994 3rd 100m fly
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
1998 1st 4x100m free (heat swim); 2nd 100m fly
Manchester, England 2002 1st 4x100 free (heat swim); 3rd 100m fly; 6th 50m fly
Melbourne, Australia 2006 1st 4x100m medley (heat swim); 5th 100m fly
World Short Course Moscow, Russia 2002 2nd 50m, 100m fly, 4x100m medley; 4th 4x100m free
Shanghai, China 2006 1st 4x100m medley; 5th 50m, 100m fly; 7th 4x100m free
Pan Pacific Champs Kobe, Japan 1993 -
Atlanta, USA 1995 3rd 100m fly
Yokohama, Japan 2002 5th 100m fly
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 2001 1st overall team, 3rd 50m fly
Duel in the Pool Indianapolis, USA 2003 4th 100m fly
World University
Games
Majorca, Spain 1999 1st 100m fly, 4x100m free
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT PERSONAL ALL-TIME MEET
BEST AUSTRALIAN
RANKING
50m freestyle 22.98 2002 Pan Pacs
100m freestyle 50.01 2000 Aust. Champs
50m butterfly 24.11 7th 2002 Comm. Games
100m butterfly 52.71 4th 2006 Aust. Champs

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NAME: JIM PIPER
NICKNAME: Sniper
D.O.B: 13/08/1981
AGE: 25
BORN: Sydney, NSW
LIVES: Scarborough, WA
HGT: 188cm
WGT: 85kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: West Coast / WAIS
TRAINS (Pool): Challenge Stadium
COACH: Grant Stoelwinder
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2004 Olympic finalist in 200m breast….twice finalist in 200m
breast at FINA World Long Course Championships….2002 FINA World Short Course
champion in 200m breast….has won two gold and one bronze medal at two
Commonwealth Games….Commonwealth record holder 200m breast in both long
course and short course
in Berlin….won fourth consecutive national long course 200m breast title….finished
third overall male in FINA World Cup
IN 2007
Was second in the 100 & 200m breast at the Telstra Australian Championships in
Brisbane (Dec 06) IN 2006 Claimed bronze medal in 200m breast at Commonwealth
Games in Melbourne….was third in 100m breast before setting Commonwealth
record for 200m breast on way to victory at Telstra Trials in Melbourne….won silver
(Canet) and bronze (Barcelona) in 200m breast at Mare Nostrum series IN 2005
Finished fourth in the 200m breast at the at FINA World Championships in
Montreal….broke Commonwealth record holder for 200m breast short course at FINA
World Cup Australian Short Course Championships in Brisbane….won 100m and
200m breast double at Telstra Olympic Team Selection Trials in Sydney IN 2004 Was
disqualified in final of 200m breast at Athens Olympics….was disqualified in final at
FINA World Short Course Championships in Indianapolis….won fifth straight national
short course 200m breast title at Telstra IN 2003 Finished fourth in the 200m breast at
the at FINA World Championships in Barcelona….won 200m breast at Telstra
Australian Championships in Sydney and Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Hobart
PREVIOUS YEARS 2002….won gold in 200m breast and 4x100m medley at
Manchester Commonwealth Games….won gold in 200m breast and silver in 4x100m
medley at FINA World Short Course Championships in Moscow….added two silver
and a bronze at the Pan Pacs in Yokohama….won first ever national open title by
claiming breast treble at Telstra Australian Championships in Hobart….broke long
course Commonwealth record at Telstra Australian Championships in
Brisbane….2001…. represented Australia at Goodwill Games in Brisbane….2000….
won 200m breast and 400m IM for first national titles at Telstra Australian Short
Course Championships in Melbourne
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother- Katheryn, Father- Ronald, Sister- Jenny, Grandma-
Marjorie;
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Bachelor of Business (Accounting) at Edith Cowan
University; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW:
Previously I played- Cricket, soccer and rugby league; Currently I play golf and I am
terrible at all the sports mentioned; SUPERSTITIONS: I like to wear clear
goggles when racing; ULTIMATE RELAXATION: A quiet room and some good
music; SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Using a microwave; ONE THING YOU CAN
LIVE WITHOUT: Sleep;
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: West Tigers; MOVIES: ‘Super Trooper’ and Old School; TV
SHOW: ‘The Simpsons’; BANDS/MUSIC: Dance or house; CDs: DJ Phat mix;
FOOD: Old English toffee ice-cream; DRINK: Vanilla Coke; SWIM MEET: Olympic
Games; HOBBIES: Playstation; PETS: Spoodles, Jake and Sachi; BEST MATES:
NSW- Lyndon Cayes, WA- Adam Lucas, Eamon Sullivan; LAST BOOK READ: ‘Last
Juror’ by John Grisham; WHATS YOUR GREATEST ASSET?: Couga – the art of
invisibility; WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND
WHY? TV- it has shaped my life; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN
THREE WORDS: Childish, honest and ambitious; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE
REMEMBERED? A great friend, team mate and swimmer; SWIMMING SHORT
TERM GOALS: Medal at the FINA World Championships; SWIMMING CAREER
ULTIMATE GOAL: 2008 Olympic Game medallist; PERSONAL AMBITIONS: See
my company WA Aquatic Club Pty Ltd succeed; HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY
OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING CAREER? Some referees; WHAT AGE
DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY? At the age of 8 because I was invited to a
club night'; NOTABLE QUOTE: "Have fun'.
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 2004 DQ 200m breast final; 19th 100m breast; 9th 4x100m medley
World
Championships
Barcelona, Spain 2003 4th 200m breast; 20th 50m breast, DQ 4x100m medley
Montreal, Canada 2005 4th 200m breast; 14th 100m breast
Commonwealth Manchester, 2002 1
Games
England
st 200m breast, 4x100 medley; 7th 100 breast; 8th 50 breast
Melbourne, Australia 2006 3rd 200m breast; DQ 100m breast semi
World Short Course Moscow, Russia 2002 1st 200m breast; 2nd 4x100 medley; 7th 100m breast
Indianapolis, USA 2004 DQ 200m breast final
Pan Pacific Champs Yokohama, Japan 2002 2nd 200m breast, 4x100 medley; 3rd 100m breast
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 2001 1st overall team; 2nd 200m breast
Duel in the Pool Indianapolis, USA 2003 2nd 200m breast; 3rd 100m breast
Irvine, USA 2005 5th 100m, 200m breast
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 8
1 – 50m breaststroke (02);
2 - 100m breaststroke (02, 04);
5 – 200m breaststroke (02, 03, 04, 05, 06)
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT PERSONAL BEST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING MEET
50m breaststroke 28.45 6th 2004 Aust Champs
100m breaststroke 1:01.38 3rd 2004 Aust Champs
200m breaststroke 2:10.51 Commonwealth Record 2006 Aust Champs

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NAME: BRENTON RICKARD
NICKNAME: Rix
D.O.B: 14/10/1983
AGE: 23
BORN: Brisbane, QLD
LIVES: Canberra, ACT
HGT: 195cm
WGT: 91kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Carey Aquatic / AIS
TRAINS (Pool): AIS
COACH: Vince Raleigh
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Claimed one gold, one silver and two bronze medals at
2006 Commonwealth Games….has won a gold and six silver medals from three
FINA World Short Course Championships….won a silver and bronze at 2006 Pan
Pacific Championships….first Australian under 1:01 for 100m breast….has swum at
two FINA World Championships….has won five Australian Short Course
titles….holds Australian record for 100m breast long course and short course
IN 2007 Won 50, 100 & 200m breast at the Telstra Australian Championships in
Brisbane (Dec 06) IN 2006 Gold medallist 50m and 100m breast as well as 2nd in
200m breast at Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne….won gold as
part of 4x100m medley relay, won silver in the 200m breast and won bronze in 50m
and 100m breast at 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne….added gold in
medley relay and silver in 100 & 200m breast at FINA World Short Course
Championships in Shanghai….won 100m & was second in 200m breast at Swim
Meet of Champions in Mission Viejo and Santa Clara International….won silver in
100m breast in new Australian record, was third in 4x100m medley and fourth in
200m breast at Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, BC IN 2005 Was a finalist in
50m breast at FINA World Championships in Montreal….won 50mand 100m breast
at Telstra Trials in Sydney….broke National record in 50 and 100m breast at Telstra
Trials….won breast treble and was second in 100m IM at Telstra Australian Short
Course Championships in Melbourne….was second in 100m breast at Duel in the
Pool in Irvine IN 2004 Won silver medals in 50, 100 and 200m breast and 4x100m
medley at FINA World Short Course Championships in Indianapolis….won first ever
Australian long course title in 50m breast at Telstra Olympic Team Selection Trials
in Sydney….won 100m breast at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Brisbane….broke 50 and 100m breast National record at Telstra Australian Short
Course Championships IN 2003 Was tenth in both the 50 and 100m breast at the
FINA World Championships in Barcelona….was second in both the 50 and 100m
breast at Telstra Australian Championships in Sydney….won first ever National title
in the 50m breast at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Hobart….missed Duel in the Pool after having his appendix removed…. broke 50
and 100m breast National record at FINA World Cup in Melbourne
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….qualified for first Australian Team after winning silver in 200m breast at
Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Melbourne….was 17th in 200m
breast at FINA World Short Course Championships in Moscow….won gold in 100m
and silver in 200m breast at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in
Brisbane….was second in 50m breast as Telstra Australian Championships in
Brisbane….2001….was a finalist in breast events at Telstra FINA World Cup in
Melbourne and Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Perth…. won
gold in 200m and bronze in 100m breast at Tip Top Australian Age Championships
in Melbourne…. 2000…. won gold in 100m and silver in 200m breast at Tip Top
Australian Age Championships in Perth
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother – Colette, Father – Mark, Brother – Nathan, Sister –
Letitia; WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: My Family; ROLE MODELS: Brother,
Nathan, great swimmer and a better person
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Graduated with BSC from Monash Uni. Now work with
AIS Biomechanics; INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT
YOU NOW: My elder brother Nathan was a member of the Australian Swim Team
in the late 90's. I moved twice to continue training with coach Vince Raleigh.
Parents are King and Queen of POOS; ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Sitting on the
beach, watching the waves roll in; SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Lamb Shanks in
tomato pesto; ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: TV
FAVOURITES
SPORTING TEAM: Brisbane Broncos; MOVIES: The Usual Suspects; TV SHOW:
Family Guy; BANDS/MUSIC: Ben Harper and Xavier Rudd; CDs: Chill out cds;
FOOD: Steak; DRINK: Milo; SWIM MEET: Melbourne Commonwealth Games;
HOBBIES: I'm a movie buff; BEST MATES: AIS crew, Sam Pendergast, Wade
Munro and Ryan Barker; LAST BOOK READ: Warhorse by Shane Webke;
WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? My willingness to be involved; HAVE ANY
OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A
NATIONAL LEVEL? Nathan swam at the 1998 FINA World Championships,
Commonwealth Games and 1999 Pan Pacific Championships; WHO HAS BEEN
THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY? My brother because he
taught me so much about swimming and he is such an incredible brother to me;
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: Honest,
approachable and fun; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Hard
worker who preformed to his potential and helped others perform at theirs;
SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: Compete in the finals at the FINA World
Championships; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic Gold medal;
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To get the most out of my ability and to help others do
the same; HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
SWIMMING CAREER? Appendicitis at the 2003 Australian Championships and
missing the 2004 Olympic Games; WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND
WHY? At age of 8 because my brother started to swim and I thought it was fun too;
FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND WHY? Nick Ffrost he fights above his weight;
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Darren Lockyer, unbelievable leader,
captained the premiership, Origin and tri-nations; NOTABLE QUOTE: "The more
you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war".
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Champs Barcelona, Spain 2003 10 th 50m, 100m breast
Montreal, Canada 2005 6 th 4x100m medley; 8 th 50m breast; 10 th 100m breast; 13 th 200m breast
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 2006 1 st 4x100m medley; 2 nd 200m breast; 3 rd 50m, 100m breast
World Short Course Moscow, Russia 2002 17 th 200m breast
Indianapolis, USA 2004 2 nd 50m, 100m, 200m breast, 4x100m medley
Shanghai, China 2006 1 st 4x100m medley; 2 nd 100m, 200m breast, 4 th 50m breast
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC, Canada 2006 2 nd 100m breast; 3 rd 4x100m medley; 4 th 200m breast
Duel in the Pool Irvine, USA 2005 2 nd 100m breast, 4x100m medley; 4 th 200m breast
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT PERSONAL BEST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING MEET
50m breaststroke 0.28.02 Australian Record 2005 Aust. Champs
100m breaststroke 1.00.39 Australian Record 2006 Pan Pacs
200m breaststroke 2.11.45 2nd 2007 Aust. Champs
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 8
4 – 50m breaststroke (04, 05, 06, 07);
3 - 100m breaststroke (05, 06, 07);
1 – 200m breaststroke (07)

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NAME: CRAIG STEVENS
NICKNAME: Stevo
D.O.B: 23/07/1980
AGE: 26
BORN: Sydney, NSW
LIVES: Sydney, NSW
HGT: 188cm
WGT: 80kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: SLC Aquadot
TRAINS (Pool): Sutherland
COACH: Tracey Menzies
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Relay silver medallist as a heat swimmer at 2004 Athens
Olympics….individual finalist 1500m free at Athens Olympics.…competed at 2001,
2003 FINA World Championships winning relay gold medal in 2003….medallist at the
2002 Commonwealth Games….relay gold medallist (heat swimmer) at FINA World
Short Course Championships, Moscow 2002
IN 2007 Was second in the 400, 800 and 1500m free at the Telstra Australian
Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)
IN 2006 Finished fourth in 400m and sixth in 1500m free at Commonwealth Games in
Melbourne….won first ever national title with victory in 400m free at Telstra
Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne….won a gold and a silver at each of the
three legs of Mare Nostrum series….won bronze in 400m free at Telstra Australian
Short Course Championships in Hobart
IN 2005 Semi finalist in 200m free at Telstra Trials in Sydney….second in 400 &
eighth in 200m free at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Melbourne….second in 400m free at NSW Championships (December) IN 2004
Won silver as a heat swimmer in 4x200m free and was eighth in 1500m free at
Athens Olympics….was second in 400 & 1500m and sixth in 200m free at Telstra
Olympic Team Selection Trials in Sydney IN 2003 Claimed gold in 4x200m free and
was 14th in 1500m free at the FINA World Championships in Barcelona….was
second in 1500, third in 400 and sixth in 200m free at Telstra Australian
Championships in Sydney…finished with bronze in 1500m at Duel in the Pool in
Indianapolis
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….won bronze in 1500m free at Manchester Commonwealth Games….added
gold in 4x200m free at Pan Pacs in Yokohama….won gold as a heat swimmer in
4x200m free at FINA World Short Course Championships in Moscow…. was second
in 1500, third in 400 and sixth in 200m free at Telstra Australian Championships in
Brisbane….2001….placed seventh in 1500m free at FINA World Championships in
Fukuoka….was second in 1500, third in 400 and eighth in 200m free at Telstra
Australian Championships in Hobart….added bronze in 400, 800, 1500m free at
Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Perth….2000….finished third in
1500m and fourth in 400m free at Telstra Selection Trials in Sydney….1999….was
fourth in 1500m at Pan Pacs in Sydney
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 2004 2nd 4x200m free (heat swim); 8th 1500m free
World Champs Fukuoka, Japan 2001 7th 1500m free
Barcelona, Spain 2003 1st 4x200m free; 14th 1500m free
Commonwealth
Games
Manchester, England 2002 3rd 1500m free; 4th 400m free
Melbourne, Australia 2006 4th 400m free; 6th 1500m free
World Short Course Moscow, Russia 2002 1st 4x200m (heat swim); 10th 1500m free; 12th 400m
free
Pan Pacific Champs Sydney, Australia 1999 4th 1500m free
Yokohama, Japan 2002 1st 4x200 free; 4th 800m, 1500m free
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 2001 1st overall men’s team; 3rd 1500m free
Duel in the Pool Indianapolis, USA 2003 3rd 1500m free
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Wife – Lauren, Mum – Diane, Dad – Bill, Brother – Luke; WHAT
OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Wanting to be the best I can be; ROLE MODELS: Daniel
Kowalski; Andrew Ettingshausen, Michael Jordan
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Swim coach, water smart instructor; SPORTS BEFORE
SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Soccer, AFL, basketball and
waterpolo; INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU: Collect
shot glasses from around the world; SUPERSITITONS: None; ULTIMATE
RELAXATION: Nice quiet beach in a warm climate; SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN:
BBQ expert; ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: TV; WHAT DO YOU LIKE
TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING: Relax, time with Lauren
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Cronulla Sharks; MOVIES: Remember the Titans, Spaceballs; TV
SHOW: Neighbours, Seinfeld; BANDS/MUSIC: Anything – depends on the mood;
CDs: Anything – depends on mood; FOOD: KFC and Pizza; DRINK: Coffee, beer
and water, of course; SWIM MEET: Athens Olympics; HOBBIES: Chillin' out; PETS:
Wee Pee, our fake budgie on the balcony; BEST MATES: Cowza and Macca; LAST
BOOK YOU READ: I'd rather watch a movie: WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST ASSET?
Determination; WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND
WHY: My dad because he's always been there for me; HOW WOULD YOU
DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS? Motivated, committed, determined;
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Someone who gave his all and a
good bloke; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOAL: Break 15 minutes; SWIMMING
CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic medal; PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Be the best
husband I can be; HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
SWIMMING CAREER? Bulging disc in my back and financial struggle; WHAT AGE
DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY? About five to learn to swim; FAVOURITE
SWIMMER AND WHY? Daniel Kowalski, a great swimmer and person; FAVOURITE
ATHLETE AND WHY? ET, Shire Boy;
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT PERSONAL BEST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING MEET
200m freestyle 1:49.50 2004 Aust. Champs
400m freestyle 3:46.66 4th 2007 Aust. Champs
800m freestyle 7:50.71 5th 2007 Aust. Champs
1500m freestyle 15:00.59 5th 2007 Aust. Champs
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 1
1 – 400m freestyle (06)

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NAME: HAYDEN STOECKEL
NICKNAME: Stoeckie
D.O.B: 10/08/1984
AGE: 22
BORN: Renmark S.A.
LIVES: Kingscliff, NSW
HGT: 197cm
WGT: 95kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Kingscliff/NSWIS
TRAINS (Pool): Kingscliff
COACH: Greg Salter
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Placed fifth in 200m back at
2006 Pan Pacific Championships….won 200m back and
was second in 100m back at 2007 Telstra Australian
Championships....claimed silver in 50m back at
Chinese Nationals in 2004
IN 2007 Won 200m back, was second in 100m back and
fourth in 50m back at Telstra Australian Championships in
Brisbane (Dec 06) IN 2006 Won silver in 200m back,
was sixth in 100m back and seventh in 50m back at
Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in
Melbourne….placed fifth in the 200m back and was
13th after heats (did not swim B final) of 100m back
at Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, BC IN 2005
Was sixth in 50m & 100m back and eighth in 200m
back at Telstra Trials in Sydney….placed sixth in
200m back, seventh in 50m back and eighth in 100m
back at Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Melbourne IN 2004 Claimed silver
in 50m back at Chinese Nationals in Tong
Shan….was sixth in 50m back and eighth in 100 &
200m back at Telstra Olympic Team Selection Trials
in Sydney….placed fourth in 200m back and fifth in
50m back at Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Brisbane IN 2003 Finished sixth in
50m back at Telstra Australian Championships in
Sydney
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC, Canada 2006 5 th 200m back
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 1
1 – 200m backstroke (07)
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Dad – Chris, Mum – Carolyn,
Sister – Lindsey; WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU:
ROLE MODELS: Parents
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Life Guard; SPORTS
BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY
NOW: ALF, basketball; SUPERSTITIONS: Lucky pair
of jocks; ULTIMATE RELAXATION: TV;
SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN: Two minute
noodles; ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT:
Famous Union iced coffee; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO
DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING: Surfing
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Sydney Swans; MOVIES: Die
Hard 1, 2 and 3; BANDS/MUSIC: Rob Zombie; CDs:
Rob Zombie; FOOD: Steak; DRINK: Iced Coffee;
SWIM MEET: Nationals; HOBBIES: Surfing, spear
fishing; PETS: Dog – Morris; BEST MATES: Tony
Trimboli and Rolffy; LAST BOOK YOU READ: One
of the Harry Potter books; WHO HAS BEEN THE
BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY:
My mum, she's always there to keep me in line; HOW
WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE
WORDS: Tall, blonde and blue eyes; SWIMMING
SHORT TERM GOALS: PB's at 2007 FINA World
Champs; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL:
Olympic Gold; PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Not at the
moment; WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING
AND WHY? 8 years because I grew up around water
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING NG MEET
50m backstroke 25.86 5th 2007 Aust. Champs
100m backstroke 54.87 3rd 2007 Aust. Champs
200m backstroke 2:00.47 9th 2006 Pan Pacs

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NAME: EAMON SULLIVAN
NICKNAME: Sullo and Mad Dog
D.O.B: 30/08/1985
AGE: 21
BORN: Australia
LIVES: Subiaco, WA
HGT: 189cm
WGT: 82kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: West Coast / WAIS
TRAINS (Pool): Challenge Stadium
COACH: Grant Stoelwinder
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Relay gold and silver medallist 2006 Commonwealth
Games….Olympic relay finalist in Athens in 2004….won gold as a heat swimmer in
4x100m medley at 2006 FINA World Short Course Championships….was equal third
in 100m free and won two relay bronze at 2006 Pan Pacific Championships….won
first National Open title 2005 Telstra Australian Short Course Championships….won a
relay bronze medal at 2003 Australian Youth Olympic Festival….has won three gold
and three silver at Australian Age Championships….represented Australia in 2002
Trans Tasman Series….Australian record holder for 50m free (long course)
IN 2007 Won 50 & 100m free at the Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane
(Dec 06)….broke Australian record in 50m free at the Telstra Australian
Championships IN 2006 Second in 50m free, third in 100m frees and finished seventh
in 50m fly at Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne….won gold in
4x100m medley and silver in 4x100m free and was fifth in 50 & 100m free
Commonwealth Games in Melbourne….won gold as a heat swimmer in 4x100m
medley and was seventh in 4x100m free at FINA World Short Course Championships
in Shanghai….won 100m free twice (Barcelona & Monaco) and another silver and two
bronze in Mare Nostrum series….won gold in 100m free and silver in 50m free at
Swim Meet of Champions in Mission Viejo….added gold in 50m free and silver in
100m free at Santa Clara International….won 50 & 100m free at Telstra GP2 in
Brisbane….dead heated for bronze in 100m free, added bronze in both 4x100m
relays and was seventh in 50m free at Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, BC IN
2005 Finished third in 100m & fourth in 50m free and eighth in 50m fly at Telstra Trials
in Sydney….claimed first ever National Open title when equal first in the 100m free at
Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Melbourne….also finished third in
50m free at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships IN 2004 Was sixth in
4x100m free on senior Australian Team debut at Athens Olympics….claimed fourth in
100 & eighth in 50m free at Telstra Olympic Team Selection Trials in Sydney….won
gold in 100 & silver in 50m free at Fisher & Paykel Australian Championships in
Perth….was fourth in 100m free at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Brisbane IN 2003 Claimed gold in the 100 and silver in the 50m free at Fisher &
Paykel Australian Championships in Brisbane….won bronze in 4x100m free, was
fourth in 50m and twelfth in 100m free at Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….won gold in 50m free and a silver in 100m free at Australian Age
Championships in Sydney….represented Australia in Trans Tasman Series
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum – Pam, Dad – John, Sister – Pia; WHAT OR WHO
INSPIRES WHO: My family; ROLE MODELS: Todd Pearson, Roland Schoeman;
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Sports Science; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING AND
SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Hockey; INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT
KNOW ABOUT YOU: Three hip operations in two years; SUPERSTITIONS: Knock
on wood all the time; ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Coke, wood fired pizza and a movie;
SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN: Herb crumbed chicken breast with garlic butter
sauce and creamed potatoes; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM
SWIMMING: Staying dry and relaxing with mates
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: West Coat Eagles; MOVIES: Anchor Man, Beerfest, Old School;
TV SHOW: Simpsons, Family Guy; BADS/MUSIC: House music; CDs: Ministry of
Sound, One Loves; FOOD: Pizza, hot Italian sausage; DRINK: Apple kiwi cordial;
SWIM MEET: Mare Nostrum; HOBBIES: Lawn Bowls, surfing, sun banking; PETS:
Dog – Heidi (Sausage dog); BEST MATES: Adam, Jim and Adrian; LAST BOOK
YOU READ: Marching Powder; WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Parents; WHO
HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY? Todd Pearson,
trained with him through Athens Olympics. He taught me a lot; HOW WOULD YOU
DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS? Crazy, motivated, relaxed; HOW
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As a mad dog; SWIMMING SHORT
TERM GOALS: Beijing Olympics; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic
Gold; PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Stay in one piece; HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED
ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING CAREER? Three hip operations,
seven years shoulder problems, 17 cortisone injections; WHAT AGE DID YOU
START SWIMMING AND WHY? 11, because of asthma; FAVOURITE SWIMMER
AND WHY? Michael Klim, so experienced and always willing to share advice;
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Chris Judd; NOTABLE QUOTE: "Pain is
weakness leaving the body."
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 2004 6 th 4x100m free
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 2006 1 st 4x100m medley; 2 nd 4x100m free; 5 th 50m, 100m free
World Short Course Shanghai, China 2006 1 st 4x100m medley (heat swim); 7 th 4x100m free; 15 th 100m free; 25 th 50m free
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC, Canada 2006 3rd 4x100m free, 4x100m medley; =3 rd 100m free; 7 th 50m free
Australian Youth Olympic Festival Sydney, Australia 2003 3 rd 4x100m free; 4 th 50m free; 12 th 100m free
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT PERSONAL BEST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING MEET
50m freestyle 22.00 Australian record 2007 Aust. Champs
100m freestyle 48.97 5th 2007 Aust. Champs
50m butterfly 24.35 2006 WA Champs
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 2
1 – 50m freestyle (07); 1 - 100m freestyle (07)

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NAME: MATT WELSH
NICKNAME: Welsh
D.O.B: 18/11/1976
AGE: 30
BORN: Melourne, VIC
LIVES: Melbourne, VIC
HGT: 189cm
WGT: 83Kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Melbourne Vicentre / VIS
TRAINS (Pool): MSAC
COACH: Ian Pope
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Triple Olympic medallist….won two silver and a bronze at
2000 Olympics….is a dual Olympian….has won 4 gold, 3 silver and a bronze at four
FINA World Championships….has won World titles in both fly and back….has won 7
gold, 5 silver and 2 bronze at four FINA World Short Course Championships ….has
won 4 Commonwealth Games gold medals….is a former world record holder in fly
(long course) and back (short course)….has won 24 long course titles and a record 28
Australian Short Course titles to make him the most decorated gold medallist in
Australian Championship history (52 gold)
IN 2007 Won 50m fly and 50 & 100m back at the Telstra Australian Championships in
Brisbane (Dec 06) IN 2006 Won gold in 4x100m medley relay and silver in 50m fly
and 100m back, as well as a finalist in 50m back at Commonwealth Games in
Melbourne….claimed gold in 50 & 100m back, as well as 2nd in 50m fly at Telstra
Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne….picked up gold in 50 & 100m back, 50m
fly, 4x100m medley and bronze in 200m back at FINA World Short Course
Championships in Shanghai….added bronze in 4x100m medley relay and was fifth in
100m back at Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, BC….won 50, 100, 200m back
and 50m fly at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Hobart IN 2005
Broke Commonwealth record on the way to winning the silver medal in the 50m back
at FINA World Championships in Montreal….won all three back events at Telstra
Trials in Sydney….won all three back events and 50m fly at the Telstra Australian
Short Course Championships in Melbourne to give him a record 24 National Short
Course titles IN 2004 Finished fifth in the 100m back at Athens Olympics…. won all
three back events at Telstra Olympic Team Selection Trials in Sydney….broke
Commonwealth 100m back record leading off a medley relay time trial at Telstra
Olympic Team Selection Trials….won silver medals in the 50, 100 & 200m back and
4x100m medley at the FINA World Short Course Championships in Indianapolis….
won all three back events at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Brisbane IN 2003 Claimed gold in the 50m fly and silver in the 50 and 100m (tied
second) back at the FINA World Championships in Barcelona….broke world record in
50m fly at the FINA World Championships…. broke the Commonwealth 100m back
record at the Duel in the Pool in Indianapolis….won all three back events at the
Telstra Australian Championships in Sydney…. won all three back events plus the
50m fly and 100m IM at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Hobart
PREVIOUS YEARS 2002….won three gold at Manchester Commonwealth
Games….added two silver at the Pan Pacs in Yokohama….won two gold at FINA
World Short Course Championships in Moscow….2001….won 100m back and
4x100m medley and was third in 50m back at FINA World Championships in
Fukuoka….2000….took home silver in 100m back and 4x100m medley and bronze in
200m back from the Sydney Olympics….1999….won a silver at Pan Pacs in
Sydney….snared a gold, a silver and a bronze at FINA World Short Course
Championships in Hong Kong….1998….won first ever world title in medley relay at
FINA World Championships in Perth….1997….made Australian team debut at Pan
Pacs in Fukuoka
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Wife- Lauren, Mother- Tricia, Father- David, Brother- Cameron
35, Sister- Caroline 37; PERSONAL STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Full time professional
athlete; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Soccer,
Athletics, Taekwondo, Tennis, Volleyball, Rowing and Water Polo ULTIMATE
RELAXATION: Sleeping on the beach on a sunny day; SPECIALITY IN THE
KITCHEN: Eating; ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: My Holden;
FAVOURITE
FAVOURITE SPORTING TEAM: Essendon in the AFL; MOVIES: Yes; TV SHOW:
"The Simpsons"; BAND/MUSIC: 80's; DRINK: Chocolate milkshake or banana
milkshake; SWIM MEET: Duel in the Pool (one session); HOBBIES: PETS: Dog-
‘Louis’; WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? My Holden; WHO HAS BEEN THE
BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN LIFE AND WHY? My father; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO
DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: I guess I'm; HAVE YOU
ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING CAREER? 15m
rope; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIME GOAL: To know I did all I could; WHAT AGE
DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY: 18 after a successful school competition,
although in water all my life (within reason); NOTABLE QUOTE: "Are we there yet?"
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 2000 2 nd 100m back, 4x100 medley; 3 rd 200m back
Athens, Greece 2004 5 th 100m back; 9 th 4x100m medley; 19 th 200m back
World Champs Perth, Australia 1998 1 st 4x100 medley; 6 th 100m back
Fukuoka, Japan 2001 1 st 100m back, 4x100 medley; 3 rd 50m back; 4 th 200m back
Barcelona, Spain 2003 1 st 50m fly; 2 nd 50m back, =2 nd 100m back; 5 th 200m back
Montreal, Canada 2005 2 nd 50m back; 9 th 100m back; 18 th 200m back
Commonwealth Games Manchester, England 2002 1 st 50m, 100m back, 4x100m medley
Melbourne, Australia 2006 1 st 4x100m medley; 2 nd 100m back, 50m fly; 4 th 50m back
World Short Course Hong Kong , China 1999 1 st 4x100 medley; 2 nd 100m back; 3 rd 50m back
Moscow, Russia 2002 1 st 50m, 100m back
Indianapolis, USA 2004 2 nd 50m, 100m, 200m back, 4x100m medley
Shanghai, China 2006 1 st 50m, 100m back, 50m fly, 4x100m medley; 3 rd 200m back
Pan Pacific Champs Fukuoka, Japan 1997
Sydney, Australia 1999 2 nd 100m back
Yokohama, Japan 2002 2 nd 200m back, 4x100 medley
Victoria, BC, Canada 2006 3 rd 4x100m medley; 5 th 100m back
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 2001 1 st 100m back, overall team; 2 nd 50m, 200m back
Duel in the Pool Indianapolis, USA 2003 1 st 100m back; 2 nd 200m back
Irvine, USA 2005 2 nd 4x100m medley; 3 rd 200m back; 4 th 100m back
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT PERSONAL BEST AUST. RANKING MEET
50m butterfly 23.43 Australian Record 2003 World Champs
50m backstroke 24.99 Australian Record 2005 World Champs
100m backstroke 53.78 Commonwealth Record 2004 Aust Champs
200m backstroke 1:57.59 Australian Record 2000 Olympic Games
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 24
9 – 50m backstroke (97, 99, 00, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07);
9 – 100m backstroke (97, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07);
5 – 200m backstroke (00, 01, 03, 04, 05);
1 – 50m butterfly (07)

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ATHLETE PROFILES WOMEN
NAME: FRAN ADCOCK
NICKNAME:
D.O.B: 09/08/1984
AGE: 22
BORN: Nottingham, England
LIVES: Canberra, ACT
HGT: 179cm
WGT: 65kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Norwood / AIS
TRAINS (Pool): AIS
COACH: Shannon Rollason
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Semi finalist at 2004 Olympic Games….semi finalist at
2003 FINA World Championships….finalist at 2002 FINA World Short Course
Championships….won a bronze medal in 4x100m medley at 2006 Pan Pacific
Championships….has won two silver and one bronze at Australian
Championships (long course)
IN 2007 Won the 200m back and was fourth in the 100m back at the Telstra
Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)
IN 2006 Third 200m back and sixth 100m back at Telstra Commonwealth
Games Trials in Melbourne….finished second in 200m back at Monaco &
Barcelona legs of Mare Nostrum series….won bronze in 4x100m medley and
was a finalist in 100 & 200m back at Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria,
BC….won gold in 200m back, was second in 100m back and sixth in 50m back
at Telstra Australia Short Course Championships in Hobart IN 2005 Placed sixth
in 200m and seventh in 100m back at the Telstra Trials in Sydney….was third in
the 200m & fifth in 100m back at the Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Melbourne IN 2004 Finished 16th in 200m back at Athens
Olympics….was second in 200m back and eighth in 100m back at the Telstra
Olympic Team Selection Trials in Sydney IN 2003 Finished 2nd in the 200m
back and 4th in the 100m back at the Telstra Australian Championships in
Sydney....was 16th in the 200m back at the FINA World Championships in
Barcelona….fourth in 200m back at FINA World Cup in Melbourne….was fifth in
200m and sixth in 100m back at Duel in the Pool in Indianapolis
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….was third in 100m back at the Telstra Australian Championships in
Brisbane….placed fourth in the medley relay (heat swim) and seventh in the
100m back at the FINA World Short Course Championships in Moscow….
2001….sixth in the 100m back at East Asian Games in Osaka, Japan
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum and Dad, Sisters – Michelle & Lisa, Brothers –
Jonathan & Chris; WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: People overcoming
adversity to achieve; ROLE MODELS: Nelson Mandela and Lance Armstrong
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 2004 16th 200m back
World Champs Barcelona, Spain 2003 16th 200m back
World Short Course Moscow, Russia 2002 4th 4x100m medley (heat swim); 7th 100m back
Pan Pacific Champs Yokohama, Japan 2002 22nd 100m back
Victoria, BC,
Canada
2006 3rd 4x100m medley; 6th 100m back; 8th 200m back
East Asian Games Osaka, Japan 2001 6th 100m back
Duel in the Pool Indianapolis, USA 2003 5th 200m back; 6th 100m back
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 1
1 – 200m backstroke (07)
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Double degree, Bachelor of International Studies and
Bachelor of Professional Journalism University of Canberra; SPORTS BEFORE
SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Dancing, triathlon, volleyball and
netball; INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU: I am
trying to learn two languages at the same time; SUSPERSTITIONS: Putting my
goggles on extra tight before a race; ULTIMATE RELAXATION: A bubble bath;
SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN: A mean chicken and leek risotto; ONE THING
YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: My mobile; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY
FROM SWIMMING: Spend time with friends and my sexy boyfriend
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Brumbies/Raiders; MOVIES: Kill Bill; TV SHOW: The OC;
BANDS/MUSIC: The Killers; FOOD: Chocolate; DRINK: Strawberry daiquiri;
SWIM MEET: Athens Olympics; HOBBIES: Surfing, down hill mountain biking
without a helmet; PETS: Jessie the Labrador; BEST MATES: Too many to recall
buy my bestest friend is Nadia; LAST BOOK YOU READ: Memoirs of a Geisha;
WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Sense of humour; HAVE ANY OF YOUR
FAMILY MEMBERS REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A
NATIONAL LEVEL? No, but my little brother is a super soccer player; WHO
HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY: My
parents for supporting me in good and bad times; HOW WOULD YOU
DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS? Moving on up; HOW WOULD
YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? For being a good sportsperson in and out
of the pool; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: PBs, PBs, PBs; SWIMMING
CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Beijing Olympics – a medal would be nice;
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To be a diplomat or work in Foreign Affairs reporting;
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING
CAREER? Countless shoulder problems and missing out on teams by the
minutest of seconds; WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY? To
be better at triathlons; FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND WHY? Giaan Rooney –
the most down to earth person I know; FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY?
Lance Armstrong – against all odds he prevailed; NOTABLE QUOTE: "The only
place where glory comes before work is in the Dictionary".
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE
EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING NG MEET
50m backstroke 30.24 2006 Aust. Champs
100m backstroke 1:01.95 7th 2006 Pan Pacs
200m backstroke 2:11.00 3rd 2007 Aust. Champs

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NAME: BRONTE BARRATT
NICKNAME: B, Bront, Baz.
D.O.B: 08/02/1989
AGE: 18
BORN: Brisbane, QLD
LIVES: Brisbane, QLD
HGT: 171 cm
WGT: 56kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Albany Creek/QAS
TRAINS (Pool): Albany Creek
COACH: John Rodgers
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won gold and bronze at 2006 Commonwealth
Games….silver medallist in 4x200m free at 2005 FINA World
Championship on her maiden Australian team….won a silver and bronze
at 2006 Pan Pacific Championships….winner of five gold medals at the
Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Maui….won gold and silver at 2006
FINA World Short Course Championships….has won two Australian Short
Course titles....has won 18 individual Australian Age titles
IN 2007 Won 200m free and was second in 400m free at the Telstra
Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)
IN 2006 Second in the 400m free, third in the 200m free at Telstra
Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne….won gold in 4x200m,
claimed bronze in 400m free and was fourth in 200m free at
Commonwealth Games in Melbourne….won gold in 4x200m, silver in
400m free and was tenth in 200m free at FINA World Short Course
Championships in Shanghai….added four gold and a silver at Fisher &
Paykel Australian Age Championships in Sydney….won silver in 4x200m,
bronze in 200m free and was fifth in 400m free at Pan Pacific
Championships in Victoria, BC IN 2005 Won silver in 4x200m free on
senior Australian team debut at FINA World Championships in
Montreal….finished fifth in 200m free at Telstra Trials in Sydney….won
five gold medals at the Junior Pan Pacs in Maui…. swam five personal
bests to win five gold medals at the Fisher & Paykel Australian Age
Championships in Brisbane….claimed gold in both the 200 and 400m free
at the Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Melbourne….won 400m free at FINA World Cup in Sydney IN 2004 A
semi finalist in both the 100 and 200m free at the Telstra Olympic Team
Selection Trials in Sydney….was a member of the Trans Tasman series
against New Zealand….won five gold medals at the Fisher & Paykel
Australian Age Championships in Perth IN 2003 A member of the
Australian Age and Trans Tasman team….won the 50, 100m free and
200m IM at the Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in
Brisbane
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Champs Montreal, Canada 2005 2nd 4x200m
Commonwealth Melbourne,
Games
Australia
2006 1 st 4x200m; 3 rd 400m free; 4 th 200m free
World Short Course Shanghai, China 2006 1st 4x200m; 2nd 400m free; 10th 200m free
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC,
Canada
2006 2nd 4x200m; 3rd 200m free; 5th 400m free
Junior Pan Pac Maui, USA 2005 1
Champs
st 50m,100m,200m, 4x100m, 4x200m free; 2nd 400
free
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 1
1 – 200m freestyle (07)
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….won her first ever individual gold medal at an Australian Age
Championships, claiming the 50m free in Sydney
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother, father, siblings – Ashley and Cameron;
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: University; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING
AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Netball and hockey; SUPERSTITIONS:
The number 13 and routine before a race; ULTIMATE RELAXATION:
Sleeping in bed; SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN: Omelet; ONE THING
YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: Chocolate and friends; WHAT WOULD
YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING: Go to University
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Brisbane Lions and Broncos; MOVIES: The Sweetest
Thing, Notebook; TV SHOW: Survivor, The OC; BANDS/MUSIC: Cold
Play; CDs: Party Mix; FOOD: Pizza, Lasagna; DRINK: Coke; SWIM
MEET: Montreal 2005; HOBBIES: Beach, shopping, dancing; PETS: Dog
– Buddy; BEST MATES: They know who they are; HAVE ANY OF YOUR
FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A
NATIONAL LEVEL? Grandmother – Olympic long jumper; WHO HAS
BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY? Family
and friends because they have given me so much support; HOW WOULD
YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: Happy, determined,
love; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: World Championships 2007;
SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic Games, 2008;
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To achieve 100 things that I thought were
unachievable; WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY?
Three years old, my brothers swam and I went to club nights and joined in;
FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND WHY? Susie O'Neill – she seems like she
is a quiet achiever; FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Darren Lockyer –
he's a machine; NOTABLE QUOTE: "I am not scared of tomorrow for I
have seen yesterday, and I love today", William Allen White.
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EV EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING NG MEET
200m freestyle 1:58.07 3rd 2007 Aust. Champs
400m freestyle 4:08.34 3rd 2007 Aust. Champs
200m individual medley 2:15.72 10th 2005 Aust Age Champs

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NAME: LARA DAVENPORT
NICKNAME: Lars
D.O.B: 22/12/1983
AGE: 23
BORN: Sydney, NSW
LIVES: Gold Coast, QLD
HGT: 172cm
WGT: 63kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Kingscliff/NSWIS
TRAINS (Pool): Kingscliff
COACH: Greg Salter
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won silver as a heat swimmer in 4x200m free at 2005 FINA
World Championships….added gold and silver as a heat swimmer in relays at 2006
FINA World Short Course Championships….won a gold and a silver at the 2004
Oceania Championships….claimed silver and bronze at the 2001 Australian Youth
Olympic Festival….has won six medals at Australian Short Course Championships
IN 2007 Was fourth in the 200m free & 100m fly and sixth in the 100m free at the
Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06) IN 2006 Won gold in 4x200m
free and silver in 4x100m free as a heat swimmer at FINA World Short Course
Championships in Shanghai….semi-finalist in 100m free and 100m fly at Telstra
Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne….finished sixth in the 200m free at
Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Hobart IN 2005 Won silver as a
heat swimmer in 4x200m free at FINA World Championships in Montreal….finished
third in 200m free at the Telstra Trials in Sydney….was third in the 200m free and
fourth in the 100m free at the Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Melbourne IN 2004 Finished seventh in the 200m free at the Telstra Olympic Team
Selection Trials in Sydney….won gold in 200m free and silver in 200m fly at Oceania
Championships in Suva….finished with bronze in the 200m free at the Telstra
Australian Short Course Championships in Brisbane IN 2003 Claimed bronze in the
200m fly and fourth placing in the 100m event at the 2003 Telstra Australian
Championships in Sydney….added bronze at the Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in the 200m fly
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002…Placed fifth in both the 100 and 200m fly at the Telstra Australian
Championships in Brisbane….grabbed silver in both the 100m fly and 200m free at
the Australian Age championships in Sydney….finished third in both the 100 & 200m
fly at the Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Melbourne.…won bronze
in the 200m fly at the FINA World Cup in Melbourne….2001….claimed silver in the
100m fly and bronze in the 200m fly at the Australian Youth Olympic
Festival….bronze medallist in the 100m fly and fourth placegetter in the 200m event
the Telstra Australian Championships in Hobart….gold in the 100m fly and second in
the 200m fly at the Tip Top Australian Age Championships in Melbourne….fourth in
both the 100 and 200m fly at the FINA World Cup in Melbourne….2000…fifth place in
the 100m fly, sixth in the 200m fly at the Telstra Olympic Selection Trials….silver
medallist in the 100 and 200m fly at the Tip Top Australian Age Championships in
Perth….silver medallist in the 100m fly and fourth in the 200m event at the Telstra
Australian Short Course Championships in Melbourne
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother - Shirley, Father - Mike, Brother - Adam; WHAT OR
WHO INSPIRES YOU: People that follow their dreams; ROLE MODELS: Grant
Hackett, Richard Branson, Lance Armstrong
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Bachelor of Social Science (Psych) Bond University;
SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Ballet, jazz and
cross country running; SUPERSTITIONS: Lucky racing swim suits; ULTIMATE
RELAXATION: Sleeping, going to the beach listening to music; ONE THING YOU
CAN LIVE WITHOUT: Music; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM
SWIMMING: Reading
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Manly Sea Eagles; MOVIES: Good Will Hunting; TV SHOW:
House; BANDS/MUSIC: Missy Higgins, Cat Empire, Whitlams; CDs: Anything;
FOOD: Cookies; DRINK: Milo; SWIM MEET: Sydney 2000 Olympics; HOBBIES:
Going to the beach and shopping; PETS: None; BEST MATES: Amy, Lynchie and
Asha; LAST BOOK READ: "Just do It" by Richard Branson; WHAT'S YOUR
GREATEST ASSET: Determination; HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS
REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? No;
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY? Family
and John Delaney- taught me how to believe, how to fight and never give up! A
wonderful man who lived an amazing life; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE
YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: Determined, persistent and friendly; HOW WOULD
YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Someone who worked hard, fulfilled their
potential and followed their dreams no matter what; SWIMMING SHORT TERM
GOALS: Improve my race technique 200 freestyle, 4 x 200 free world champs;
SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic Games; PERSONAL
AMBITIONS: To have fun, work hard and make the most of every opportunity; HAVE
YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING CAREER?:
Murder of my 5 year old niece in November 2003- Chloe Hoson; Back injury- change
of strokes from butterfly to freestyle; WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND
WHY? Started to learn to swim at an early age and started training at 10;
FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND WHY? Susie O’Neill- modest, dedicated- a true
champion; NOTABLE QUOTE: ‘If you have a dream, live that dream and someday
your dream will come true.’ "Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible and
achieves the impossible".
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Champs Montreal, Canada 2005 2nd 4x200m free (heat swim)
World Short Course Shanghai, China 2006 1st 4x200m free (heat swim); 2nd 4x100m free (heat
swim)
Duel in the Pool Irvine, USA 2005 Did not swim
Oceania Championships Suva, Fiji 2004 1st 200m free; 2nd 200m fly
Australian Youth Olympic
Festival
Sydney, Australia 2001 2nd 100m fly; 3rd 200m fly; 9th 200m free
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE
EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING NG MEET
100m freestyle 55.82 2007 Aust. Champs
200m freestyle 1:59.44 10th 2007 Aust. Champs
100m butterfly 59.76 8th 2007 Aust. Champs
200m butterfly 2:11.44 2003 Aust. Champs

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NAME: JOANNA FARGUS
NICKNAME: Jo
D.O.B: 01/03/1982
AGE: 25
BORN: Hong Kong
LIVES: Brisbane, QLD
HGT: 176.5cm
WGT: -
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Commercial/QAS
TRAINS (Pool): The Valley
COACH: Stephan Widmer
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2001 FINA World Championship
bronze medallist in the 200m back…has switched her
international representation from Britain to Australia….finished
ninth in the 200m back at the 2000 Sydney Olympic
Games….won gold medal in 200m back at 2006 Commonwealth
Games….in 2002 won Commonwealth silver in the 200m back
and was a member of the victorious English 4x200m free relay
squad....had a highly successful NCAA career with the
University of Southern California (USC) Trojans before a fall led
to a broken ankle in 2002
IN 2007 Was second in the 200m back and sixth in the 100m
back at the Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec
06) IN 2006: Won gold in 200m back at Commonwealth Games
in Melbourne….at her Australian Championship debut won her
maiden national title in the 200m back at Telstra Commonwealth
Games Trials in Melbourne to qualify for her second consecutive
Commonwealth Games appearance….was third in 200m back
at Swim Meet of Champions in Mission Viejo….won 200m back
and was second in 100m back at Janet Evans Invitational….was
sixth in 200m back and seventh in 100m back at Pan Pacific
Championships in Victoria, BC
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum – Bernice, Dad – David, Brothers –
Andrew and Chris; WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: My
friends;
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: University Graduate and Swimmer;
SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY
NOW: Anything fun – Volleyball, basketball, soccer;
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW YOU: I was
born and raised in Hong Kong. I am a terrible shopaholic;
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Commonwealth Melbourne, 2006 1
Games
Australia
st 200m back
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC,
Canada
2006 6th 200m back; 7th 100m back
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 1
1 - 200m backstroke (06)
SUPERSITIONS: None; ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Shopping!
SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN: Nutella on toast; ONE THING
YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: My bed; WHAT DO YOU LIKE
TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING: Shop, hang out with friends
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Lions; MOVIES: Anchorman, Old School –
anything with Will Ferrell; TV SHOW: Grey's Anatomy;
BANDS/MUSIC: Any Hip Hop; FOOD: Nutella; DRINK: Coffee;
SWIM MEET: Olympics; HOBBIES: Going out with friends,
watching movies; PETS: I want a miniature pot bellied pig;
BEST MATES: My old school friends from the Gold Coast;
LAST BOOK YOU READ: A Million Little Pieces; WHAT'S
YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Persistence and determination;
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS REPRESENTED
AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL?
My brother represented Scotland in Triathlon; WHO HAS BEEN
THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY: My
family because they always encouraged me to pursue my
dreams; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN
THREE WORDS: Fun, happy, crazy; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO BE REMEMBERED? As someone who worked hard and
followed her dreams; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS:
World Championships medal; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE
GOAL: Olympic medal; PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To be happy
and healthy and enjoy my life; WHAT AGE DID YOU START
SWIMMING AND WHY? When I was two weeks old for water
safety; FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND WHY? My team mates
because they encourage me and make me laugh; FAVOURITE
ATHLETE AND WHY? Andre Agassi – he loved his sport and
was always fun to watch
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING NG MEET
100m backstroke 1:02.21 2006 Pan Pacs
200m backstroke 2:10.36 2nd 2006 Comm. Games

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: SALLY FOSTER
D.O.B: 13/04/1985
AGE: 21
BORN: WA
LIVES: Canberra, ACT
HGT: 172 cm
WGT: 60kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Central Aquatic SLC / AIS
TRAINS (Pool): AIS
COACH: Shannon Rollason
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Finalist in 200m breast at 2006 Commonwealth
Games….won two gold, two silver and a bronze at 2004 Oceania
Championships….has claimed three Australian long course & four Australian
short course medals….medallist at 2005 FINA World Cup
IN 2007 Was second in the 200m breast, third in 100m breast and fifth in 50m
free at the Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06) IN 2006
Finished fifth in 200m breast at Commonwealth Games in Melbourne….claimed
first National open long course medal by winning silver in 200m breast at Telstra
Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne….also was fifth in 50m and sixth in
100m breast and seventh in 50m free at Trials….won four silver and five bronze
at Mare Nostrum series….won silver in 50m free & 200m breast, bronze in 100m
breast and was fifth in 100m free at Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Hobart IN 2005 Finished fourth in 200m, seventh in 50m and
100m breast at Telstra Trials in Sydney….fourth in 200m breast, fifth in 50 &
100m breast plus sixth in 50m free and 100m IM at Telstra Australian Short
Course Championships in Melbourne….won a bronze in 200m breast at FINA
World Cup meet in Sydney IN 2004
Won two gold, two silver and a bronze at 2004 Oceania Championships in
Suva….was fourth in 200m breast, sixth in 50 & 100m breast at Telstra Olympic
Team Selection Trials in Sydney….added first ever National medal with bronze
in 200m breast as well as sixth in 50m and seventh in 100m breast at Telstra
Australian Short Course Championships in Brisbane IN 2003
Seventh in 50m breast at the Telstra Australian Championships in Sydney….
fourth in 100m breast at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Hobart….….finished fifth in 200m at FINA World Cup in Melbourne….double
breast finalist at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in Brisbane
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….was sixth in 50m breast at Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Melbourne….was a finalist in 100 & 200m breast and 50 &
100m free at Australian Age Championships in Sydney….2001…. contested
Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Perth & Tip Top Australian
Age Championships in Melbourne
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother - Debra, Father - Ken, Sister – Tammy, Brother -
Tom; WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: My family and the girls I train;
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: AIS Nutrition Department Athlete trainee and AIS
finance department; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY
NOW: Women's AFL at High School, Gymnastics; INTERESTING FACTS
AWAY FROM THE POOL - STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Work at the AIS in
Nutrition dept as an athlete trainee; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING AND
SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: AFL in high school, gymnastics when I was 10;
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Listening to music; PETS: I have 2 dogs back in
WA. Ebony & Ivory (black labby & golden retriever); FAMILY
MEMBERS: Debra – Mother, Ken – Father, Tammy - older sister;
BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN LIFE: My family & friends (& younger brother Tom);
AGE STARTED SWIMMING AND WHY: At a very young age –
Mum was a swimmer & is a coach
PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU: My Mum, Nanna and Grandad,
Aunties and Uncles are all swimming coaches; SUPERSTITIONS: None;
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Sleeping, shopping with friends; SPECIALTY IN
THE KITCHEN: Anything sweet; ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: My
family and chocolate; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING:
Relax, shop, be with my family and friends.
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Eagles (AFL); MOVIES: Dirty Dancing, XMen 1,2, 3; TV
SHOW: Grey's Anatomy; BANDS/MUSIC: The Darkness and anything and
everything I can sing or dance to; FOOD: Everything; DRINK: Coke, water;
SWIM MEET: National Opens, AIS meet; HOBBIES: Painting and shopping;
PETS: In WA, a golden retriever, Ivory and a black Labrador, Ebony and a cat.
At AIS, a fish called Lazer; BEST MATES: Bec Clarke, my training squad and
my cousins; LAST BOOK YOU READ: The Oton Trilogy, by Liam Hearn;
WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? My optimism, happy nature (broad
shoulders); HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS REPRESENTED
AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? My great Aunt
Everlyn deLacy went to 1986 Berlin Olympics. My mum was a national
champion swimmer and Dad was a polocross and equestrian rider; WHO HAS
BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY? My family, they
got me interested in swimming and have supported me and been therefore me
every step of the way. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE
WORDS: Optimistic, happy and strong; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE
REMBERED? As myself and for getting the best out of myself every day;
SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: World Champs 2007 learning and
swimming fast for a home crowd; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL:
Making and swimming at an Olympics Games and someday winning a medal.
Being happy with what ever I do; PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To be happy in
what ever I do. To have fun and to get the best out of myself each day; HAVE
YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING
CAREER? No I don't believe in obstacles; WHAT AGE DID YOU START
SWIMMING AND WHY? Before I could walk (family of swimmers and coaches);
FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND WHY? Alex Popov – most beautiful freestyler I
have ever seen and great swimmer NOTABLE QUOTE: When in doubt make a
food yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly
creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell leap…
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE
EVENT PERSONAL BEST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING MEET
50m breaststroke 31.78 = 5th 2006 Aust. Champs
100m breaststroke 1:08.44 7th 2006 AIS International
200m breaststroke 2:27.71 6th 2006 Aust. Champs
50m freestyle 25.55 7th 2006 AIS International
100m freestyle 55.56 2007 NSW Open Champs
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Commonwealth Melbourne, Australia 2006 5th 200m breast
Games
Oceania Champs Suva, Fiji 2004 1 st 200m breast, 4x50m free; 2 nd 50m, 100m breast; 3 rd
50m free

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: FELICITY GALVEZ
NICKNAME: Flis, Flea and Felix
D.O.B: 04/03/1985
AGE: 22
BORN: Melbourne, VIC
LIVES: Canberra, ACT
HGT: 167cm
WGT: 60kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Chandler /AIS
TRAINS (Pool): AIS
COACH: Shannon Rollason
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2004 Athens Olympian and finalist in the 200m fly at the
Games finishing fifth….2005 FINA World Championship gold medallist as a heat
swimmer in the 4x100m medley relay team swimming the fly leg….silver medallist at
2006 Commonwealth Games….finalist in the 200m fly at two FINA World
Championships, 2004 FINA World Short Course and 2002 Pan Pacific
Championships….the Australian 200m fly champion in 2003
IN 2007 Was second in the 200m fly, third in the 100m fly and fourth in the 50m fly at
the Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06) IN 2006 Won silver and
swam PB in 200m fly at Commonwealth Games in Melbourne….set three personal
best performances highlighted by her second placing in the 200m fly and subsequent
selection on her maiden Commonwealth Games team at the Telstra Trials in
Melbourne….also finished fourth in both the 50 and 100m fly events….won four silver
and three bronze in Mare Nostrum series….won silver in 200m fly and bronze in 50 &
100m fly at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Hobart IN 2005
Qualified for the FINA World Championships team when she finished second in the
200m fly at the Telstra Trials in Sydney…. claimed gold as a heat swimmer in the
4x100m medley and was a finalist in the 200m fly at the World Championships in
Montreal….at the FINA World Cup in Sydney finished second in the 100 and 200m
butterfly and fourth in the 50m event all in personal best performances IN 2004
Finished second in the 200m fly at the Telstra Trials in Sydney to earn a ticket to her
first Olympics Games….set massive personal best times in all three fly events…. went
on to finish 5th in the final of the 200m fly in Athens in her Olympic Games
debut….returned to the Australian Short Course Championships where she finished
second in the 200m fly…. at the World Short Course Championships in Indianapolis
she finished fifth in the 200m fly ….made a move at the end of the year from Sydney
to Canberra to the AIS to train under Shannon Rollason IN 2003 Won the 200m fly at
the Telstra Trials in Sydney….went onto the World Championships in Barcelona
where she finished seventh in the final….returned to Hobart where she took out both
the 100 and 200m fly at the Australian Short Course Championships
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002…. was fourth in 200m fly at the Pan Pacific Championships in
Yokohama….silver in the 200m fly and bronze in the 100m fly at the Telstra Australian
Championships….claimed both the 100 and 200m fly titles at the Australian Age
Championships….grabbed silver in both the 100 and 200m fly at the Telstra
Australian Short Course Championships in Melbourne….took gold in the 200m fly and
silver in the 100m event at the FINA World Cup in Melbourne ….2001….bronze
medallist in the 200m fly at the Telstra Australian Championships….member of the
gold medal overall women’s team at the Goodwill Games….silver medallist 200m fly
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 2004 5 th 200m fly
World Champs Barcelona, Spain 2003 7 th 200m fly
Montreal, Canada 2005 1 st 4x100m medley relay (heat swim) 5 th 200m fly
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 2006 2 nd 200m fly
World Short Course Moscow, Russia 2002 9 th 200m fly
Indianapolis, USA 2004 5 th 200m fly
Pan Pacific Champs Yokohama, Japan 2002 4 th 200m fly 13 th 100m fly
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 2001 1 st overall team
Duel in the Pool Indianapolis, USA 2003 4 th 200m fly; 5 th 100m fly
Irvine, USA 2005
East Asian Games Osaka, Japan 2001 4 th 200m fly
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 1
200m butterfly (03)
at the Australian Age Championships….silver medallist in the 200m fly at the
Australian Short Course Championships in Perth….silver medallist in the 200m fly at
the FINA World Cup in Melbourne…. 2000….bronze medallist in the 200m fly and
finalist in the 400m free at the Australian Age Championships in Perth….finalist in the
200m fly at the Australian Short Course Championships
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS:
Mother - Lynne, Father - Fernando, Sister – Natasha; WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES
YOU: Family and other team mates;
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Make-up course at Canberra Make-up Academy; SPORTS
BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Netball, basketball, hockey
and tennis; I grew up in Spain for 8½ years; SUPERSTITIONS: Lucky swim suit, cap
and goggles; ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Sleeping and watching DVD’s; SPECIALTY
IN THE KITCHEN: Burritos… still learning with Alice!; ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE
WITHOUT: Chocolate; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING:
Shopping and hanging out with friends and family
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Sydney Swans; MOVIES: ‘Shawshank Redemption’; TV SHOW:
‘Rove’ and ‘House’; BANDS/MUSIC:
All top 40 count down; CDs: John Mayer; FOOD: Lots of it all; DRINK: Coke; SWIM
MEET: Olympics 2004; HOBBIES:
Learning to cook with Alice and shopping; PETS: Dog- ‘Cleo’; BEST MATES: Alice
Mills, Tarnee White and Melly Morgan; LAST BOOK READ: ‘Handbags and
Gladrags’; WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Won’t ever give up; HAVE ANY OF
YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS REPRSENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A
NATIONAL LEVEL? No; WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR
LIFE AND WHY? My parents because they are supportive and my coach because he
is always pushing me; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE
WORDS: Friendly, happy and determined; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE
REMEMBERED? As a great swimmer, who always supported other people, and did
the best for her country; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: Swim well at the FINA
World Championships; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: To have a
successful career; PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To be a great make-up artist; HAVE
YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING CAREER?
Just a sublux shoulder in 2003; WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND
WHY? At 12 years just for fun; FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? NOTABLE
QUOTE: “If life gives you lemons…make lemonade".
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING NG MEET
50m butterfly 26.85 6th 2006 Aust. Champs
100m butterfly 58.87 6th 2006 Aust. Champs
200m butterfly 2:07.95 4th 2007 NSW Open
Champs

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: JODIE HENRY
NICKNAME: Jodes
D.O.B: 17/11/1983
AGE: 23
BORN: Brisbane, QLD
LIVES: Canberra, ACT
HGT: 177cm
WGT: 64Kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Chandler / AIS
TRAINS (Pool): AIS
COACH: Shannon Rollason
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2004 Athens Olympic Games triple gold medallist setting
three world records….has won three gold, one silver and two bronze medals at three
FINA World Championships….has won 4 gold and three sliver at two Commonwealth
Games….won two gold and two silver at the 2002 Pan Pacific
Championships….made her Australian team debut at the 2001 World Championships
in Fukuoka….is a former world record holder in the 100m free (53.52) long course set
in Athens in 2004
IN 2007 Was second in the 50 & 100m free at the Telstra Australian Championships
in Brisbane (Dec 06) IN 2006 Won gold in 4x100m free relay and silver in both 50 &
100m free at Commonwealth Games in Melbourne....was second in 100m free and
third in 50m free at Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne….was second
in 100m free three times and third in 50m free twice on Mare Nostrum series….won
silver in 100m free, bronze in 200m free and was fourth in 50m free at Telstra
Australian Short Course Championships in Hobart IN 2005 Moved with her coach,
Shannon Rollason from Brisbane to the Australian Institute of Sport in
Canberra…grabbed three gold at the FINA World Championships in Montreal in the
100m free, 4x100m free relay and as a heat swimmer in the 4x100m medley
relay….finished second at the Telstra Trials in Sydney behind training partner, Alice
Mills in the 100 metres free IN 2004 Completed a perfect trifecta of victories at the
Athens Olympics claiming three gold along with three world records in her Games
debut….anchored both Australia’s 4x100m free and medley relay teams with the then
two fastest relay splits in history and won the 100m free title after smashing the world
record (53.52) in the semi final….won her second successive Australian 100m free
title at the Telstra Olympic Team Selection Trials in Sydney IN 2003 Finished second
in the 100m free and was third in both the 4x100m free and medley relays at the FINA
World Championships in Barcelona….claimed her maiden individual Australian
Championship in the 100m free in Sydney and also finished third in the 50m event
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….won three gold and one silver in her Commonwealth Games debut in
Manchester with victories in the 100m free, 4x100m free and medley relays and
second place in the 50m free….went on to also claim two gold and two silver at the
Pan Pacific Championships in Yokohama with both gold coming in the 4x100m relays
and finishing second in both the 50 and 100m free events setting then Australian and
Commonwealth records in her two individual events respectively….2001….made her
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 2
2 – 100m freestyle (03, 04)
Australian team debut as a heat swimmer in the 4x100m free relay team that was 5th
at the World Championships in Fukuoka….finished sixth in the 100m free at the
Telstra Australian Championships in Hobart to qualify….2000…. narrowly missed the
Sydney Olympic team as a 17-year-old after finishing third in the 50m free at the
Selection trials in Sydney….won five gold medals at the Millennium Commonwealth
Youth Games in Edinburgh
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother- Janelle, Father- Gary, Sisters - Kate, Nicole;
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Finished Year 12 Springwood High School, Brisbane;
SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Wasn’t very good
on land, always falling over; ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Reading a book, on the
beach, on the Sunshine Coast or in my boat; SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Burritos
or fudge brownie; ONE THING YOU CAN LIVE WITHOUT: Socks and chocolate;
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING: Shopping, eating out,
going to the beach
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Brisbane Lions and Broncos; MOVIES: Pirates of the Caribbean;
TV SHOW: Arrested Development, Thank God You're Here; BANDS/MUSIC:
Anything relaxing, James Morrison, John Mayer; CDs: Have too many…depends on
what mood I’m in; DRINK: Water and tea; SWIM MEET: Olympics; HOBBIES:
Shopping, boating and reading; PETS: Cockatiel; LAST BOOK YOU READ: Don't tell
Mum I work on the Rigs, She Thinks I'm a Piano Player in a Whorehouse; HAVE ANY
OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A
NATIONAL LEVEL? My sister Kate was a good swimmer and my dad was a Master’s
World Record holder in swimming; WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN
YOUR LIFE AND WHY? My parents; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF
IN THREE WORDS: Laid back, quiet and happy; HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY
OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING CAREER? Just being a teenager; WHAT
AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY? Learnt to swim at 18 months;
NOTABLE QUOTE: “Just have fun”
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 2004 1st 100m free, 4x100m free, 4x100m medley
World Champs Fukuoka, Japan 2001 5th 4x100m free (heat swim)
Barcelona, Spain 2003 2nd 100m free; 3rd 4x100m free, 4x100m medley
Montreal, Canada 2005 1st 100m free, 4x100m free, 4x100m medley(heat swim)
Commonwealth Games Manchester, England 2002 1st 100m free, 4x100m free, 4x100m medley; 2nd 50m free
Melbourne, Australia 2006 1st 4x100m free; 2nd 50m, 100m free
Pan Pacific Champs Yokohama, Japan 2002 1st 4x100m free, 4x100m medley; 2nd 50m, 100m free
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 2001 1st overall women’s team
Commonwealth Youth
Games
Edinburgh, Scotland 2000 5 gold medals
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING NG MEET
50m freestyle 24.72 3rd 2006 Comm. Games
100m freestyle 53.52 2nd 2004 Olympic Games
200m freestyle 1:59.09 8th 2007 Aust. Champs

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: LEISEL JONES
NICKNAME: Weazel
D.O.B: 30/08/1985
AGE: 21
BORN: Katherine, NT
LIVES: Brisbane, QLD
HGT: 178cm
WGT: 67kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Commercial / QAS
TRAINS (Pool): The Valley
COACH: Stephan Widmer
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Five time Olympic medallist….won two silver at the Sydney
2000 Olympics & one gold, one silver and one bronze in Athens in 2004….has won 4
gold, two silver and one bronze at three FINA World Championships….has won seven
gold medals at two Commonwealth Games….was Australia’s youngest ever Olympic
swimming medallist at just 15….is the current world champion and world record
holder in both the 100m and 200m breast….world record holder 100 & 200m breast
short course
IN 2007 Won 50, 100 & 200m breast at the Telstra Australian Championships in
Brisbane (Dec 06) IN 2006 Won gold in 50, 100, 200m breast & 4x100m medley at
Commonwealth Games in Melbourne….smashed world record in 100m breast
(1:05.09) and medley relay at Commonwealth Games….set world records in 100m
(1:05.71) & 200m (2:20.54) breast events at the Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials
in Melbourne….won nine gold from nine races at Mare Nostrum Series and was
named Overall Winner….won 50, 100 & 200m breast at Telstra Australian Short
Course Championships in Hobart….twice broke world 100m breast record at
Australian Short Course Championships IN 2005 Triple gold medallist at FINA World
Championships in Montreal in the 100m breast along with a world record and victory
in the 200m breast (2:21.72) and as a member of the 4x100m medley relay….set a
new Commonwealth record and missed the world mark by just 0.01secin the 100m
breast (1:06.21) at the Duel in the Pool in Irvine, California….won 100 & 200m breast
at the Telstra Trials in Sydney….won 100 & 200m breast at Telstra Australian Short
Course Championships in Melbourne IN 2004 Won gold and claimed world record in
the 4x100m medley at Athens Olympics….was also a silver medallist in the 200m
breast and claimed bronze in the 100m event….set a then world record in the 200
metres breast (2:22.96) at the Telstra Grand Prix prior to the Games….won the 200m
breast and claimed silver in the 100m event at the Telstra Olympic Team Selection
Trials in Sydney….moved from life long coach Ken Wood at Redcliffe to Stephan
Widmer in Fortitude Valley IN 2003 Claimed silver in the 200m breast at her second
FINA World Championships in Barcelona along with bronze medals in both the 100m
breast and 4x100m medley relay events and a fourth in the 50m breast….set a then
world record in the semi final of the 100m breast in Spain of 1:06.37…. claimed three
gold 100m (broke 50, 100m Australian record in the same race), 200m breast and her
maiden 200m IM title along with a second placing in the 50m breast at Telstra
Australian Championships in Brisbane….set new world short course records in both
the 100 and 200m breast at the FINA World Cup in Melbourne
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….broke through for her first major international victory at the Manchester
Commonwealth Games claiming three gold medals in the 100 and 200m breast and
4x100m medley and fourth in the 50m event….claimed gold at the Pan Pacific
Championships in Yokohama in the 4x100m medley and silver in the 200m breast
and fourth in the 100m event….set a new Australian 50 and 100m breast records in
the same race at the Australian Age Championships…. 2001….won 4x100m medley
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 16
1 – 50m breaststroke (07);
7 – 100m breaststroke (00, 01, 02, 03, 05, 06, 07);
7 – 200m breaststroke (01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07);
1 – 200m individual medley (03)
and silver medallist in the 100m breast at the FINA World Championships in Fukuoka
along with two fourth placings in both the 50 and 200m breast….claimed the 100 and
200m breast double for the first time at an Australian Championship….2000….made
her Australian team debut and became the nation’s youngest ever Olympic swimming
medallist when she claimed silver medals in both the 100m breast and 4x100m
medley in Sydney….won the 100m breast at Telstra Olympic Selection Trials
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY: Mum, Rosemary; WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: My hard working and
dedicated team mates; ROLE MODELS: Kate Hudson – great personality, loves life.
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Beauty therapy student; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING
AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Gymnastics, tennis and physical culture;
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU: I was the only
white baby in the hospital when I was born; SUPERSTITIONS: New goggles for every
meet; ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Reading on the lounge on a rainy day, going to the
beach on a sunny day; SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN: Banana cake; ONE THING
YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: Food; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM
SWIMMING: Going to the beach and trying to surf.
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Western Bulldogs; MOVIES: 'Snatch'; TV SHOW: Border
Security; BANDS/MUSIC: Blink 182; CDs: Any mixed CDs; FOOD: Anything!;
DRINK: Lemon, lime and bitters; SWIM MEET: FINA World Championships 2003;
HOBBIES: Going to the footy; PETS: 2 dogs, Chloe and Chelsea BEST MATES:
Louise Tomlinson; LAST BOOK READ: Wayne Bennett – Don't Die with the Music in
You; WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Knock knees for breaststroke; HAVE
ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A
NATIONAL LEVEL? A distant relative in Olympic equestrian; WHO HAS BEEN THE
BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY? My Mum because she teaches
me all the small but important things in life; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE
YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: Worries too much; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO
BE REMEMBERED? The person who gave everything she did, in the pool or outside;
SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: 2007 FINA World Championships; SWIMMING
CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic Gold; PERSONAL AMBITIONS; To become a
successful public speaker and successful make-up artist; HAVE YOU
ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING CAREER?
Change of coaches; WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY? At age
of two for water safety; FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND WHY? Grant Hackett because
he gives it everything and he is so down to earth; FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND
WHY? Mohammed Ali; NOTABLE QUOTE: "Successful people do what unsuccessful
people don't want to do."
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 2000 2 nd 100m breast, 4x100m medley
Athens, Greece 2004 1 st 4x100m medley; 2 nd 200m breast; 3 rd 100m breast
World Champs Fukuoka, Japan 2001 1 st 4x100 medley; 2 nd 100m breast; 4 th 200m breast
Barcelona, Spain 2003 2 nd 200m breast; 3 rd 100m breast, 4x100m medley; 4 th 50m breast; 23 rd 200m IM
Montreal, Canada 2005 1 st 100m , 200m breast, 4x100m medley
Commonwealth Games Manchester, England 2002 1 st 100m, 1 st 200m breast, 4x100m medley; 4 th 50m breast
Melbourne, Australia 2006 1 st 50m, 100m, 200m breast, 4x100m medley
Pan Pacific Champs Yokohama, Japan 2002 1 st 4x100 medley; 2 nd 200m breast; 4 th 100m breast
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 2001 1 st overall women’s team; 2 nd 50m,100m breast
Duel in the Pool Irvine, USA 2005 1 st 100m, 200m breast, 4x100m medley
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING NG MEET
50m breaststroke 30.55 2nd 2006 Comm. Games
100m breaststroke 1:05.09 World Record 2006 Comm. Games
200m breaststroke 2:20.54 World Record 2006 Aust. Champs
200m individual medley 2:14.21 5th 2003 Aust. Champs

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: LISBETH LENTON
NICKNAME: Libby
D.O.B: 28/01/1985
AGE: 22
BORN: Townsville, QLD
LIVES: Brisbane. QLD
HGT: 169.9cm
WGT: 59kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Commercial / QAS
TRAINS (Pool): The Valley
COACH: Stephan Widmer
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Dual Olympic medallist, winning one gold and one bronze at
her 2004 Games debut in Athens….victory as a member of the world record breaking
4x100m free team and bronze in the 50m free….won five gold and two silver medals
at 2006 Commonwealth Games….has three gold, two silver and two bronze from two
FINA World Championships….won seven gold, three silver and two bronze at two
FINA World Short Course Championships….is the current world short course record
holder in the 100 and 200m free and 100m fly
IN 2007 Won 50 & 100m free plus 50m fly, was second in the 100m fly and third in the
200m free at the Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06) IN 2006 Won
50, 100, 4x100 & 4x200m free and 4x100m medley (world record) as well as silver in
200m free and 100m fly at Commonwealth Games in Melbourne….also recorded the
then fastest ever 100m free relay split (52.87) at Commonwealth Games….broke
world record in winning 100m free and also won 50m free as well as finishing 2nd in
200m free and 100m fly at Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne….won
50, 100 & 4x200m free, 100m fly & 4x100m medley (world record) and was second in
4x100m free at FINA World Short Course Championships in Shanghai….won 11 gold
and a silver from 12 races at Mare Nostrum series and was second in Overall
Trophy….won 50 & 100m free plus 50 & 100m fly at Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Hobart….broke world record in 100m fly and Commonwealth
record in 50m fly at Australian Short Course Championships IN 2005 Triple gold
medal haul in the 50m free and both 4x100m free and medley relays along with silver
in both the 100m fly and 4x200m free at the FINA World Championships in
Montreal….dead-heated for first in the 100m fly, finished second in the 50m free and
third in the 50m fly and 100m free at the Telstra Trials in Sydney…. smashed the
world record twice in the 100m free and won gold in 50 & 100m free and silver in
100m fly at the Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Melbourne….claimed four wins from four races at the Skins in Sydney….broke the
short course 200m free world record and 50m free Commonwealth record at the FINA
World Cup in Sydney IN 2004 In Athens at the Olympics was part of Australia’s gold
medal world record breaking 4x100m free relay…also won bronze in the 50m free at
the Olympics….clocked 53.66 to smash the 100m free world record in the semi finals,
before finishing second in the final at the Telstra Trials in Sydney to qualify for her first
Olympic Team….later at Telstra Trials won the 50m free in an Australian record and
was third in the 100m fly….won the 50 & 100m free and fly and broke the
Commonwealth record in the 100m free at Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Brisbane….won the 100m free and 4x100m medley, was second in
the 50m and 4x200m free and third in the 50m fly and 4x100m free at the FINA World
Short Course Championships In Indianapolis IN 2003 Won 50m free in Australian
record, silver in both the 100m free and 50m fly and bronze in the 100m fly at Telstra
Australian Championships in Sydney….claimed her first major individual international
medal, winning bronze in the 50m free and as a member of the 4x100m free relay at
the FINA World Championships in Barcelona….won the 100m free in a
Commonwealth record, the 50m free in an Australian record and the 50m fly at the
Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Hobart….won two gold and a silver
at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in Brisbane
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 8
4 – 50m freestyle (03, 04, 06, 07);
2 – 100m freestyle (06, 07);
1 – 50m butterfly (07);
1 – 100m butterfly (05)
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….finished fifth in both the 50m fly and free at the Telstra Australian
Championships in Brisbane….won two gold, a silver and three bronze at Oceania
Championships in Noumea….claimed silver in both the 50 and 100m free at the FINA
World Cup in Melbourne….2001….double finalist at Tip Top Australian Age
Championships in Hobart….2000….fifth in 100m fly at Tip Top Australian Age
Championships in Perth
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Sisters – Justine and Victoria, brother – Stewart; WHAT OR
WHO INSPIRES YOU: Trying to achieve personal bests and getting the best out of
myself; ROLE MODELS: Anyone working hard to achieve their best
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Bachelor of Communication; SPORTS BEFORE
SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Previously I participated in athletics,
rowing, touch football, tennis and gymnastics; INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY
NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU: My feet are a size 6, about to get married;
SUPERSTITIONS: I like to have a brand new cap to race in for each meet;
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Snuggling up with a big warm doona on a rainy day;
SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN: Cannelloni; ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE
WITHOUT: My family and friends; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM
SWIMMING: I just bought a surfboard so I'm learning to surf, hanging out with friends
and shopping.
FAVOURITE
MOVIES: Remember the Titans; TV SHOW: The OC and Lost; BANDS/MUSIC: I
have an Eclectic taste in music, anything from Brittany Spears to Metallica; FOOD:
Sushi, hot chips, malteesers; DRINK: Diet Coke; HOBBIES: Reading, going to the
movies and shopping; PETS: I really want a puppy; BEST MATES: Leith and Jess;
LAST BOOK YOU READ: 'The one you really Want' by Jill Mansell; WHAT'S YOUR
GREATEST ASSET? Persistence; WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN
YOUR LIFE AND WHY? My mum because she has been such a huge support
throughout my life and because she is such a strong person; HOW WOULD YOU
DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: Fun, determined, silly; HOW WOULD
YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As someone who worked hard to achieve their
dreams and who enjoyed doing so; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: To make
finals of my races at the FINA World Championships; SWIMMING CAREER
ULTIMATE GOAL: To win an individual international gold medal; PERSONAL
AMBITIONS: To always strive to do my best, trying to improve myself, have fun and
meet new and interesting people; HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES
DURING YOUR SWIMMING CAREER? Having to make the decision to change
coaches and to take on more responsibility as a swimmer; WHAT AGE DID YOU
START SWIMMING AND WHY? Learnt to swim when I was one-year-old because all
my siblings were having swimming lessons and I was around the pool; FAVOURITE
SWIMMER AND WHY: Matt Welsh, his longevity at the highest level is something to
be admired; FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Pete Sampras – amazing!
NOTABLE QUOTE: "They never said it would be easy, they just said it would be
worth it".
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 2004 1 st 4x100m free; 3 rd 50m free
World Champs Barcelona, Spain 2003 3 rd 50m free, 4x100m free; 14 th 50m fly; 19 th 100m fly
Montreal, Canada 2005 1 st 50m, 4x100m free, 4x100m medley; 2 nd 100m fly, 4x200m free
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 2006 1 st 50m, 100m, 4x100m, 4x200m free, 4x100m medley; 2nd 100m fly, 200m free
World Short Course Indianapolis, USA 2004 1 st 100m free, 4x100m medley; 2 nd 50m free, 4x200m free; 3 rd 50m fly, 4x100m free
Shanghai, China 2006 1 st 50, 100, 4x200m free, 100m fly, 4x100m medley; 2 nd 4x100m free
Duel in the Pool Indianapolis, USA 2003 1 st 100m free, 4x100m medley; 2 nd 4x100m free
Irvine, USA 2005 1 st 100m, 200m, 4x100m free; 2 nd 100m fly
Oceania Champs Noumea, New Caledonia 2002 1 st 50m fly, 4x100m free; 2 nd 50m free; 3 rd 50m back, 100m free, 100m fly
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING NG MEET
50m freestyle 24.58 2nd 2006 Aust. Champs
100m freestyle 53.42 Commonwealth Record 2006 Aust. Champs
200m freestyle 1:57.06 (relay) Commonwealth Record 2005 World Champs
50m butterfly 26.30 3rd 2007 Aust. Champs
100m butterfly 57.35 2nd 2006 Aust. Champs

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: LINDA MACKENZIE
NICKNAME: Macka
D.O.B: 14/12/1983
AGE: 23
BORN: Mackay, QLD
LIVES: Canberra, ACT
HGT: 161cm
WGT: 53kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Mackay / AIS
TRAINS (Pool): AIS
COACH: Vince Raleigh
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2004 Athens Olympic Games finalist in the 400m
free….two-time FINA World Championship silver medallist as a member of the
4x200m free relay team in 2005 and 2003….2005 FINA World Championship
finalist in the 200 and 400m free….Commonwealth Games relay gold
medallist….won the 200-400-800 metre free treble at Australian Championships in
2004….won two silver and a bronze at 2006 Pan Pacific Championships
IN 2007 Won 400m free, was second in 200m free, third in 800m free and fourth in
100m free at the Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06) IN 2006
Won gold in the 4x200m free, was fourth in the 400m and fifth in 200m free at
Commonwealth Games in Melbourne….won the 200 and 400m free to take out her
third consecutive national titles in both and qualify for her maiden Commonwealth
Games team at the Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials….won gold in 200m and
bronze in 400m (Monaco) plus silver in 400m (Barcelona) in Mare Nostrum
series….won silver in 200m free and 4x200m free, was third in 4x100m free, sixth in
400m free, ninth in 800m free and tenth in 100m free at Pan Pacific Championships
in Victoria, BC IN 2005 Won the 200/ 400m free double and was second in the
800m free at the Telstra Trials to earn herself a berth on her third consecutive FINA
World Championship team…. the winner of a silver medal as a member of the
4x200m free relay team, and was also a finalist in the 200 and 400m free in
Montreal….bronze medallist in the 400m free at the Telstra FINA World Cup in
Sydney IN 2004 Became the first woman since Anna McVann in 1984 to win the
200-400-800 metre freestyle treble at an Australian championship, and
consequently qualifying for her first Olympics at the Telstra Olympic Team Selection
Trials in Sydney….was seventh in 400m free, tenth in 800m and 19th in the 200m
free as well as swimming the heats of the fourth placegetting 4x200m free team at
the Athens Olympics….winner of the 400m free, silver in the 200m and third in the
800m event at the Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Brisbane….winner of the Qantas Skins middle distance free event in
Sydney….bronze medallist in the 800m free at the FINA World Cup in Melbourne IN
2003
At the Telstra Australian Championships in Sydney, finished second in both the 400
& 800 metre free….won silver in the 4x200m free and was 16th in the 800m and
17th in the 400m free at FINA World Championships in Barcelona….finalist in the
400m free at Australian Short Course Championships in Hobart….silver medallist
800m free at the FINA World Cup in Melbourne
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002…finalist in the 200m fly at the Telstra Australian Championships in
Brisbane….gold medallist in the 400m free at the Australian Age Championships in
Sydney….finalist in the 200m fly at the FINA World Cup in
Melbourne….2001….finished fifth in the final of the 200m free to qualify for her first
Australian team, was also a finalist in the 200m fly and 400m free….was a member
of the disqualified 4x200m winning free relay team for the FINA World
Championships in Fukuoka….member of the overall women’s team victory at the
Goodwill Games in Brisbane….finalist in the 200 and 400m free at the Telstra
Australian Short Course Championships in Perth…. 2000….winner of gold in both
the 200 and 400m free at the Australian Age Championships in Perth….a finalist in
the 100m fly at the Telstra Selection Trials….third place getter at the Qantas Skins
in Sydney
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother- Judy, Father- Gordon, Brothers- Geoffrey, Michael
and Paul;
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Canberra institute of TAFE-
Business Administration; Currently I work at Swimming Australia; SPORTS
BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Swimming;
SUPERSTITIONS: Keep a pair of goggles in my pocket when I race; ULTIMATE
RELAXATION: Listening to music, oil burning and watching a funny movie; ONE
THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: Family and friends; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO
DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING:
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Australian Swim Team; Nth QLD Cowboys, Australian Cricket
team; MOVIES: Happy Gilmore and Rocky; TV SHOW: My Wife and Kids, Blue
Heelers and The Force; BANDS/MUSIC: Rock music; FOOD: Fresh coral trout or
barramundi; CDs: Disturbed; DRINK: Milo; SWIM MEET: Australian Open meets
and Championship meets like FINA World Championships; PETS: Fish; BEST
MATES: Petria Thomas, Alison Alcock; LAST BOOK YOU READ: Apaches by
Lorenzo Carcaterra; WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? I never give up – like
the Northern Queensland Spirit; I give things a go; HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY
REPRESENTED OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Brother,
Geoffrey – Australian School Boys Rugby League and Union; WHO HAS BEEN
THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY? My family and friends
because they are there for me all the time and they help me through life; HOW
WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: Friendly, competitive
and committed; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? A good person;
someone who gave it their best shot; proud to be a North Queenslander;
SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: Finalist/medallist at FINA World
Championships 2007; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic medal;
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To reach the heights of my swimming career; finish my
business course and get into the police force; HAVE YOU WHAT AGE DID YOU
START SWIMMING AND WHY? At age 6 because my brothers swam at the time,
coming from North QLD my parents wanted us to have pool safety; NOTABLE
QUOTE: "Go for it".
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 2004 4 th 4x200m free (heat swim); 7 th 400m free; 10 th 800m free; 19 th 200m free
World Champs Fukuoka, Japan 2001 DQ 4x200m free final
Barcelona, Spain 2003 2 nd 4x200m free; 16 th 800m free; 17 th 400m free
Montreal, Canada 2005 2 nd 4x200m free; 6 th 400m free, 8 th 200m free, 11 th 800m free
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 2006 1 st 4x200m free; 4 th 400m free; 5 th 200m free
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC, Canada 2006 2 nd 200m, 4x200m free; 3 rd 4x100m free; 6 th 400m free; 9 th 800m free; 10 th 100m free
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 2001 Overall women’s team victory
Dual In The Pool Indianapolis, USA 2003 5 th 800m free; 6 th 200m free
Irvine, USA 2005 3 rd 400m free; 6 th 200m free
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS - LONG COURSE
EVENT PERSONAL BEST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING MEET
100m freestyle 55.25 9th 2007 Aust. Champs
200m freestyle 1.58.26 5th 2006 Pan Pacs
400m freestyle 4.06.79 2nd 2007 Aust. Champs
800m freestyle 8.32 13 9th 2004 Aust. Champs
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 8
3 - 200m freestyle (04, 05, 06)
4 - 400m freestyle (04, 05, 06, 07)
1 - 800m freestyle (04)

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: DANNI MIATKE
NICKNAME: Miteatakmi
D.O.B: 29/11/1987
AGE: 19
BORN: Darwin
LIVES: Melbourne
HGT: 175.5cm
WGT: 68kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Carey Aquatic / VIS
TRAINS (Pool): Carey Aquatic Centre
COACH: Rohan Taylor
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Gold medallist 50m fly at the 2005 FINA World
Championships….gold medallist 50m fly at 2006 Commonwealth Games….has won
one gold, two silver and a bronze medal at two FINA World Short Course
Championships….won three gold, a silver and a bronze at 2004 Oceania
Championships….has amassed 22 individual Australian Age medals including 10 gold
IN 2007 Placed second in 50m fly and sixth in the 100m fly at the Telstra Australian
Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)
IN 2006 Australian champion in the 50m fly and finished fifth in 100m fly at Telstra
Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne….gold medallist 50m fly at 2006
Commonwealth Games in Melbourne….won gold as a heat swimmer in 4x100m
medley & silver in 4x100m free at FINA World Short Course Championships in
Shanghai….won two gold and a silver at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age
Championships in Sydney….placed second in 50m fly, fourth in 100m free and 100m
fly and fifth in 50m free at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Hobart
IN 2005 Gold medallist 50m fly at the FINA World Championships in Montreal
clocking a new Commonwealth record of 26.11….won her maiden senior Australian
Championship in the 50m fly at the Telstra Trials in Sydney….took out 50m fly and
claimed third in both the 100m fly and free at the Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Melbourne…. won two gold and two silver at Fisher & Paykel
Australian Age Championships in Brisbane IN 2004 Finished second in the 50m fly
and fifth in the 100m fly at the Telstra Olympic Team Selection Trials in
Sydney….placed third in the 50m fly and fourth in both the 100m fly and 100m free at
the Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Brisbane….won her first ever
international medals - silver in the 4x200m and a bronze in the 4x100m free, also
finished 13th in the 200m free at the FINA World Short Course Championships in
Indianapolis….bronze medallist in the 50m fly at the FINA World Cup in
Melbourne….won five medals including two gold at the Fisher & Paykel Australian
Age Championships in Perth…. added three gold, a silver and a bronze at the
Oceania Championships in Suva IN 2003 Won two gold and two silver at the Fisher &
Paykel Australian Age Championships in Brisbane….represented Australia in the
Fisher & Paykel Trans Tasman Series….won silver in the 50m fly and bronze in the
100m event at the Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Hobart….finalist
in the 50m fly and free at the FINA World Cup in Melbourne
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother- Linda, Step-father- Ken, Little brother- Michael, Father-
Peter, Step-mother- Roz ; WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: My parents and my
squad members; ROLE MODELS: Coach Rohan Taylor, mother Linda
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: University – Biological Science; SPORTS BEFORE
SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Athletics and basketball;
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU NOW: I haven’t
lived at home since I was 14; SUPERSTITIONS: Never open an umbrella indoors;
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Reading a book; SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN:
Cinnamon toast; ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Colourful pop corn;
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING: Shopping – 100% addicted
to shopping
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Green Bay Packers; MOVIES:‘Garden State’ and ‘Little Nicky’;
TV SHOW: ‘McLeod's Daughters’; BANDS/MUSIC: Snow Patrol, The Shins and The
Red Hot Chilli Peppers; CD’S:The Red Hot Chilli Peppers - ‘Californication’;
FOOD: Roast lamb; DRINK: Lemon, lime and bitters; SWIM MEET: Age National
Championships; HOBBIES: Knitting, shopping and reading; PETS: Dog- ‘Otto’ and
cat- ‘Jack’; BEST MATES: Alyce Hull and Katie Bird; WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST
ASSET? I’ll leave that for you to work on; HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS
REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? No;
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY? My
parents- they taught me all my values, which helped to shape my beliefs and opinions
– coach Rohan Taylor, he's like a mentor to me; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE
YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: Smart, fiery, chilled-out; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO BE REMEMBERED? As me; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: Win a medal
at the FINA World Championships – Win the 50m butterfly; SWIMMING CAREER
ULTIMATE GOAL: To break a world record; PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To open my
own lolly shop and to write my name in the sand on the moon; HAVE YOU
ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING CAREER? I had
to move from Darwin to Melbourne by myself when I was 14 to continue my
swimming; WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY? At about the age
of 7 because my mum thought I would enjoy it; NOTABLE QUOTE: “It’s all fun and
games ‘till someone gets hurt”
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Champs Montreal, Canada 2005 1st 50m fly
Commonwealth Games Melbourne,
Australia
2006 1st 50m fly
World Short Course Indianapolis, USA 2004 2nd 4x200m free; 3rd 4x100m free; 13th 200m free
Shanghai, China 2006 1st 4x100m medley (heat swim); 2nd 4x100m free; DQ
50m fly
Duel in the Pool Irvine, USA 2005 5th 100m fly
Oceania
Championships
Suva, Fiji 2004 1st 50m, 4x50m free, 50m fly; 2nd 100m free; 3rd 100m fly
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 2
50m butterfly (05, 06)
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING NG MEET
50m butterfly 26.11 Commonwealth Record 2005 World Champs
100m butterfly 59.83 10th 2007 NSW Open
Champs
50m freestyle 25.71 2006 Australian Age
100m freestyle 56.14 2005 Aust. Champs

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: KYLIE PALMER
D.O.B: 25/02/1990
AGE: 17
BORN: Brisbane, QLD
LIVES: Brisbane, QLD
HGT: 171cm
WGT: 62kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Albany Creek/QAS
TRAINS (Pool): Albany Creek
COACH: John Rodgers
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Selected for the 2006 Australian Commonwealth
Games Swim Team at age 15….was fifth in 400m free at 2006
Commonwealth Games….was sixth in 800m free at 2006 FINA World
Short Course Championships….won a gold, two silver and a bronze at
2005 FINA World Cup….has won thirteen medals including eight gold at
Australian Age Championships….represented Australia at 2005 Australian
Youth Olympic Festival….represented Australia at three Trans Tasman
Series’ IN 2007 Was second in the 800m free and third in the 400m free at
the Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)
IN 2006 Placed sixth in 800m free, 11th in 200m fly and 16th 400m IM at
FINA World Short Course Championships in Shanghai….was fifth in 400m
free at Commonwealth Games in Melbourne….finished fourth in 200m fly
and won first ever National open long course medal when third in 400m
free at Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne….won three
gold and two silver at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in
Sydney….was a finalist at Mare Nostrum series….won 200m and was
second in 400m free at Telstra GP1 in Brisbane….was the ninth in 400m
free at Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, BC….finished second in the
800m and third in the 400m free at the Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Hobart IN 2005 Won gold in 800m free, silver in 400m
free & 200m fly and was fifth in 200m free & 100m fly at FINA World Cup
in Daejon….added bronze in 200m fly at Telstra FINA World Cup in
Sydney….won bronze in 200m fly & 400m free at Telstra Australian Short
Course Championships in Melbourne….picked up gold in 200, 400m free
& 100, 200m fly and silver in 400m IM at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age
Championships in Brisbane….contested four finals including winning silver
in 400m free at Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney….was fifth in
200m fly at Telstra Trials in Sydney….represented Australian in Trans
Tasman Series IN 2004 Claimed gold in 100 & 200m fly and bronze in
100m free at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in
Perth….finished twelfth in 200m fly at Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Brisbane….competed in Telstra Olympic Team
Selection Trials in Sydney….represented Australian in Trans Tasman
Series IN 2003 Took home gold in 100 & 200m fly and bronze in 100, 200
& 400m free at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in
Brisbane…. represented Australian in Trans Tasman Series
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Commonwealth
Games
Melbourne, Australia 2006 5th 400m free
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC, Canada 2006 9th 400m free; 16th 800m free
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….competed at Australian Age Championships in Sydney
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother – Lyn, Father – Wes, Brother – Luke; WHAT
INSPIRES YOU: Hard workers;
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUATION: Student; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING AND
SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Tennis and netball; INTERESTING FACTS
PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU: None; SUPERSTITIONS:
None; ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Doing nothing, sitting and eating;
SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN: Making spring rolls; ONE THING YOU
CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: Food; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY
FROM SWIMMING: Hanging out with friends, going to the beach,
shopping and sleeping
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT PERSONAL BEST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING MEET
400m freestyle 4:09.68 9th 2006 Pan Pacs
800m freestyle 8:32.80 2007 Aust. Champs
100m butterfly 1:00.51 2005 Aust. Age
200m butterfly 2:12.06 2005 Aust. Age
400m IM 4:56.08 2005 Aust. Age
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Swim team; MOVIES: She's the Man; TV SHOW:
McLeod's Daughters; BANDS/MUSIC: Pop/Rock; FOOD: Chocolate;
DRINK: Milo; SWIM MEET: Australian Age Championships; HOBBIES:
Movies; PETS: Two dogs; WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST
INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY? My Mum, she teaches me a lot
of life skills; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE
WORDS: Determined, pleasant, kind; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE
REMEMBERED? Nice and fun; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS:
PBs; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Make an Olympics team;
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: When I grow up, I want to help children; HAVE
YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING
CAREER? Bit of asthma; WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND
WHY? Two and a half, parents wanted me to learn to swim; FAVOURITE
SWIMMER AND WHY? Susie O'Neil; FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND
WHY? Cathy Freeman, awesome;

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: SHAYNE REESE
NICKNAME: Reese or Reesey
D.O.B: 15/09/1982
AGE: 24
BORN: Ballarat, VIC
LIVES: Melbourne, VIC
HWT: 170cm
WGT: 64kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Carey Aquatic / VIS
TRAINS (Pool): Carey Sports Complex
COACH: Rohan Taylor
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Finished fourth in 4x200m free at the 2004 Athens
Olympics….won gold and silver relay medals at the 2005 FINA World
Championships….won relay gold at 2006 Commonwealth Games….has won two gold,
three silver and a bronze at two FINA World Short Course Championships….claimed
relay silver and bronze medals at 2006 Pan Pacific Championships….has won three
National Short Course titles
IN 2007 Was second in 200m IM and third in the 100m free at the Telstra Australian
Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)
IN 2006 Fourth in 100m free and fifth in 200m free at Telstra Commonwealth Games
Trials in Melbourne….part of Australia’s gold medal winning 4x100m free relay at
Commonwealth Games in Melbourne….won gold in 4x200m free & 4x100m medley
(heat swim), silver in 4x100m free and was fourth in 100m IM at FINA World Short
Course Championships in Shanghai….won bronze in 100m free at Santa Clara
International….won silver in 4x200m, bronze in 4x100m free, was fourth in 100m free
and tenth in 200m IM at Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, BC….won 100 & 200m
IM, was second in 100m free and was fifth in 50m breast at Telstra Australian Short
Course Championships in Hobart
IN 2005 Won gold in 4x100m free and silver in 4x200m free at FINA World
Championships in Montreal….was also 17 th in 200m free at FINA World
Championships….was second in 200m free, third in 200m IM and fourth in 100m free
at Telstra Trials in Sydney….won silver in 100m, 200m free, 100m IM at Telstra
Australian Short Course Championships in Melbourne….won bronze in 100m IM at
FINA World Cup in Sydney IN 2004 Was fourth in 4x200m at Athens Olympics on
international debut….won silver in 100m IM & 4x200m, bronze in 4x100m free and
was fourth in 200m free at FINA World Short Course Championships in
Indianapolis….was fourth in 200m and sixth in 100m free at Telstra Olympic Team
Selection Trials in Sydney…. Added silver in 100m free and 100m IM to first ever
National title when victorious in 200m free at Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Brisbane….claimed three medals at FINA World Cup in Melbourne
IN 2003 Picked up silver in 100m IM and bronze in 200m IM at Telstra Australian Short
Course Championships in Hobart….was a double finalist at Telstra Australian
Championships in Sydney and triple finalist at FINA World Cup in Melbourne
PREVIOUS YEARS 2002….won first ever National medals when claimed bronze in
100m free and 100m IM at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Melbourne….2001….contested three finals at Tip Top Australian Age Championships
in Melbourne and one at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Perth….2000….swam in two finals at Tip Top Australian Age Championships in
Perth…. Competed at Telstra Selection Trials in Sydney
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 2004 4th 4x200m
World Champs Montreal, Canada 2005 1st 4x100m free; 2nd 4x200m; 17th 200m free
Commonwealth Melbourne, Australia 2006 1st 4x100m free
Games
World Short Course Indianapolis, USA 2004 2 nd 100m IM, 4x200m free; 3 rd 4x100m free; 4 th 200m
Shanghai, China 2006 1 st 4x200m, 4x100m medley (heat swim); 2 nd 4x100m
free; 4 th 100m IM; 11 th 100m free; 26 th 200m free
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC, Canada 2006 2 nd 4x200m; 3 rd 4x100m free; 4 th 100m free, 10 th 200m
IM
Duel in the Pool Irvine, USA 2005 1 st 4x100m free; 6 th 200m IM
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE
EVENT PERSONAL
BEST
ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING MEET
50m freestyle 25.90 2005 Aust. Champs
100m freestyle 55.09 8th 2007 Aust. Champs
200m freestyle 1.59.28 9th 2005 Aust. Champs
200m IM 2.14.87 7th 2007 Aust. Champs
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother - Chris, Father - Graeme, Sister – Stacey; ROLE
MODELS: Look up to Grant Hackett
PERSONAL STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Full time swimmer; SPORTS BEFORE
SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Netball and tennis; INTERESTING
FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU NOW: I hate being late; ULTIMATE
RELAXATION: Sleeping; SUPERSTITIONS: None; SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN:
Everything- I cook every night. Steak and vegetables; ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE
WITHOUT: My family; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING:
Spending time with my boyfriend;
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: AFL Hawthorn; BANDS/MUSIC: R&B and anything in the top 40
countdown; FOOD: Steak, lindt chocolates; SWIM MEET: Watching Athens Olympics;
HOBBIES: Relaxing, hanging out with friends and shopping; PETS: 2 dogs- Bell and
Pugsley; BEST MATES: My mum, sister, Sarah Katsoulis; LAST BOOK READ: Tara
Moss novel; WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? My personality; WHO HAS BEEN
THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY? My family- they have
supported me all throughout my life; They have been there for me and always will;
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: Friendly, easy
going and dedicated HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Someone
who put in the hard work and achieved their goals; Someone who worked their butt off!
And the person who always had their hair done; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS:
4x10 World Champs, 200IM World Champs (final), improve 200IM; SWIMMING
CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: 2008 Olympic Games - 200m freestyle - individual spot
and relays; PERSONAL AMBITIONS: 2008 Olympic Games; After swimming- buy a
house, career in Real Estate (maybe), earn some money and settle down and be
happy; HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING
CAREER? I moved to Melbourne from Ballarat and I never lived away from home
before that - I am able to travel back every weekend to see my family though; WHAT
AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY? I participated in ‘Learn to Swim’ in
primary school and didn’t start properly training until I was 10 years old; FAVOURITE
SWIMMER AND WHY? Grant Hackett, he's down to earth and achieved a lot. Hard
worker, easy to talk to; NOTABLE QUOTE: (can’t remember exactly but something
like this); “A champion is a person that during a hard set wants to stop, but keeps
going”.

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: JENNIFER REILLY
NICKNAME: Jen
D.O.B: 06/07/1983
AGE: 23
BORN: Geraldton, WA
LIVES: Riverton, WA
HWT: 174cm
WGT: 79kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Rockingham / WAIS
COACH: Roger Bruce
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Dual Olympian….Olympic finalist at Sydney 2000….has
swum at two FINA World Championships….has won a gold, a sliver and two bronze
medals at three Commonwealth Games….won first Commonwealth Games medal at
age 15….has been a finalist at two FINA World Short Course Championship….won
six consecutive Australian 400m IM titles (99-04)
IN 2007Won 400m IM, was fourth in the 200m IM and 200m breast at the Telstra
Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)…. broke Australian record for 400m
IM at Telstra Australian Championships IN 2006Claimed the bronze medal in 400m
IM at Commonwealth Games in Melbourne….won 400m IM, was fourth in 200m IM
and seventh in 200m breast at Telstra Trials in Melbourne….was twelfth in 400m IM
at Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, BC IN 2005 Qualified fastest after heats of
400m IM before withdrawing from final at Telstra Trials in Sydney….grabbed silver in
400m IM at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Melbourne IN 2004
Finished 19 th in 400m IM at Athens Olympics….won 400m IM, was fourth in 800m
free and seventh in 200m IM at Telstra Trials in Sydney…broke Australian record for
400m IM at Telstra Olympic Team Selection Trials IN 2003 Was eighth in 400m IM at
the FINA World Championships in Barcelona….won 400m IM and was fifth in 200m
IM at the Telstra Australian Championships in Sydney….won 400m IM at FINA World
Cup in Melbourne….finished second in 200 & 400m IM at Telstra Australian Short
Course Championships in Hobart….added silver in 400m IM at Duel in the Pool in
Indianapolis
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….won 400m IM, was second in 200m IM and fourth in 800m free at Manchester
Commonwealth Games….was a finalist in 200 & 400m IM at the FINA World Short
Course Championships in Moscow….claimed gold in 400m IM at the Pan Pacs in
Yokohama….won 200/ 400m IM double at Telstra Australian Championships in
Brisbane….2001….placed ninth in 400m IM and 11 th in 200m IM at FINA World
Championships in Fukuoka….won 400m IM at Telstra Australian Championships in
Hobart….added four gold and two silver medals at Tip Top Australian Age
Championships in Melbourne….2000….finished eighth in 400m IM at the Sydney
Olympics….won 400m IM at Telstra Selection Trials….picked up three gold and two
silver at Tip Top Australian Age Championships in Perth….1999….was fifth in 400m
IM at Pan Pacs in Sydney….finished fourth in 400m IM at FINA World Short Course
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 2000 8th 400m IM
Athens, Greece 2004 19th 400m IM
World Champs Fukuoka, Japan 2001 9th 400m IM; 11th 200m IM
Barcelona, Spain 2003 8th 400m IM
Commonwealth Kuala Lumpur, 1998 3
Games
Malaysia
rd 400m IM
Manchester,
England
2002 1st 400m IM; 2nd 200m IM; 4th 800m free
Melbourne,
Australia
2006 3rd 400m IM
Pan Pacific Champs Sydney, Australia 1999 5th 400m IM
Yokohama, Japan 2002 1st 400m IM; 7th 200m IM, 800m free
Victoria, BC,
Canada
2006 12th 400m IM; 16th 200m breast
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 2001 1st overall women’s team; 3rd 400m IM
Duel in the Pool Indianapolis, USA 2003 2nd 400m IM
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 9
1 – 200m individual medley (02); 8 – 400m
individual medley (99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 06, 07)
Championships in Hong Kong….won first national title….1998….won first ever
international medal with bronze in 400m IM at Commonwealth Games in Kuala
Lumpur….finished second in 400m IM at Telstra Australian Championships in
Melbourne….won four gold at Tip Top Australian Age Championships
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum – Gayle, Dad – Mick, Brother – Michael, Sister – Sarah;
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Primary School Teacher; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING
AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Before – netball, T-ball, calisthenics, Now –
Swimming; SUPERSTITIONS: None; ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Doing nothing,
watching movies; SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN: Risotto and chocolate cakes; ONE
THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: My glasses; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY
FROM SWIMMING: Shopping, movies, catch up with gossip and going camping
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Swim team; MOVIES: The King and I – old classics; TV SHOW:
Sunrise; BANDS/MUSIC: Anything I can sing to; CDs: Anything I burn; FOOD: Icecream
with ice magic; DRINK: Pepsi Max; SWIM MEET: Age Nationals; PETS: Blue
Heeler – Croyden; BEST MATES: Make my life so much more entertaining; LAST
BOOK YOU READ: Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl; WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST
ASSET? My laugh; WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? My family and coaches through career – all their support and advice they
have given me over the years; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE
WORDS? Energetic, entertaining and smiley; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE
REMEMBERED? As someone who always tried their best and had a great time along
the way; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: To swim great at World Championships;
SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic medal; HAVE YOU
ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING CAREER? Asthma,
pneumonia; WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY? Six years because
my older brother did it; FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND WHY? Sarah Ryan and Alice
Mills because they are fabulous roomies;
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EV EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING N MEET
200m IM 2:14.99 8th 2002 Comm. Games
400m IM 4:38.62 Australian Record 2007 Aust. Champs
200m breaststroke 2:29.87 2007 Aust. Champs

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: STEPHANIE RICE
NICKNAME: Ricey
D.O.B: 17/06/1988
AGE: 18
BORN: QLD
LIVES: Brisbane, QLD
HWT: 175 cm
WGT: 64kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: St Peters
Western/QAS
TRAINS (Pool): St Peters College
COACH: Michael Bohl
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won gold in 200 & 400m IM at 2006
Commonwealth Games….selected on 2006 Australian Commonwealth
Games Swim Team aged 17....won two bronze at 2006 Pan Pacific
Championships….won two gold and ‘Female High Pointscore Award’ at the
2005 Junior Pan Pacs….won a gold, two silver and two bronze at 2004
Oceania Championships….has won ten gold, seven silver and three bronze
at three Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships….has won two
medals at Australian Championships
IN 2007 Won 200m IM, was second in the 400m IM and fifth in the 200m
free at the Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)
IN 2006 Won gold in 200 & 400m IM on senior international debut at
Commonwealth Games in Melbourne….finished with bronze in 200m IM
and 200m fly, was fourth in 400m IM and fifth in 100m back and 100m fly at
Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne….won bronze in 200 &
400m IM, was fifth in 200m fly and ninth in 100m fly at Pan Pacific
Championships in Victoria, BC
IN 2005 Won 100m fly and 200m IM and was fourth in 200m fly, 400m IM &
4x100m medley at Junior Pan Pacs in Maui….awarded ‘Female High
Pointscore Award’ at the Junior Pan Pacs….was second in 400m IM, third
in 200m fly and fourth in 100m fly and 200m IM at Telstra Trials in
Sydney….finished fourth in 100 & 200m fly at Telstra Australian Short
Course Championships in Melbourne….won three gold, four silver and a
bronze at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in Brisbane
IN 2004 Won 4x100m medley, was second in 100m fly & 400m IM and third
in 200m IM and 100m back at Oceania Championships in Suva….finished
fourth in 400m IM and sixth in 200m IM at Telstra Olympic Team Selection
Trials in Sydney….won first ever Open National medal when third in 400m
IM at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Brisbane….picked
up four gold, two silver and a bronze at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age
Championships in Perth….claimed second in 200m IM at Qantas Skins
IN 2003 Claimed three gold, one silver and a bronze at Fisher & Paykel
Australian Age Championships in Brisbane….represented Australia in Trans
Tasman Series….competed in Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Hobart PREVIOUS YEARS 2002…. competed in
Australian Age Championships in Sydney
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Commonwealth Melbourne, 2006 1
Games
Australia
st 200m, 400m IM
Pan Pacific
Victoria, BC, 2006 3
Champs
Canada
rd 200m, 400m IM; 5th 200m fly; 9th 100m
fly
Junior Pan Pac Maui, USA 2005 1
Champs
st 100m Fly, 200m IM; 4th 200m fly, 400m
IM, 4x100m medley
Oceania
Suva, Fiji 2004 1
Championships
st 4x100m medley; 2nd 100m Fly, 400m
IM; 3rd 200m IM, 100m Back; 4th 50m Fly
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 1
1 – 200m IM (07)
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum – Raeline, Dad – Warren, Step Dad – Allan,
Step Mum – Annelouise, Brother – Michael, Sister – Courtenay; WHAT OR
WHO INSPIRES YOU: People who achieve goals I want to achieve; ROLE
MODELS: Katie Hoff and Michael Phelps.
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Student at QUT – Nutrition; SPORTS BEFORE
SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Hockey, tennis, netball;
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU: Scared of
dogs because I was bitten when I was six months old – I needed stitches in
my head; SUPERSTITIONS: Obsessive compulsive about routines;
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Movies and massages; SPECIALITY IN THE
KITCHEN: Salads; ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: Phone or
internet; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING: Dancing
and shopping.
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Dolphins; MOVIES: Zoolander; TV SHOW: Prison Break,
The OC, America's Top Model, Grey's Anatomy; BANDS/MUSIC: Anything
new – dance style; CDs: Ministry of Sound; FOODS: Salads and Italian;
DRINK: Diet Coke/Pepsi Max; SWIM MEET: Commonwealth Games;
HOBBIES: Re-organise my room, make jewellery; PETS: Dog – Missi; BEST
MATES: Bronte Barratt, Stephanie Williams, Belinda Nevell (Nevy) and
Siobhan Keane (Vonny); LAST BOOK YOU READ: Angels and Demons;
WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Aware of my weaknesses; WHO HAS
BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY? Bohly
because he has guided me to achieve my goals and help me to become the
person I want to be; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE
WORDS? Welcoming, funny and helpful; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE
REMEMBERED? Someone who was supportive to everyone; SWIMMING
SHORT TERM GOALS: Worlds – medal and PB – Australian record in 200IM
and 400IM; SWIMMING ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic Golds; PERSONAL
AMBITIONS: Travel the world with Swimming team; HAVE YOU
ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING CAREER?
Sickness – glandular fever, two years on and off. 2004 tonsils and adnoids
removed; WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY? Michael
Phelps; FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Susie O'Neill; MOST NOTABLE
QUOTE: "Whatever the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve."
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE
EVENT PERSONAL BEST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING MEET
200m freestyle 1:59.53 2007 Aust. Champs
100m backstroke 1:02.68 2006 Aust. Champs
100m butterfly 59.18 7th 2005 Aust. Champs
200m butterfly 2:09.54 5th 2006 Pan Pacs
200m IM 2:12.90 2nd 2006 Comm. Games
400m IM 4:41.73 4th 2007 Aust. Champs

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: JESSICAH SCHIPPER
NICKNAME: Sparrow
D.O.B: 19/11/1986
AGE: 20
BORN: Brisbane, QLD
LIVES: Brisbane, QLD
HWT: 171.5cm
WGT: 62kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Redcliffe Leagues
Lawnton / QAS
TRAINS (Pool): Redcliffe HPC
COACH: Ken Wood
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won a gold medal as a heat swimmer in 4x100m
medley at Athens Olympics….was fourth in 100m fly at Athens Olympics….has
won two gold, one silver and one bronze at two FINA World
Championships….won first world titles at age 18….won three gold medals and
silver at 2006 Commonwealth Games….claimed two gold, a bronze and a world
record in 200m fly at 2006 Pan Pacific Championships….has won three gold and
a bronze at two FINA World Short Course Championships….current world
record holder for 200m fly (long course) IN 2007 Won 100 & 200m fly and was
third in 50m fly at the Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06) IN
2006 Won gold medal in 100 & 200m fly and 4x100m medley relay, as well
claiming silver in 50m fly at Commonwealth Games in Melbourne….claimed gold
medals in 100m and 200m fly and silver in 50m fly at Telstra Commonwealth
Games Trials in Melbourne….won 200m fly and 4x100m medley (in world
record) and was third in 100m fly at FINA World Short Course Championships in
Shanghai….won 100 & 200m fly and was third in 4x100m medley at Pan Pacific
Championships in Victoria, BC….broke first ever world record with 2:05.40 in
200m fly at Pan Pacific Championships….won 200m fly, was second in 100m fly
and fourth in 50m fly at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Hobart IN 2005 Won 100m fly and 4x100m medley and was second in 200m fly
at FINA World Championships in Montreal….broke Commonwealth record in
100 and 200m fly at FINA World Championships…. won first ever National long
course titles in 100 and 200m fly at Telstra Trials in Sydney….won 100 and
200m fly at the Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Melbourne….broke Commonwealth record in 100m fly at the Telstra Australian
Short Course Championships….named Female Butterfly Swimmer of the
Year…nominated for the Telstra Swimmer of the Year Award IN 2004 Swam
the fly leg in the heats of the 4x100m medley at Athens Olympics….was fourth in
the 100m fly at the Athens Olympics….was second in the 100m fly and third in
the 200m fly at Telstra Olympic Team Selection Trials in Sydney….won 4x100m
medley in world record time at the FINA World Short Course Championships in
Indianapolis…. won first ever Australian title at Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Brisbane IN 2003 Claimed bronze in the 4x100m medley and
was tenth in both the 100 and 200m fly at the FINA World Championships in
Barcelona….was second in both the 100 and 200m fly at the Telstra Australian
Championships in Sydney….won four gold and a silver at the Australian Youth
Olympic Festival in Sydney
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….won three gold and a silver at the Oceania Championships in
Noumea….added three gold at the Australian Age Championships in
Sydney….2001…. won three gold at the Tip Top Australian Age Championships
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 6
3 – 100m butterfly (05, 06, 07);
3 - 200m butterfly (05, 06, 07)
in Melbourne ….2000….claimed a gold and a silver at the Tip Top Australian
Age Championships in Perth
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother - Jenny, Father - Wolf Gang, Sister- Rebecca,
Triplett brothers - Stephan, Nicholas and Benjamin all 16; WHAT OR WHO
INSPIRES YOU: Susie O'Neill;
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Did half a year of Year 12; Currently
working at Swimming QLD; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS
YOU PLAY NOW: Previously I played soccer and ran cross country;
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU NOW: I have
younger triplet brothers ; SUPERSTITIONS: None; ULTIMATE RELAXATION:
Watching movies; SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Almost anything I feel like;
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: My family, including my puppies and
sleep; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING: Hanging out
with friends
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Australian swimming team; MOVIES: Dodgeball, Pirates of
the Caribbean; TV SHOW: CSI and 20 to 1; BANDS/MUSIC: Anything that I’m
in the mood for at the time; CDs: Same as above; FOOD: Chocolate and fruit;
DRINK: Vanilla Coke; SWIM MEET: Olympic Games; HOBBIES: Reading and
running; PETS: Three golden cocker spaniels: ‘Tia’, ‘Meg’ and ‘Lexy’; BEST
MATES: Sarah, Mel, Astrid, Kate, Kylie and Net; LAST BOOK READ: ‘Harry
Potter’; WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? My long blonde hair; WHO HAS
BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY? My parents and
coach for pushing and believing in me; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE
YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: Fun, blonde and happy; HOW WOULD YOU
LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As a happy person and as someone who
achieve what they aimed for; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: To win a
medal at the FINA World Championships; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE
GOAL: Individual Olympic Medal; PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To be happy with
everything I do and to have no regrets; HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY
OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING CAREER? Nothing too serious yet;
WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY? I could swim by the
time I was 3; My doctor encouraged me to swim because I had serious asthma;
FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND WHY? Susie O’Neill because she achieved what
she wanted and didn’t let anything stop her; FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND
WHY? Susie O'Neill; NOTABLE QUOTE: “Just keep trying. Everyone has a set
back. Just keep going. Every goal reached is a great achievement.”
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 2004 1 st 4x100m medley (heat swim); 4 th 100m fly
World Champs Barcelona, Spain 2003 3 rd 4x100m medley; 10 th 100m, 200m fly
Montreal, Canada 2005 1 st 100m fly, 4x100m medley; 2 nd 200m fly
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 2006 1 st 100m, 200m fly, 4x100m medley; 2 nd 50m fly
World Short Course Indianapolis, USA 2004 1 st 4x100m medley; 4 th 200m fly; 5 th 100m fly
Shanghai, China 2006 1 st 200m fly, 4x200m free, 4x100m medley; 3 rd 100m fly
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC, Canada 2006 1 st 100m, 200m fly; 3 rd 4x100m medley
Duel in the Pool Indianapolis, USA 2003 1 st 4x100m medley; 3 rd 100m fly; 5 th 200m fly
Irvine, USA 2005 1 st 100m, 200m fly, 4x100m medley
Oceania Champs Noumea, New Caledonia 2002 1 st 100m, 200m fly, 4x100m medley; 2 nd 4x100m free
Australian Youth Olympic Festival Sydney, AUS 2003 1 st 100m, 200m fly, 4x100m free, 4x100m medley; 2 nd 4x200m free
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT PERSONAL BEST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING MEET
50m butterfly 26.55 3rd 2006 Comm. Games
100m butterfly 57.15 Commonwealth Record 2006 Aust. Champs
200m butterfly 2.05.40 World Record 2006 Pan Pacs

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: MELANIE
SCHLANGER
NICKNAME: Mel
D.O.B: 31/08/1986
AGE: 20
BORN: Nambour, QLD
LIVES: Brisbane, QLD
HWT: 176cm
WGT: 67kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Commercial/QAS
TRAINS (Pool): Valley Pool
COACH: Stephan Widmer
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won bronze in 100m free, 4x100m &
4x200m free at 2006 Pan Pacific Championships….finished fifth
in 50m and 100m free at the 2006 Telstra Commonwealth
Games Trials….won a silver medal at the 2006 Mare Nostrum
series….has won four bronze medals at Australian Age
Championships
IN 2007 Was fifth in the 100m free and eighth in the 50m free at
the Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)
IN 2006 Finished fifth in 50m, 100m free and was seventh in
200m free at the Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in
Melbourne….won silver in 200m free at Monaco leg of Mare
Nostrum series….five time finalist at Mare Nostrum
series….claimed gold in 100m free and silver in 50m and 200m
free at Telstra GP1 in Brisbane….won gold in 50 & 100m free
and was fifth in 200m free at Telstra GP2 in Brisbane….won
bronze in 100m free, 4x100m & 4x200m free & was fifth in 50m
free at Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, BC….finished
seventh in 100m free at Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Hobart
IN 2005 Finalist in 50m and 100m free at Telstra GP in
Canberra….won bronze in the 50m free at the Fisher & Paykel
Australian Age Championships in Brisbane….competed for
University of Hawaii
IN 2004 Won bronze in the 50m and 100m free at the Fisher &
Paykel Australian Age Championships in Perth
IN 2003 Claimed bronze in 50m free at the Fisher & Paykel
Australian Age Championships in Brisbane
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum – Linda, Dad – Paul, Sister – Nikki,
Brother – Adam; WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: My training
squad; ROLE MODELS: Leigh Matthews – Brisbane Lions
coach for his attitude for sporting success
PERSONAL STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Studying Bsc at
University Queensland – Biomedical Science; SPORTS
BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW:
Athletics, water polo, tennis;
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT
YOU: I started swimming when I was 12 for three months but
quit because I hated it; SUPERSTITIONS: None; ULTIMATE
RELAXATION: Laying on the beach; SPECIALITY IN THE
KITCHEN: Chicken Schnitzel; ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE
WITHOUT: Jeremiah, my teddy bear; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO
DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING: Sleep, computers, eat out at
cafes
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Brisbane Lions; MOVIES: Harry Potter
Series; TV SHOW: Desperate Housewives, House, Prison
Break; BANDS/MUSIC: I like all music except Opera and Punk;
CDs: Salt'n'Pepa, 'The best of'; FOOD: Chocolate and chicken
schnitzel; DRINK: Pepsi Max; SWIM MEET: Commonwealth
Games Trials; HOBBIES: Computers; PETS: My cats, Co Co;
BEST MATES: Cassie Hunt, Jacinta Boyd; LAST BOOK YOU
READ: Harry Potter; WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? My
massive hands and feet; HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY
MEMBERS REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED
SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? No, my family are not bless
at any sports; WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN
YOUR LIFE AND WHY: Cassie Hunt for being the person who
constantly reminds me of the good in people; HOW WOULD
YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: Awesome,
amazing and modest; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE
REMEMBERED? A friend; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS:
4x100 world title with a super fast split; SWIMMING CAREER
ULTIMATE GOAL: A world record; PERSONAL AMBITIONS:
To be a doctor; HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY
OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING CARERR? I get sick
a lot; WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY?
14 – because little athletics finishes at u/15; FAVOURITE
SWIMMER AND WHY? Leisel Jones – she constantly amazes
me; FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Lance Armstrong – for
what he overcame to be the best; NOTABLE QUOTE: "Just
when the caterpillar thought it was the end of the world, it
became a butterfly".
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC, Canada 2006 3 rd 100m, 4x100m, 4x200m free; 5 th 50m free
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ST ALL-TIME
AUSTRALIAN
RANKING NG
MEET
50m freestyle 25.60 8th 2006 Aust. Champs
100m freestyle 54.94 = 6th 2006 Aust. Champs
200m freestyle 2.00.01 2006 Aust. Champs

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: EMILY SEEBOHM
NICKNAME: C-Bomb
D.O.B: 05/06/1992
AGE: 14
BORN: Adelaide, SA
LIVES: Brisbane, QLD
HWT: 180cm
WGT: 63kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Brothers Swimming
Club
TRAINS (Pool): Nudgee College
COACH: Matthew Brown
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won first Australian Open long course title
in 2006 aged 14….won gold in 100m back and 4x100m medley at
2007 Jnr Pan Pacs….has won five Australian Age titles….was fourth
in 100m IM at 2006 Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships….has represented Australia in two Trans Tasman
Series’
IN 2007 Won maiden National open title with dead heat victory in the
100m back at the Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec
06)….also finished third in 50m back and seventh in 200m IM at the
Telstra Australian Championships….won gold in 100m back and
4x100m medley at Jnr Pan Pacs in Maui
IN 2006 Claimed gold in 100 & 200m back, 200m free and 200m IM
as well as winning silver in 50 and 100m free at Fisher & Paykel
Australian Age Championships in Sydney….was fourth in 100m IM,
sixth in 100m back and eighth in 50m back at Telstra Australian
Short Course Championships in Hobart….represented Australia at
the Fisher & Paykel Trans Tasman Series….third in 100m back in
Australian 14yrs Age record at Telstra GP 2 in Brisbane
IN 2005 Won 100m back, was second in 100m free and 200m back
and third in 50 & 200m free at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age
Championships in Brisbane…. represented Australia on Trans
Tasman Series….won six gold at QLD State Championships and
was named Female Swimmer of the Meet
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum – Karen, Dad – John, Brothers – Tom,
Jack and Will; WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Ian Thorpe; ROLE
MODELS: My parents and coach PERSONAL -
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Student; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING
AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Netball, gymnastics, boxing, surf
life saving, soccer;
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Junior Pan Pac
Champs
Maui, USA 2007 1st 100m back, 4x100m medley
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE
EVENT PERSONAL ALL-TIME MEET
BEST AUSTRALIAN
RANKING
50m freestyle 26.76 2005 Brisbane Senior
Mets
100m freestyle 57.50 2006 QLD Champs
50m backstroke 28.80 5th 2007 Aust. Champs
100m backstroke 1:01.09 3rd 2007 Aust. Champs
200m backstroke 2:15.47 2007 Aust. Champs
200m IM 2:18.19 2007 Aust. Champs
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 1
1 – 100m backstroke (07)
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU:
Dad played 300 games of AFL football; SUPERSTITIONS: none;
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Listening to music; SPECIALTY IN THE
KITCHEN: Pasta, slice; ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT:
Mum cleaning my room; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM
SWIMMING: Go out with friends
FAVOURITES
SPORTING TEAM: NRL Storm; MOVIES: Jackass 2; TV SHOW:
The Wedge; BANDS/MUSIC: Pussycat Dolls CD’S: So fresh; FOOD:
Pizza; DRINK: Sprite; SWIM MEET: Metropolitan; HOBBIES:
Cooking; PETS: Dog and Walking fish; BEST MATES: Astrid Wonka,
Bridgette-Rose Taylor, Kylie Palmer; LAST BOOK YOU READ:
Dragon Keeper; HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS
REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A
NATIONAL LEVEL? Dad AFL Football, Mum Netball; WHO HAS
BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY: My
coach for all the work he's done; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE
YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS? Fun, sporty and bubbly; HOW
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? A good sport;
SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: World Champs to swim PBs;
SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Go to 2008 Olympics in
Beijing; PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Enjoy life; HAVE YOU
ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING
CAREER? Had shingles in 2004; WHAT AGE DID YOU START
SWIMMING AND WHY? Baby my Mum was a swimming teacher;
FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND WHY? Ian Thorpe, because he’s a
good swimmer; FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Billy Slater,
because he’s the best footy player; NOTABLE QUOTE: “It’s a tough
road that leads to heights of greatness”

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: TARNEE WHITE
NICKNAME: Whitey
D.O.B: 17/10/1981
AGE: 25
BORN: Redcliffe, QLD
LIVES: Canberra, ACT
HWT: 165 cm
WGT: 60kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Chandler / AIS
TRAINS (Pool): AIS
COACH: Shannon Rollason
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2000 Olympic finalist in 100m breast…. won silver
as a relay heat swimmer at 2000 Olympics…dual Commonwealth Games
bronze medallist from two appearances….has represented Australia at a
FINA World Championships and two Pan Pacific Championships….won only
Australian title aged 19 in 2001 in the 50m breast
IN 2007 Was second in the 100m breast and third in the 50m breast at the
Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)
IN 2006 Won bronze in 50m breast and was fourth in 100m breast at
Commonwealth Games in Melbourne….grabbed bronze in 50 & 100m breast
at Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne….picked up silver
(Barcelona) and bronze (Monaco) in 100m breast at Mare Nostrum
series….was third in 50m breast at Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Hobart
IN 2005 Finished third in both 50 & 100m breast at Telstra Trials in
Sydney….was second in 50 & third in 100m at QLD Championships
(December)
IN 2004 Was fourth in 50m and fifth in 100m breast at Telstra Olympic Team
Selection Trials in Sydney….was a finalist in 50 & 100m breast at Telstra
Australian Short Course Championships in Brisbane…. was a finalist in 50 &
100m breast at Telstra FINA World Cup in Melbourne
IN 2003 Claimed bronze in 100m and was fourth in 50m breast at the Telstra
Australian Championships in Sydney…. was a finalist in 100m breast at
Telstra FINA World Cup in Melbourne
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….won bronze in 50m breast and was fourth in 100m breast at
Manchester Commonwealth Games….was second in 100m and third in 50m
at Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane….claimed bronze in 50m
and 100m breast at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Melbourne….2001….finished ninth in 50 & 100m breast at FINA World
Championships in Fukuoka….added silver in 100m and bronze in 200m
breast to first ever Australian title when victorious in 50m breast at Telstra
Australian Championships in Hobart….2000….took home silver swimming
the breast leg of medley relay and was seventh in 100m breast at he Sydney
Olympics….was second in 100m and third in 50m at Telstra Selection Trials
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 2000 2 nd 4x100m medley (heat swim); 7 th 100m breast
World Champs Fukuoka, Japan 2001 9th 50m, 100m breast
Commonwealth
Games
Manchester, England 2002 3rd 50m breast; 4th 100m breast
Melbourne, Australia 2006 3rd 50m breast; 4th 100m breast
Pan Pacific Champs Sydney, Australia 1999 7th 100m breast; 13th 200m breast
Yokohama, Japan 2002 9th 100m breast
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 2001 1st overall women’s team
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE
EVENT PERSONAL ALL-TIME MEET
BEST AUSTRALIAN
RANKING
50m breaststroke 31.02 4th 2006 Aust. Champs
100m breaststroke 1:07.60 4th 2006 AIS International
200m breaststroke 2:31.65 2001 Aust. Champs
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 1
1 – 50m breaststroke (01)
in Sydney…. claimed silver in 100m breast at Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Melbourne….1999….made senior Australian Team debut
at Pan Pacs in Sydney….third in 100m breast at Telstra Australian
Championships
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Dad – Lionel, Mum – Maralyn, Brother – Nathan,
Sister-in-law – Kerrielee and three nephews; WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES
YOU: My team mates: ROLE MODELS: Nil
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Diploma in Event Management; SPORTS
BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Just swimming;
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU: None;
SUPERSTITIONS: No; ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Sitting on the beach;
SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN: Potato bake; ONE THING YOU CAN'T
LIVE WITHOUT: My family; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM
SWIMMING: Be with family and friends, go to the beach and shop
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Australian swim team of course; TV SHOW: Sex in the
City; BANDS/MUSIC: Xavier Rudd, Wolf Mother, Missy Higgins, Pete
Murray; FOOD: Breakfast, ice-cream; DRINK: Coke; SWIM MEET: Mare
Nostrum; HOBBIES: Bike riding, going to the beach, movies; PETS: Black
gold fish – Mini Mue; BEST MATES: Alice and Felicity; LAST BOOK YOU
READ: Scare Tissue; WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Personality;
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY:
My Mum, she has always supported me; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE
YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS? Fun, adventurous, caring; HOW WOULD
YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? A good person that always had a go;
SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: To win a medal at World
Championships in Melbourne; SWIMMING LONG TERM GOAL: Medal at
Olympics in 2008; HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED OBSTACLES DURING
YOUR SWIMMING CAREER? Three knee injuries; WHAT AGE DID YOU
START SWIMMING AND WHY? Age three to follow my brother

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: STEPHANIE
WILLIAMS
NICKNAME: Steph
D.O.B: 28/09/1989
AGE: 17
BORN: Singleton,NSW
LIVES: Canberra, ACT
HWT: 165cm
WGT: 55kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Hunter/AIS
TRAINS (Pool): AIS
COACH: Doug Frost
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won three gold at 2005 Junior Pan Pacs….has
collected five gold and two silver from two Oceania Championships….won
first National Open title at Australian Short Course Championships aged
13….has won two events at FINA World Cup….has won 13 gold at
Australian Age Championships
IN 2007Was fifth in the 400m free, sixth in the 200m free and won maiden
Australian open long course title with victory in 800m free at the Telstra
Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06) IN 2006 Was fourth in
800m free at Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials….collected three gold,
a silver and a bronze at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in
Sydney….won the 400m free at Telstra Grand Prix 1 & 800m free at
Telstra Grand Prix 2 in Brisbane….won the 400m, 800m and 4x200m free
at Oceania Championships in Cairns….claimed five medals including gold
in 800m free at Swim Meet of Champions in Mission Viejo….was third in
800m free at Santa Clara International….placed 13th in 800m free & 17th
in 400m free at Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, BC IN 2005
Claimed gold in 800, 1500 and 4x200m free and was seventh in 200m
back at the Junior Pan Pacs in Maui….finished second in 1500, third in
the 800 and fourth in 400m free at the Telstra Trials in Sydney….was also
third in 800m free and fourth in 100m back at Telstra Australian Short
Course Championships in Melbourne…. was fifth in 200m back at FINA
World Cup in Sydney IN 2004 Won 400 & 800m free at FINA World Cup
in Melbourne….won 200m back and 4x200m free and was second in
100m back and 400m free at Oceania Championships in Suva….finished
seventh in 200m back at Telstra Olympic Team Selection Trials in
Sydney…. Won five gold in 200, 400, 800m free and 100 & 200m back at
Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in Perth….claimed silver
in 200m back & 1500m free at Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Brisbane….represented Australia in Trans Tasman
Series IN 2003 Won first National Open title in 200m back at Australian
Short Course Championships in Hobart….added five gold in 200, 400,
800m free and 100 & 200m back at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC, Canada 2006 13th 800m free; 17th 400m free
Junior Pan Pacific Maui, USA 2005 1st 800m, 1500m,4x200m free; 7th 200m back
Champs
Oceania Champs
Championships in Brisbane….represented Australia in the Trans Tasman
Series
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum - Janene, Dad - Robin and Sister - Tiffany; WHAT
OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Bob Lawson; ROLE MODELS: Susie O'Neill.
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Student, Year 12; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING
AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Basketball and dancing; SUPERSTITIONS: If
I swim bad in a suit I don't ever wear it again; ULTIMATE RELAXATION:
Sleeping; SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN: Toast; ONE THING YOU CAN'T
LIVE WITHOUT: Friends and family; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY
FROM SWIMMING: Shop, eating out, having fun with friends.
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Bulldogs; MOVIES: Dirty Dancing, How to Lose a Guy in 10
Days; The Guardian; TV SHOW: The OC; BANDS/MUSIC: Top 50; CDs: What
ever is good; FOOD: Chocolate; DRINK: Milo; SWIM MEET: Age Nationals;
HOBBIES: Shopping, friends, having fun; PETS: Dogs and cat; BEST MATES:
Angie Bainbridge, Stephanie Rice, Bronte Barratt; LAST BOOK YOU READ:
Not sure, haven't read in a while; WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? My
kick; WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND
WHY? Bob Lawson. He has always believed in me; HOW WOULD YOU
DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS? Fun, happy, outgoing; HOW
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As a great swimmer and role
model; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: Swim well at 2007 FINA World
Championships; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Win Gold at the
Olympics; PERSONAL AMITIONS: To become a fashion designer; HAVE YOU
ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING CAREER?
Same injuries and motivational problems; WHAT AGE DID YOU START
SWIMMING AND WHY? Age 10 because my sister had asthma; FAVOURITE
SWIMMER AND WHY? Michael Phelps, he is so good!; FAVOURITE
ATHLETE AND WHY? Sonny Bill Williams, he's just my favourite; NOTABLE
QUOTE: "Live each day as if it's your last".
Suva, Fiji 2004 1 st 200m back, 4x200m free; 2 nd 100m back, 400m
free
Cairns, Australia 2006 1 st 400m, 800m, 4x200m free; 4 th 200m free; 5 th 200m
back; 7 th 100m back
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE
EVENT PERSONAL ALL-TIME MEET
BEST AUSTRALIAN
RANKING
200m freestyle 1:59.90 2007 Aust. Champs
400m freestyle 4:12.03 2007 NSW Open
Champs
800m freestyle 8:32.21 10th 2007 Aust. Champs
1500m freestyle 16:18.12 10th 2004 Jnr Pan Pacs
200m backstroke 2:14.60 2005 Canberra TT
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 1
1 – 800m freestyle (07)

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: TAY ZIMMER
NICKNAME: Tay
D.O.B: 24/05/1985
AGE: 21
BORN: Barham, NSW
LIVES: Palm Beach, Elanora
HWT: 182cm
WGT: 79kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Kingscliff / NSWIS
TRAINS (Pool): Kingscliff
COACH: Greg Salter
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Bronze medallist 2006 Commonwealth
Games....has won two gold and four silver at two FINA World Short
Course Championships….semi-finalist at FINA World Championships
2004….won first long course National title in 2005….has won six
Australian short course titles….has won three FINA World Cup
events….Commonwealth short course record holder in 100m back
IN 2007 Gold medallist in 50 & 100m back and third in 200m back at
the Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)
IN 2006 Won 100m back in new Australian Record as well as finishing
third in 50m back at the Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in
Melbourne….won bronze medal in 50m back and also finished 5th in
100m and 200m back at 2006 Commonwealth Games in
Melbourne….set world record and won gold in 4x100m medley and
won silver in 50, 100 & 200m back at FINA World Short Course
Championships in Shanghai….also set Commonwealth record in 100m
back and Australian record in 50m back at World Short Course….won
five gold and a silver to finish third in the Overall Trophy at the Mare
Nostrum series
IN 2005 Won 200m back and was third in 50 and 100m back at Telstra
Trials in Sydney….placed 14th in 200m back at FINA World
Championships in Montreal….won back treble at Telstra Australian
Short Course Championships in Melbourne….first in 50m back and
second in both 100 and 200m back at FINA World Cup in
Sydney….broke Australian short course record in 50m back
IN 2004 Won gold (medley relay heat swim, back leg) and was second
in 200m back at FINA World Short Course Championships in
Indianapolis…. won back treble at Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Brisbane including first ever national title and two
dead heats (50 & 100m) with training partner Sophie Edington…. first in
100 and 200m back and second in 50m back at FINA World Cup in
Melbourne….broke Australian short course record in 50 and 100m back
IN 2003 Represented Australia at Australian Youth Olympic Festival in
Sydney….won silver in 100m back and bronze in 50m back at Telstra
Australian Short Course Championships in Hobart….won a bronze
medal in 200m back at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships
in Brisbane….was a finalist in Telstra Australian Championships in
Sydney and Telstra FINA World Cup in Melbourne
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Champs Montreal, Canada 2005 14th 200m back
Commonwealth Melbourne, 2006 3
Games
Australia
rd 50m back; 5th 100m back; 5th 200m back
Duel in the Pool Irvine, USA 2005 3rd 200m back; 5th 100m back
Australian Youth
Olympic Festival
Sydney, AUS 2003 7th 100m back
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE
EVENT PERSONAL ALL-TIME MEET
BEST AUSTRALIAN
RANKING
50m backstroke 28.53 3rd 2007 Aust. Champs
100m backstroke 1:00.99 2nd 2006 AIS International
200m backstroke 2:12.85 7th 2005 Aust. Champs
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 4
1 - 50m backstroke (07)
2 – 100m backstroke (06, 07)
1 - 200m backstroke (05)
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….was a finalist at Telstra Australian Championships, Telstra Australian
Short Course Championships and Telstra FINA World Cup…. won a bronze
medal in 200m back at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in
Sydney….2001…. was a finalist at Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships and Telstra FINA World Cup ….2000….contested Telstra
Olympic Selection Trials
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum, Dad, Brothers and sisters – Ethyn, Taury, Namya,
Shayley, Athyra;
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: TAFE- currently studying Anatomy and Physiology;
SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Previously I
played: netball and surf life saving; I am now playing: netball; INTERESTING
FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU NOW: I have a sock fetish- I
buy new socks all the time; SUPERSTITIONS: Superstitious to the max;
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Turning up the tunes in my car; SPECIALTY IN
THE KITCHEN: Latina pasta; ONE THING YOU CAN LIVE WITHOUT: My
family; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING: Play guitar
and the drums
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Brisbane Lions; MOVIES: ‘White Chicks’; TV SHOW: ‘Will
and Grace’ and Grey's Anatomy; BANDS/MUSIC: The Fray, Snow Patrol, Missy
Higgins; CD’S: Xavier Rudd; DRINK: Wendy’s strawberry smoothie; SWIM
MEET: Olympics; HOBBIES: Surfing and playing the guitar and drums; PETS:
Labrador dog- ‘Buckley’; BEST MATES: Alana, Minx, Justine; LAST BOOK
READ: ‘A boy Called It’ by Dave Pelzer; WHATS YOUR GREATEST ASSET?:
My 1992 Holden Barina; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN
THREE WORDS: Cruisey; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: Keep enjoying
training; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: World Record holder;
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To become a Pediatrician; HAVE YOU
ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING CAREER?:
Finding the right coach; WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND
WHY?: At age 11, because I watched the Olympics on TV; FAVOURITE
SWIMMER AND WHY? Susie O’Neill because I love her; NOTABLE QUOTE?
"If you keep doing what you've always done, you'll keep getting what you've
always got".

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
SWIMMING RESULTS
I FINA World Championships
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Sept. 4-9, 1973
WOMEN
100m freestyle
1. K. Ender GDR 57.54
2. S. Babashoff USA 58.87
3. E. Brigitha HOL 58.87
200m freestyle
1. K. Rothhammer USA 2:04.99
2. S. Babashoff USA 2:05.33
3. A. Eife GDR 2:05.52
4. V. Rickard AUS 2:07.88
400m freestyle
1. H. Greenwood USA 4:20.28
2. K. Rothhammer USA 4:21.50
3. N. Calligaris ITA 4:21.79
4. V. Rickard AUS 4:23.48
8. N. Moras AUS 4:34.94
800m freestyle
1. N. Calligris ITA 8:52.97
2. J. Harshbarger USA 8:55.56
3. G. Wegner GDR 9:01.82
5. N. Moras AUS 9:09.93
8. S. Yost AUS 9:22.49
100m backstroke
1. U. Richter GDR 1:05.42
2. M. Belote USA 1:06.11
3. W. Cook CAN 1:06.27
200m backstroke
1. M. Belobe USA 2:20.52
2. E. Brightha HOL 2:22.15
3. A. Gyarmati HUN 2:22.48
7. D. Cain AUS 2:24.26
100m breaststroke
1. R. Vogel GDR 1:13.74
2. L. Rusanova URS 1:15.42
3. B. Schuchardt GDR 1:15.82
200m breaststroke
1. R. Vogel GDR 2:40.01
2. H. Anke GDR 2:40.49
3. L. Colella USA 2:41.71
100m butterfly
1. K. Ender GDR 1:02.53
2. R. Kother GDR 1:02.68
3. M. Aoki JPN 1:03.73
200m butterfly
1. R. Kother GDR 2:13.76
2. R. Beirer GDR 2:16.77
3. L. Colella USA 2:19.53
5. S. Yost AUS 2:22.32
200m individual medley
1. A. Huebner GDR 2:20.51
2. K. Ender GDR 2:21.21
3. K. Heedy USA 2:23.84
8. D. Cain AUS 2:26.63
400m individual medley
1. A. Wegner GDR 4:57.51
2. A. Franke GDR 5:00.37
3. N. Calligras ITA 5:02.02
4x100m freestyle relay
1. German Democratic Republic 3:52.45
2. United States 3:55.52
3. West Germany 3:58.88
4x100 medley relay
1. German Democratic Republic 4:16.84
2. United States 4:25.80
3. West Germany 4:26.57
4. Australia 4:34.45
(Young, Whitfield, Cain, Anderson)
MEN
100m freestyle
1. J. Montgomery USA 51.70
2. M. Rousseau FRA 52.08
3. M. Wenden AUS 52.22
200m freestyle
1. J. Montgomery USA 1:53.02
2. L. Krumphoiz USA 1:53.61
3. R. Pyttel GDR 1:53.97
4. S. Badger AUS 1:55.66
400m freestyle
1. R. DeMont USA 3:58.18
2. B. Cooper AUS 3:58.70
3. B. Gingsjoe SWE 4:01.27
4. J. Kulasalu AUS 4:14.62
1500m freestyle
1. S. Holland AUS 15:31.85
2. R. DeMont USA 15:35.44
3. B. Cooper AUS 15:45.04
100m backstroke
1. R. Matthes GDR 57.47
2. M. Stamm USA 58.77
3. L. Wanja GDR 59.08
200m backstroke
1. R. Matthes USA 2:01.87
2. Z. Verraszto HUN 2:05.89
3. J. Naber USA 2:06.91
4. R. Williams AUS 2:08.16
6. M. Tonelli AUS 2:09.63
100m breaststroke
1. J. Hencken USA 1:04.02
2. M. Kriukin URS 1:04.61
3. N. Taguchi JPN 1:05.61
200m breaststroke
1. D. Wilkie GBR 2:19.28
2. J. Hencken USA 2:19.95
3. N. Taguchi JPN 2:23.11
100m butterfly
1. B. Robertson CAN 55.69
2. J. Bottom USA 56.37
3. R. Backhaus USA 56.42
5. R. Seymour AUS 57.33
7. N. Rogers AUS 57.58
200m butterfly
1. R. Backhaus USA 2:03.32
2. S. Gregg USA 2:03.58
3. H. Floeckner GDR 2:03.84
200m individual medley
1. G. Larrson SWE 2:08.36
2. S. Carper USA 2:08.43
3. D. Wilkie GBR 2:08.84
400m individual medley
1. V. Hargitay HUN 4:31.11
2. R. Strachan USA 4:33.50
3. R. Colella USA 4:34.68
4x100m freestyle relay
1. United States 3:27.18
2. Soviet Union 3:31.36
3. German Democratic Republic 3:32.03
6. Australia 3:35.27
(Wenden, Badger, Rogers, Kulasalu)
4x200m freestyle relay
1. United States 7:33.22
2. Australia 7:43.65
(Kulasalu, Badger, Cooper, Wenden)
3. West Germany 7:43.68
4x100 medley relay
1. United States 3:49.49
2. German Democratic Republic 3:53.24
3. Canada 3:56.37
6. Australia 3:58.59
(Cooper, Creswick, Seymour, Wenden)
II FINA World Championships
Cali, Columbia
July 18-27, 1975
WOMEN
100m freestyle
1. K. Ender GDR 56.50
2. S. Babashoff USA 57.81
3. E. Brigitha HOL 58.20
200m freestyle
1. S. Babashoff USA 2:02.50
2. K. Ender GDR 2:02.69
3. E. Brigitha HOL 2:03.92
5. S. Gray AUS 2:05.16
7. J. Turrall AUS 2:05.68
400m freestyle
1. S. Babashoff USA 4:16.87
2. J. Turall AUS 4:17.88
3. K. Heddy USA 4:18.03
5. S. Gray AUS 4:23.72
800m freestyle
1. J. Turrall AUS 8:44.75
2. H. Greenwood USA 8:48.88
3. S. Babashoff USA 8:53.22
5. R. Milgate AUS 8:55.51
100m backstroke
1. U. Richter GDR 1:03.30
2. B. Treiber GDR 1:04.34
3. N. Garapick CAN 1:04.73
200m backstroke
1. B. Treiber GDR 2:15.46
2. N. Garapick CAN 2:16.09
3. U. Richter GDR 2:18.76
100m breaststroke
1. H. Anke GDR 1:12.72
2. W. Mazereeuw HOL 1:14.29
3. M. Morey USA 1:15.00
200m breaststroke
1. H. Anke GDR 2:37.25
2. W. Mazereeuw HOL 2:37.50
3. K. Linke GDR 2:38.28
100m butterfly
1. K. Edner GDR 1:01.24
2. R. Kother GDR 1:01.80
3. C. Wright USA 1:02.79
200m butterfly
1. R. Kother GDR 2:15.92
2. V. Lee USA 2:14.89
3. G. Wuschek GDR 2:15.96
7. N. Stove AUS 2:18.87
200m individual medley
1. K. Heddy USA 2:19.80
2. U. Tauber GDR 2:20.40
3. A. Franke GDR 2:20.81
6. J. Hudson AUS 2:24.85
400m individual medley
1. U. Tauber GDR 4:52.76
2. K. Linke GDR 4:57.83
3. K. Heddy USA 5:00.46
8. J. Hudson AUS 5:04.99
4x100m freestyle relay
1. German Democratic Republic 3:49.37
2. United States 3:50.74
3. Canada 3:53.37
4x100 medley relay
1. German Democratic Republic 4:14.74
2. United States 4:20.47
3. Holland 4:21.45
MEN
100m freestyle
1. A. Coan USA 51.25
2. V. Bure USSR 52.08
3. J. Montgomery USA 51.44
200m freestyle
1. T. Shaw USA 1:51.04
2. B. Furniss USA 1:51.72
3. B. Brinkley GBR 1:53.56
8. G. Windeatt AUS 1:56.23
400m freestyle
1. T. Shaw USA 3:54.88
2. B. Furniss USA 3:57.71
3. F. Pfuetze GDR 4:01.10
4. G. Windeatt AUS 4:02.72
1500m freestyle
1. T. Shaw USA 15:28.92
2. B. Goodell USA 15:39.00
3. D. Parker GBR 15:58.21
8. M. Metzker AUS 16:16.02
100m backstroke
1. R. Matthes GDR 58.15
2. J. Murphy USA 58.34
3. M. Nash USA 58.38
6. M. Tonelli AUS 58.72
200m backstroke
1. Z. Verraszto HUN 2:05.05
2. M. Tonelli AUS 2:05.78
3. P. Hove USA 2:06.49
100m breaststroke
1. D. Wilkie GBR 1:04.26
2. N. Taguchi JPN 1:06.40
3. D. Leigh GBR 1:05.32
200m breaststroke
1. D. Wilkie GBR 2:18.23
2. R. Colella USA 2:21.60
3. N. Pankin URS 2:21.75
100m butterfly
1. G. Jagenburg USA 55.63
2. R. Pyttel GDR 56.04
3. B. Forester USA 56.07
200m butterfly
1. B. Forester USA 2:01.95
2. R. Pyttel GDR 2:02.22
3. B. Brinkley GBR 2:02.47
200m individual medley
1. A. Hargitay HUN 2:07.72
2. S. Furniss USA 2:07.75
3. A. Smirnov URS 2:08.52
7. Graham Windeatt AUS 2:12.66
400m individual medley
1. A. Hargitay HUN 4:32.57
2. A. Smirnov URS 4:35.64
3. H. Geisler FRG 4:36.40
8. P. Dawson AUS 4:40.69
4x100m freestyle relay
1. United States 3:24.85
2. West Germany 3:29.55
3. Italy 3:31.85
4x200m freestyle relay
1. West Germany 7:39.44
2. Great Britian 7:42.55
3. Soviet Union 7:43.58
4x100 medley relay
1. United States 3:49.00
2. West Germany 3:51.85
3. Great Britian 3:52.80

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III FINA World Championships
West Berlin, Germany
Aug. 20-28, 1978
WOMEN
100m freestyle
1. B. Krause GDR 55.68
2. L. Jenssen NOR 56.82
3. L. Tsareva USSR 56.85
200m freestyle
1. C. Woodhead USA 1:58.53
2. B. Krause GDR 1:59.78
3. L. Tsareva USSR 2:01.76
400m freestyle
1. T. Wickham AUS 4:06.28
2. C. Woodhead USA 4:07.15
3. K. Linehan USA 4:07.73
5. M. Ford AUS 4:13.16
800m freestyle
1. T. Wickham AUS 8:24.94
2. C. Woodhead USA 8:29.35
3. K. Linehan USA 8:32.60
4. M. Ford AUS 8:33.45
100m backstroke
1. L. Jezek USA 1:02.55
2. B. Treiber GDR 1:03.18
3. C. Gibson CAN 1:03.43
200m backstroke
1. L. Jezek USA 1:02.55
2. B. Treiber GDR 2:14.07
3. C. Gibson CAN 2:14.23
100m breaststroke
1. J. Bogdanova USSR 1:10.31
2. T. Caulkins USA 1:10.77
3. M. Kelly GBR 1:11.99
200m breaststroke
1. L. Kachushite USSR 2:31.42
2. J. Bogdanova USSR 2:32.69
3. S. Nielsson DEN 2:33.60
100m butterfly
1. J. Pennington USA 1:00.20
2. A. Pollack GDR 1:00.26
3. W. Quirk CAN 1:01.82
200m butterfly
1. T. Cailkins USA 2:09.87
2. N. Hogshead USA 2:11.30
3. Andrea Pollack GDR 2:12.63
200m individual medley
1. T. Caulkins USA 2:14.07
2. J. Pennington USA 2:14.98
3. U. Tauber GDR 2:15.99
400m individual medley
1. T. Caukins USA 4:40.83
2. U. Tauber GDR 4:47.52
3. P. Schneider GDR 2:15.99
4x100m freestyle relay
1. United States 3:43.43
2. German Democratic Republic 3:47.37
3. Canada 3:49.59
4x100 medley relay
1. United States 4:08.21
2. German Democratic Republic 4:09.13
3. Soviet Union 4:14.91
8. Australia 4:21.50
MEN
100m freestyle
1. D. McCagg USA 50.24
2. J. Montgomery USA 50.73
3. K. Steinbach GER 59.79
200m freestyle
1. B. Forrester USA 1:51.02
2. R. Gaines USA 1:51.10
3. S. Kopliakov URS 1:51.33
7. S. Badger AUS 1:55.66
400m freestyle
1. V. Salnikov URS 3:51.94
2. J. Float USA 3:53.42
3. B. Forrester USA 3:53.97
7. M. Metzker AUS 3:56.64
1500m freestyle
1. V. Salnikov URS 15:03.99
2. B. Petric YUG 15:20.77
3. B. Hackett USA 15:23.38
4. M. Metzker AUS 15:25.60
100m backstroke
1. B. Jackson USA 56.36
2. P. Rocca USA 56.69
3. V. Kuznetsov URS 57.41
5. G. Patching AUS 58.44
200m backstroke
1. J. Vassallo USA 2:02.16
2. G. Hurring NZL 2:03.71
3. Z. Verraszto HUN 2:03.90
100m breaststroke
1. W. Kusch FRG 1:03.56
2. G. Smith CAN 1:03.60
3. G. Moerken FRG 1:03.62
200m breaststroke
1. N. Nevid USA 2:18.37
2. A. Miskarov URS 2:18.42
3. W. Kusch FRG 2:20.16
100m butterfly
1. J. Bottom USA 54.30
2. G. Jagernburg USA 55.26
3. P. Arvidsson SWE 55.38
200m butterfly
1. M. Bruner USA 1:59.38
2. S. Gregg USA 1:59.80
3. R. Pyttel GDR 2:01.33
200m individual medley
1. G. Smith CAN 2:03.65
2. J. Vassallo USA 2:04.99
3. A. Sidorenko URS 2:05.29
400m individual medley
1. J. Vassillo USA 4:20.05
2. S. Fesenko URS 4:22.29
3. A. Hargitay HUN 4:27.04
4x100m freestyle relay
1. United States 3:19.74
2. West Germany 3:26.65
3. Sweden 3:26.95
7. Australia 3:29.37
(Morgan, McKeon, Brewer, Patching)
4x200m freestyle relay
1. United States 7:20.82
2. Soviet Union 7:28.41
3. West Germany 7:33.29
8. Australia 7:39.94
(Brewer, Plancon, Matusic, Noel)
4x100 medley relay
1. United States 3:44.63
2. West Germany 3:48.55
3. Great Britain 3:49.06
IV FINA World Championships
Guayaquil, Equador
Aug. 1-7, 1982
WOMEN
100m freestyle
1. B. Meineke GDR 55.79
2. A. Verstappen HOL 55.87
3. J. Sterkel USA 56.27
200m freestyle
1. A. Verstappen HOL 1:59.53
2. B. Meineke GDR 2:00.67
3. A. Maas HOL 2:00.84
400m freestyle
1. C. Sshmidt GDR 4:08.98
2. P. Schneider GDR 4:10.08
3. T. Cohen USA 4:11.85
8. S. Baumer AUS 4:15.52
800m freestyle
1. K. Linehan USA 8:27.48
2. J. Willmott GBR 8:32.61
3. C. Schmidt GDR 8:33.67
8. S. Baumer AUS 8:54.61
100m backstroke
1. K. Otto GDR 1:01.30
2. I. Kieber GDR 1:01.47
3. S. Walsh USA 1:02.86
200m backstroke
1. C. Sirch GDR 2:09.91
2. G. Parkes AUS 2:14.98
3. C. Bunaciu ROM 2:15.40
100m breaststroke
1. U. Geweniger GDR 1:09.14
2. A. Ottenbrite CAN 1:11.03
2. K. Rhodenbaugh USA 1:11.03
200m breaststroke
1. S. Varganova URS 2:28.82
2. U. Geweniger GDR 2:29.71
3. A. Ottenbrite CAN 2:33.05
100m butterfly
1. M. Meagher USA 59.41
2. I. Geissler GDR 1:00.36
3. M. Buddemeyer USA 1:00.40
7. L. Curry AUS 102.05
200m butterfly
1. I. Geissler GDR 2:08.66
2. M. Meagher USA 2:09.76
3. H. Dahne GDR 2:10.29
6. L. Curry AUS 2:15.13
200m individual medley
1. P. Schneider GDR 2:11.79
2. U. Geweniger GDR 2:13.38
3. T. Caulkins USA 2:15.91
6. L. Curry USA 2:18.95
400m individual medley
1. P. Schneider GDR 4:36.10
2. K. Nord GDR 4:43.51
3. T. Caulkins USA 4:44.64
5. Lisa Curry AUS 4:52.23
4x100m freestyle relay
1. German Democratic Republic 3:43.97
2. United States 3:45.76
3. Holland 3:45.96
4x100 medley relay
1. German Democratic Rebublic 4:05.80
2. United States 4:08.12
3. Soviet Union 4:12.36
MEN
100m freestyle
1. J. Woithe GDR 50.18
2. R. Gaines USA 50.21
3. P. Johansson SWE 50.25
200m freestyle
1. M. Gross FRG 1:49.84
2. R. Gaines USA 1:49.92
3. J. Woithe GDR 1:50.71
400m freestyle
1. V. Salnikov URS 3:51.30
2. S. Semenov URS 3:51.43
3. S. Lodziewski GDR 3:51.84
1500m freestyle
1. V. Salnikov URS 15:01.77
2. S. Semenov URS 15:05.54
3. D. Petric YUG 15:10.20
8. M. Metzker AUS 15:53.61
100m backstroke
1. D. Richter GDR 55.95
2. R. Carey USA 56.04
3. V. Shermetov URS 56.42
200m backstroke
1. R. Carey USA 2:00.82
2. S. Wlader HUN 2:01.31
3. F. Baltrusch GDR 2:01.51
100m breaststroke
1. S. Lundquist USA 1:02.75
2. V. Davis CAN 1:02.82
3. J. Moffet USA 1:03.13
5. P. Evans AUS 1:03.89
200m breaststroke
1. V. Davis CAN 2:14.77
2. R. Zhulpa URS 2:16.68
3. J. Moffet USA 2:18.54
100m butterfly
1. M. Gribble USA 53.88
2. M. Gross FRG 54.26
3. B. Barson SWE 54.47
200m butterfly
1. M. Gross FRG 1:58.85
2. S. Fesenko URS 1:59.91
3. C. Beardsley USA 2:00.08
200m individual medley
1. A. Sidorenko URS 2:03.30
2. B. Barrett USA 2.03.49
3. G. Franceschi ITA 2:04.65
400m individual medley
1. R. Prado BRA 4:19.78
2. J. Berndt GDR 4:23.02
3. S. Fesenko URS 4:23.29
4x100m freestyle relay
1. United States 3:19.26
2. Soviet Union 3:21.78
3. Sweden 3:22.15
4x200m freestyle relay
1. United States 7:21.09
2. Soviet Union 7:24.91
3. West Germany 7:25.46
4x100 medley relay
1. United States 3:40.84
2. Soviet Union 3:42.86
3. West Germany 3:44.78

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V FINA World Championships
Madrid, Spain
Aug. 17-22, 1986
WOMEN
50m freestyle
1. T. Costache ROM 25.28
2. K. Otto GDR 25.50
3. M. Armentero SUI 25.93
100m freestyle
1. K. Otto GDR 55.05
2. J. Johnson USA 55.70
3. C.Bentum HOL 55.79
200m freestyle
1. H. Friedrich GDR 1:58.26
2. M. Stellmach GDR 1:58.90
3. M. Meagher USA 2:00.14
400m freestyle
1. H. Friedrich GDR 4:07.45
2. A. Strauss GDR 4:09.16
3. S. Hardcastle GBR 4:09.85
800m freestyle
1. A. Strauss GDR 8:28.24
2. K. Hartmann GDR 8:28.44
3. D. Babashoff USA 8:34.04
4. J. McDonald AUS 8:36.82
100m backstroke
1. B. Mitchell USA 1:01.74
2. K. Zimmermann GDR 1:02.17
3. N. Shibaeva URS 1:02.99
200m backstroke
1. C. Sirch GDR 2:11.37
2. B. Mitchell USA 2:11.39
3. K. Zimmermann GDR 2:11.45
100m breaststroke
1. S. Gerasch GDR 1:08.11
2. S. Horner GDR 1:08.41
3. T. Bogomilova BUL 1:08.52
200m breaststroke
1. S. Horner GDR 2:27.40
2. T. Bogomilova BUL 2:27.66
3. A. Higson CAN 2:31.34
100m butterfly
1. K. Gressler GDR 59.51
2. K. Otto GDR 59.66
3. M. Meagher USA 59.98
200m butterfly
1. M. Meagher USA 2:08.41
2. K. Gressler GDR 2:10.66
3. B. Weigang GDR 2:10.68
200m individual medley
1. K. Otto GDR 2:15.56
2. E. Denderberova URS 2:15.84
3. K. Nord GDR 2:16.05
400m individual medley
1. K. Nord GDR 4:43.75
2. M. Griglione USA 4:44.07
3. Noemi Lung ROM 4:45.44
4x100m freestyle relay
1. German Democratic Republic 3:40.57
2. United States 3:44.04
3. Holland 3:46.89
4x100 medley relay
1. German Democratic Republic 4:04.82
2. United States 4:07.75
3. Holland 4:10.70
4x200m freestyle relay
1. German Democratic Republic 7:59.33
2. United States 8:02.12
3. Holland 8:09.59
MEN
50m freestyle
1. T. Jager USA 22.49
2. D. Haisall SUI 22.80
3. M. Biondi USA 22.85
100m freestyle
1. M. Biondi USA 48.94
2. S. Caron FRA 49.73
3. T. Jager USA 49.79
200m freestyle
1. M. Gross FRG 1:47.92
2. S. Lodziewski GDR 1:49.12
3. M. Biondi USA 1:49.43
6. D. Armstrong AUS 1:50.17
400m freestyle
1. R. Henkel FRG 3:50.05
2. U. Dassler GDR 3:51.26
3. D. Jorgensen USA 3:51.30
1500m freestyle
1. R. Henkel FRG 15:05.31
2. S. Battistelli ITA 15:14.80
3. D. Jorgensen USA 15:16.23
100m backstroke
1. I. Polianskiy URS 55.58
2. D. Richter GDR 56.49
3. S. Zabolotnov URS 56.57
200m backstroke
1. I. Polianskiy URS 1:58.78
2. F. Baltrusch GDR 2:01.11
3. F. Hoffmeister FRG 2:02.42
100m breaststroke
1. V. Davis CAN 1:02.71
2. G. Minervini ITA 1:03.00
3. D. Volko URS 1:03.30
200m breaststroke
1. J. Szabo HUN 2:14.27
2. V. Davis CAN 2:14.93
3. S. Bentley USA 2:16.51
100m butterfly
1. P. Morales USA 53.54
2. M. Biondi USA 53.67
3. A. Jameson GBR 53.81
200m butterfly
1. M. Gross FRG 1:56.53
2. A. Mosse NZL 1:58.36
3. B. Nielsen DEN 1:59.09
200m individual medley
1. T. Darnyi HUN 2:01.57
2. A. Baumann CAN 2:02.34
3. V. Yaroshuk URS 2:02.61
400m individual medley
1. T. Darnyi HUN 4:18.98
2. V. Yaroshuk URS 4:22.03
3. A. Baumann CAN 4:22.58
4x100m freestyle relay
1. United States 3:19.89
2. Soviet Union 3:21.14
3. German Democratic Republic 3:21.47
4x200m freestyle relay
1. German Democratic Republic 7:15.91
2. West Germany 7:15.96
3. United States 7:18.29
4. Australia 7:22.57
(Renshaw, Brooks, Stockwell, Fasala)
4x100 medley relay
1. United States 3:41.25
2. West Germany 3:42.26
3. Soviet Union 3:42.63
VI FINA World Championships
Perth, Australia
Jan. 3-13, 1991
WOMEN
50m freestyle
1. Z. Yong CHN 25.47
2. L. Fetter USA 25.50
2. C. Plewinski FRA 25.50
100m freestyle
1. N. Haislett USA 55.17
2. C. Plewinski FRA 55.31
3. Z. Yong CHN 55.65
200m freestyle
1. H. Lewis AUS 2:00.48
2. J. Evans USA 2:00.67
3. M. Jacobsen DEN 2:00.93
400m freestyle
1. J. Evans USA 4:08.63
2. H. Lewis AUS 4:09.40
3. S. Chiba JPN 4:11.44
800m freestyle
1. J. Evans USA 8:24.05
2. G. Mueller GER 8:30.20
3. J. Henke GER 8:30.31
5. D. Procter AUS 8:36.38
7. J. McDonald AUS 8:40.72
100m backstroke
1. K. Egerszegi HUN 1:01.78
2. T. Szabo HUN 1:01.98
3. J. Wagstaff USA 1:02.17
6. N. Livingston AUS 1:03.19
200m backstroke
1. K. Egerszegi HUN 2:09.15
2. D. Hase GER 2:12.01
3. J. Wagstaff USA 2:13.14
100m breaststroke
1. L. Frame AUS 1:08.81
2. J. Doerries GER 1:09.35
3. E. Volkova URS 1:09.66
8. S. Riley AUS 1:11.15
200m breaststroke
1. E. Volkova URS 2:29.53
2. L. Frame AUS 2:30.02
3. J. Doerries GER 2:30.14
100m butterfly
1. Q. Hong CHN 59.68
2. W. Xiaohong CHN 59.81
3. C. Plewinski FRA 59.88
6. S. O’Neill AUS 1:00.54
200m butterfly
1. S. Sanders USA 2:09.24
2. R. Shito JPN 2:11.06
3. H. Lewis AUS 2:11.09
4. H. Morris AUS 2:11.71
200m individual medley
1. L. Li CHN 2:13.40
2. S. Sanders USA 2:14.06
3. D. Hunger GER 2:16.16
4. E. Overton AUS 2:16.23
400m individual medley
1. L. Li CHN 4:41.45
2. H. Lewis AUS 4:41.46
3. S. Sanders USA 4:43.41
4x100m freestyle relay
1. United States 3:43.26
2. Germany 3:44.37
3. Netherlands 3:45.05
4. Australia 3:48.24
4x100m medley relay
1. United States 4:06.51
2. Australia 4:08.04
3. Germany 4:10.50
4x200m Freestyle relay
1. Germany 8:02.56
2. Netherlands 8:05.97
3. Denmark 8:07.20
MEN
50m freestyle
1. T. Jager USA 22.16
2. M. Biondi USA 22.26
3. G. Prigoda URS 22.62
7. A. Balidon AUS 22.87
8. D. Lange AUS 22.88
100m freestyle
1. M. Biondi USA 49.18
2. T. Werner SWE 49.63
3. G. Lamberti ITA 49.82
200m freestyle
1. G. Lamberti ITA 1:47.27
2. S. Zesner GER 1:48.28
3. A. Wojdat POL 1:48.70
400m freestyle
1. J. Hoffmann GER 3:48.08
2. S. Pfeiffer GER 3:48.86
3. A. Wojdat POL 3:49.67
7. I. Brown AUS 3:51.75
1500m freestyle
1. J. Hoffmann GER 14:50.36
2. K. Perkins AUS 14:50.58
3. S. Pfeiffer GER 14:59.34
5. G. Housman AUS 15:12.42
100m backstroke
1. J. Rouse USA 55.23
2. M. Tewksbury CAN 55.29
3. M. Zubero ESP 55.61
7. T. Stachewicz AUS 57.00
200m backstroke
1. M. Zubero ESP 1:59.52
2. S. Battistelli ITA 1:59.98
3. V. Selkov URS 2:00.33
100m breaststroke
1. N. Rosza HUN 1:01.45
2. A. Moorhouse GBR 1:01.58
3. G. Minervini ITA 1:01.74
200m breaststroke
1. M. Barowman USA 2:11.23
2. N. Rosza HUN 2:12.03
3. N. Gillingham GBR 2:13.12
7. P. Rogers AUS 2:15.00
100m butterfly
1. A. Nesty SUR 53.29
2. M. Gross GER 53.31
3. V. Kulikov URS 53.74
7. R. Bruce AUS 54.45
200m butterfly
1. M. Stewart USA 1:55.69
2. M. Gross GER 1:56.78
3. T. Darnyi HUN 1:58.25
8. M. Roberts AUS 2:03.08
200m individual medley
1. T. Darnyi HUN 1:59.36
2. E. Namesnik USA 2:01.87
3. C. Gessner GER 2:02.36
400m individual medley
1. T. Darnyi HUN 4:12.36
2. E. Namesnik USA 4:15.21
3. S. Battistelli ITA 4:16.50
4x100m freestyle relay
1. United States 3:17.15
2. Germany 3:18.88
3. Soviet Union 3:18.97
5. Australia 3:20.96
4x200m freestyle relay
1. Germany 7:13.50
2. United States 7:14.87
3. Italy 7:17.18
4. Australia 7:21.86
4x100 medley relay
1. United States 3:39.66
2. Soviet Union 3:40.41
3. Germany 3:42.13
6. Australia 3:42.82

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VII FINA World Championships
Rome, Italy
Sept. 5-11, 1994
WOMEN
50m freestyle
1. L. Jingyi CHN 24.51
2. N. Mesheryakova RUS 25.10
3. A. Dyken USA 25.18
100m freestyle
1. J. Le CHN 54.01
2. B. Lu CHN 54.15
3. F. Almsick GER 54.77
200m freestyle
1. F. Almsick GER 1:56.78
2. B. Lu CHN 1:56.89
3. C. Poll CRC 1:57.61
6. S. O’Neill AUS 2:00.62
400m freestyle
1. Y. Aihua CHN 4:09.64
2. C. Teuscher USA 4:10.21
3. C. Poll CRC 4:10.61
4. H. Lewis AUS 4:11.31
800m freestyle
1. J. Evans USA 8:29.85
2. H. Lewis AUS 8:29.94
3. B. Bennett USA 8:31.30
6. S. Gartell AUS 8:38.70
100m backstroke
1. H. Cihong CHN 1:00.57
2. N. Zhivanevskaya RUS 1:00.83
3. B. Bedford USA 1:01.32
6. E. Overton AUS 1:02.24
8. N. Stevenson AUS 1:02.69
200m backstroke
1. C. He CHN 2:07.40
2. K. Egerszegi HUN 2:09.10
3. L. Vigarani ITA 2:10.92
7. N. Stevenson AUS 2:14.10
100m breaststroke
1. S. Riley AUS 1:07.69
2. G. Dai CHN 1:09.26
3. Y. Yuan CHN 1:10.19
200m breaststroke
1. S. Riley AUS 2:26.87
2. Y. Yuan CHN 2:27.38
3. B. Becue BEL 2:28.85
4. R. Brown AUS 2:28.87
100m butterfly
1. L. Limin CHN 58.98
2. Q. Yun CHN 59.69
3. S. O’Neil AUS 1:00.11
4. P. Thomas AUS 1:00.23
200m butterfly
1. L. Limin CHN 2:07.25
2. Q. Yun CHN 2:07.42
3. S. O’Neil AUS 2:09.54
200m individual medley
1. L. Bin CHN 2:12.34
2. A. Wagner USA 2:14.40
3. E. Overton AUS 2:15.26
400m individual medley
1. D. Guohong CHN 4:39.14
2. A. Wagner USA 4:39.98
3. K. Quance USA 4:42.21
5. H. Lewis AUS 4:45.08
4x100m freestyle relay
1. China 3:37.91
2. United States 3:41.50
3. Germany 3:42.92
4. Australia 3:45.38
4x200m freestyle relay
1. China 7:57.96
2. Germany 8:01.37
3. United States 8:03.16
4. Australia 8:09.79
4x100 medley relay
1. China 4:01.67
2. United States 4:06.53
3. Russia 4:06.70
4. Australia 4:08.95
MEN
50m freestyle
1. A. Popov RUS 22.17
2. G. Hall USA 22.44
3. R. Majolls LTU 22.52
100m freestyle
1. A. Popov RUS 49.12
2. G. Hall USA 49.41
3. G. Borges BRA 49.52
200m freestyle
1. A. Kasvio FIN 1:47.32
2. A. Holmertz SWE 1:48.24
3. D. Loader NZL 1:48.49
400m freestyle
1. K. Perkins AUS 3:43.80
2. A. Kasvio FIN 3:48.55
3. D. Loader NZL 3:48.62
4. D. Kowalski AUS 3:50.03
1500m freestyle
1. K. Perkins AUS 14:50.52
2. D. Kowalski AUS 14:53.42
3. S. Zesner GER 15:09.20
100m backstroke
1. M. Lopez-Zubero ESP 55.17
2. J. Rouse USA 55.51
3. T. Deutsch HUN 55.69
200m backstroke
1. V. Selkov RUS 1:57.52
2. M. Lopez-Zubero ESP 1:58.75
3. R. Sharp USA 1:58.86
100m breaststroke
1. N. Rosza HUN 1:01.24
2. K. Guttler HUN 1:01.44
3. F. Deburghgraeve BEL 1:01.79
4. P. Rogers AUS 1:01.80
200m breaststroke
1. N. Rosza HUN 2:12.81
2. E. Wunderlich USA 2:12.87
3. K. Guttler HUN 2:14.12
100m butterfly
1. R. Szukala POL 53.51
2. L. Frolander SWE 53.65
3. D. Pankratov RUS 53.68
200m butterfly
1. D. Pankrotav RUS 1:56.54
2. D. Laoder NZL 1:57.99
3. C. Bremer GER 1:58.11
200m individual medley
1. J. Sievinen FIN 1:58.56
2. G. Burgess USA 2:00.86
3. A. Czene HUN 2:01.84
400m individual medley
1. T. Dolan USA 4:12.30
2. J. Sievinen FIN 4:13.29
3. E. Namesnik USA 4:15.69
4x100m freestyle relay
1. United States 3:16.90
2. Russia 3:18.12
3. Brazil 3:19.35
6. Australia 3:21.36
4x200m freestyle relay
1. Sweden 7:17.74
2. Russia 3:18.12
3. Germany 7:19.10
5. Australia 7:20.86
4x100 medley relay
1. United States 3:37.74
2. Russia 3:38.28
3. Hungary 3:39.47
5. Australia 3:41.74
VIII FINA World Championships
Perth, Australia
Jan. 7-18, 1998
WOMEN
50m freestyle
1. A. Dyken USA 25.15
2. S. Volker GER 25.32
3. Y. Shan CHN 25.36
100m freestyle
1. J. Thompson USA 54.95
2. M. Maravcova SVK 55.09
3. Y. Shan CHN 55.10
200m freestyle
1. C. Poll CRC 1:58.90
2. M. Maravcova SVK 1:59.61
3. J. Greville AUS 1:59.92
400m freestyle
1. Y. Chen CHN 4:06.72
2. B. Bennett USA 4:07.07
3. D. Hase GER 4:08.82
800m freestyle
1. B. Bennett USA 8:28.71
2. D. Munz USA 8:29.97
3. K. Vliehhuis NED 8:33.34
100m backstroke
1. L. Loveless-Maurer USA 1:01.16
2. M. Nakamura JPN 1:01.28
3. Sandra Volka GER 1:01.47
200m backstroke
1. R. Maracineanu FRA 2:11.26
2. D. Hase GER 2:11.45
3. 2:12.22 JPN 2:12.22
100m breaststroke
1. K. Kowal USA 1:08.42
2. H. Dennan AUS 1:08.51
3. L. Oosten CAN 1:08.66
200m breaststroke
1. A. Kovacs HUN 2:25.45
2. K. Kowal USA 2:26.19
3. J. Street USA 2:26.50
4. S. Riley AUS 2:26.63
100m butterfly
1. J. Thompson USA 58.46
2. A. Aoyama JPN 58.79
3. P. Thomas AUS 58.97
5. S. O’Neil AUS 59.27
200m butterfly
1. S. O’Neil AUS 2:07.93
2. P. Thomas AUS 2:09.08
3. M. Hyman USA 2:09.98
200m individual medley
1. Y. Wu CHN 2:10.88
2. Y. Chen CHN 2:13.66
3. M. Maravcova SVK 2:14.26
8. E. Overton AUS 2:16.74
4x100m freestyle relay
1. United States 3.42.11
2. Germany 3.43.11
3. Australia 3.43.71
4x100 medley relay
1. USA 4.01.93
2. Australia 4.05.12
3. Japan 4.06.27
4x200 freestyle relay
1. Germany 8.01.46
2. United States 8.02.88
3. Australia 8.04.19
MEN
50m freestyle
1. B. Pilczuk USA 22.29
2. A. Popov RUS 22.43
3. R. Busquets PUR 22.47
3. M. Klim AUS 22.47
100m freestyle
1. A. Popov RUS 48.93
2. M. Klim AUS 49.20
3. L. Frolander SWE 49.53
200m freestyle
1. M. Klim AUS 1:47.41
2. M. Rosolino ITA 1:48.30
3. P. vdHoogenband NED 1:48.65
400m freestyle
1. I. Thorpe AUS 3:46.29
2. G. Hackett AUS 3:46.44
3. P. Palmer GBR 3:48.02
1500m freestyle
1. G. Hackett AUS 14:51.70
2. E. Brembilla ITA 15:00.59
3. D. Kowalski AUS 15:03.94
100m backstroke
1. L. Krayzelburg USA 55.00
2. M. Versfeld CAN 55.17
3. S. Theloke GER 55.20
200m backstroke
1. L. Krayzelburg USA 1:58.84
2. R. Braun GER 1:59.23
3. M. Versfeld CAN 1:59.39
100m breaststroke
1. F. deBurghgroeve BEL 1:01.34
2. Q. Zeng CHN 1:01.76
3. K. Grote USA 1:01.93
4. P. Rogers AUS 1:02.01
6. S. Cowley AUS 1:02.47
200m breaststroke
1. K. Grote USA 2:13.40
2. J. Sarnin FRA 2:13.42
3. N. Rozsa HUN 2:13.59
100m butterfly
1. M. Klim AUS 52.25
2. L. Frolander SWE 52.79
3. G. Huegill AUS 52.90
200m butterfly
1. D. Sylantyev UKR 1:56.61
2. F. Esposito FRA 1:56.77
3. T. Malchow USA 1:57.26
200m individual medley
1. M. Wouda NED 2:01.18
2. X. Marchand FRA 2:01.66
3. R. Karnaugh USA 2:01.89
4. M. Dunn AUS 2:02.03
400m individual medley
1. T. Dolan USA 4:14.95
2. M. Wouda NED 4:15.53
3. Curtis Myden CAN 4:16.45
4. M. Dunn AUS 4:16.76
7. T. Steed AUS 4:21.86
4x100m freestyle relay
1. United States 3:16.69
2. Australia 3:16.97
3. Russia 3:18.45
4x200m freestyle relay
1. Australia 7:12.48
2. Netherlands 7:16.77
3. Great Britain 7:17.33
4x100 medley relay
1. Australia 3:37.98
2. United States 3:38.56
3. Hungary 3:39.53

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VII FINA World Championships
Rome, Italy
Sept. 5-11, 1994
WOMEN
50m freestyle
1. J. Le CHN 24.51
2. N. MesheryakovaRUS 25.10
3. A. Dyken USA 25.18
100m freestyle
1. J. Le CHN 54.01
2. B. Lu CHN 54.15
3. F. AlmsickGER 54.77
200m freestyle
1. F. AlmsickGER 1:56.78
2. B. Lu CHN 1:56.89
3. C. Poll CRC 1:57.61
6. S. O’NeillAUS 2:00.62
400m freestyle
1. Y. Aihua CHN 4:09.64
2. C. TeuscherUSA 4:10.21
3. C. Poll CRC 4:10.61
4. H. Lewis AUS 4:11.31
800m freestyle
1. J. Evans USA 8:29.85
2. H. Lewis AUS 8:29.94
3. B. BennettUSA 8:31.30
6. S. GartrellAUS 8:38.70
100m backstroke
1. H. CihongCHN 1:00.57
2. N. ZhivanevskayaRUS 1:00.83
3. B. BedfordUSA 1:01.32
6. E. OvertonAUS 1:02.24
8. N. StevensonAUS 1:02.69
200m backstroke
1. C. He CHN 2:07.40
2. K. EgerszegiHUN 2:09.10
3. L. VigaraniITA 2:10.92
7. N. StevensonAUS 2:14.10
100m breaststroke
1. S. Riley AUS 1:07.69
2. G. Dai CHN 1:09.26
3. Y. Yuan CHN 1:10.19
200m breaststroke
1. S. Riley AUS 2:26.87
2. Y. Yuan CHN 2:27.38
3. B. Becue BEL 2:28.85
100m butterfly
1. L. Limin CHN 58.98
2. Q. Yun CHN 59.69
3. S. O’Neill AUS 1:00.11
200m butterfly
1. L. Limin CHN 2:07.25
2. Q. Yun CHN 2:07.42
3. S. O’Neill AUS 2:09.54
200m individual medley
1. B. Lu CHN 2:12.34
2. A. WagnerUSA 2:14.40
3. E. OvertonAUS 2:15.26
400m individual medley
1. D. GuohongCHN 4:39.14
2. A. Wagner USA 4:39.98
3. K. Quance USA 4:42.21
4x100m freestyle relay
1. China 3:37.91
2. United States 3:41.50
3. Germany 3:42.92
4. Australia 3:45.38
4x100 medley relay
1. China 4:01.67
2. United States 4:06.53
3. Russia 4:06.70
MEN
50m freestyle
1. A. Popov RUS 22.17
2. G. Hall USA 22.44
3. R. Majolis LTU 22.52
100m freestyle
1. A. Popov RUS 49.12
2. G. Hall USA 49.41
3. G. Borges BRA 49.52
200m freestyle
1. A. Kasivo FIN 1:47.32
2. A. HolmertzSWE 1:48.24
3. D. Loader NZL 1:48.49
400m freestyle
1. K. PerkinsAUS 3:43.80
2. A. Kasvio FIN 3:48.55
3. D. Loader NZL 3:48.62
4. D. KowalskiAUS 3:50.03
1500m freestyle
1. K. Perkins AUS 14:50.52
2. D. Kowalski AUS 14:53.42
3. S. Zesner GER 15:09.20
100m backstroke
1. M. Lopez-ZuberoESP 55.17
2. J. Rouse USA 55.51
3. T. DeutschHUN 55.69
200m backstroke
1. V. Selkov RUS 1:57.52
2. M. Lopez-ZuberoESP 1:58.75
3. R. Sharp USA 1:58.86
100m breaststroke
1. N. Rosza HUN 1:01.24
2. K. Guttler HUN 1:01.44
3. F. DeburghgraeveBEL 1:01.79
4. P. Rogers AUS 1:01.80
200m breaststroke
1. N. Rosza HUN 2:12.81
2. E. WunderlichUSA 2:12.87
3. K. Guttler HUN 2:14.1211`
100m butterfly
1. R. SzukalaPOL 53.51
2. L. FrolanderSWE 53.65
3. D. PankratovRUS 53.68
200m butterfly
1. D. PankratovRUS 1:56.54
2. D. Loader NZL 1:57.99
3. C. BremerGER 1:58.11
200m individual medley
1. J. SievinenFIN 1:58.16
2. G. BurgessUSA 2:00.86
3. A. Czene HUN 2:01.84
400m individual medley
1. T. Dolan USA 4:12.30
2. J. SievinenFIN 4:13.29
3. E. NamesnikUSA 4:15.69
7. P. Bryant AUS 4:21.38
4x100m freestyle relay
1. United States 3:16.90
2. Russia 3:18.12
3. Brazil 3:19.35
4x200m freestyle relay
1. Sweden 7:17.74
2. Russia 7:18.13
3. Germany 7:19.54
4x100 medley relay
1. United States 3:37.74
2. Russia 3:38.28
3. Hungary 3:39.47
VIII FINA World Championships
Perth, Australia
Jan. 7-18, 1998
WOMEN
50m freestyle
1. A. Dyken USA 25.15
2. S. Volker GER 25.32
3. Y. Shan CHN 25.36
100m freestyle
1. J. Thonpson USA 54.95
2. M. Moravcova SVK 55.09
3. Y. Shan CHN 55.10
200m freestyle
1. C. Poll CRC 1:58.90
2. M. Moravcova SVK 1:59.61
3. J. Greville AUS 1:59.92
6. S. O’Neill AUS 2:00.33
400m freestyle
1. Y. Chen CHN 4:06.72
2. B. Bennett USA 4:07.07
3. D. Hase GER 4:08.82
5. J. Greville AUS 4:11.59
800m freestyle
1. B. Bennett USA 8:28.71
2. D. Munz USA 8:29.97
3. K. Vlieghuis NED 8:32.34
100m backstroke
1. L. Loveless-MaurerUSA 1:01.16
2. M. Nakamura JPN 1:01.28
3. Sandra Volker GER 1:01.47
200m backstroke
1. R. Maracineanu FRA 2:11.26
2. D. Hase GER 2:11.45
3. M. Nakamura JPN 2:12.22
7. M. Smith AUS 2:13.70
100m breaststroke
1. K. Kowal USA 1:08.42
2. H. Denman AUS 1:08.51
3. L. Oosten CAN 1:08.66
6. S. Riley AUS 1:08.80
200m breaststroke
1. A. Kovacs HUN 2:25.45
2. K. Kowal USA 2:26.19
3. J. Street USA 2:26.50
4. S. Riley AUS 2:26.63
100m butterfly
1. J. ThompsonUSA 58.46
2. A. Aoyama JPN 58.79
3. P. Thomas AUS 58.97
5. S. O’Neill AUS 59.27
200m butterfly
1. S. O’Neill AUS 2:07.93
2. P. Thomas AUS 2:09.08
3. M. Hyman USA 2:09.98
200m individual medley
1. Y. Wu CHN 2:10.88
2. Y. Chen CHN 2:13.66
3. M. Moravcova SVK 2:14.26
8. E. Overton AUS 2:16.74
400m individual medley
1. Y. Chen CHN 4:36.66
2. Y. Klochkova UKR 4:38.60
3. Y. Tajima JPN 4:39.45
8. N. Neumann AUS 4:48.84
4x100m freestyle relay
1. United States 3:42.11
2. Germany 3:43.11
3. Australia 3:43.71
4x200m freestyle relay
1. Germany 8:01.46
2. United States 8:02.88
3. Australia 8:04.19
4x100 medley relay
1. United Sates 4:01.93
2. Australia 4:05.12
3. Japan 4:06.27
MEN
50m freestyle
1. B. Pilczuk USA 22.29
2. A. Popov RUS 22.43
3. R. Busquets PUR 22.47
3. M. Klim AUS 22.47
100m freestyle
1. A. Popov RUS 48.93
2. M. Klim AUS 49.20
3. L. Frolander SWE 49.53
7. C. Fydler AUS 49.95
200m freestyle
1. M. Klim AUS 1:47.41
2. M. Rosolino ITA 1:48.30
3. P. vdHoogenband NED 1:48.65
400m freestyle
1. I. Thorpe AUS 3:46.29
2. G. HackettAUS 3:46.44
3. P. Palmer GBR 3:48.02
1500m freestyle
1. Grant Hackett AUS 14:51.70
2. E. Brembilla ITA 15:00.59
3. D. Kowalski AUS 15:03.94
100m backstroke
1. L. Krayzelburg USA 55.00
2. M. Versfeld CAN 55.17
3. S. Theloke GER 55.20
6. M. Welsh AUS 55.45
200m backstroke
1. L. Krayzelburg USA 1:58.84
2. R. Braun GER 1:59.23
3. M. Versfeld CAN 1:59.39
100m breaststroke
1. F. deBurghgraeve BEL 1:01.34
2. Q. Zeng CHN 1:01.76
3. K. Grote USA 1:01.93
4. P. Rogers AUS 1:02.01
6. S. Cowley AUS 1:02.47
200m breaststroke
1. K. Grote USA 2:13.40
2. J. Sarnin FRA 2:13.42
3. N. Rozsa HUN 2:13.59
4. S. CowleyAUS 2:13.84
5. R. Mitchell AUS 2:14.43
100m butterfly
1. M. Klim AUS 52.25
2. L. Frolander SWE 52.79
3. G. Huegill AUS 52.90
200m butterfly
1. D. Sylantyev UKR 1:56.61
2. F. Esposito FRA 1:56.77
3. T Malchow USA 1:57.26
200m individual medley
1. M. Wouda NED 2:01.18
2. X. Marchand FRA 2:01.66
3. R. Karnaugh USA 2:01.89
4. M. Dunnn AUS 2:02.03
400m individual medley
1. T. Dolan USA 4:14.95
2. M. Wouda NED 4:15.53
3. C. Myden CAN 4:16.45
4. M. Dunn AUS 4:16.76
7. T. Steed AUS 4:21.86
4x100m freestyle relay
1. United States 3:16.69
2. Australia 3:16.97
3. Russia 3:18.45
4x200m freestyle relay
1. Australia 7:12.48
2. Netherlands 7:16.77
3. Great Britain 7:17.33
4x100 medley relay
1. Australia 3:37.98
2. United States 3:38.56
3. Hungary 3:39.53

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FUKUOKA, JAPAN – JULY 16 – 29, 2001
MEN
50m freestyle
1. Anthony Ervin USA 22.09
2. Pieter v.d Hoogenband NED 22.16
3. Roland Schoeman RSA 22.18
3. Tomohiro Yamanoi JPN 22.18
5. Brett Hawke AUS 22.39
6. Vyacheslav Shyrshov UKR 22.42
7. Stefan Nystrand SWE 22.44
7. Mark Foster GBR 22.44
100m freestyle
1. Anthony Ervin USA 48.33
2. Pieter v.d Hoogenband NED 48.43
3. Lars Frolander SWE 48.79
4. Ian Thorpe AUS 48.81
5. Attila Zubor HUN 49.13
6. Torsten Spanneberg GER 49.35
7. Ashley Callus AUS 49.39
8. Jason Lezak USA 49.51
200m freestyle
1. Ian Thorpe AUS 1:44.06WR
2. Pieter v.d Hoogenband NED 1:45.81
3. Klete Keller USA 1:47.10
4. Emiliano Brembilla ITA 1:47.58
5. William Kirby AUS 1:48.13
6. Jacob Carstensen DEN 1:48.86
7. Mark Johnston CAN 1:49.39
8. Scott Goldblatt USA 1:49.54
400m freestyle
1. Ian Thorpe AUS 3:40.17
2. Grant Hackett AUS 3:42.51
3. Emiliano Brembilla ITA 3:45.11
4. Massi Rosolino ITA 3:45.41
5. Chad Carvin USA 3:50.11
6. Dragos Coman ROM 3:50.13
7. Spyridon Gianniotis GRE 3:52.09
8. Shunichi Fujita JPN 3:52.11
800m freestyle
1. Ian Thorpe AUS 7:39.16WR
2. Grant Hackett AUS 7:40.34
3. Graeme Smith GBR 7:51.12
4. Chris Thompson USA 7:53.95
5. Alexei Filipets RUS 7:56.30
6. Andrea Righi ITA 7:57.69
7. Heiko Hell GER 7:59.47
8. Shunichi Fujita JPN 7:59.57
1500m freestyle
1. Grant Hackett AUS 14:34.56WR
2. Graeme Smith GBR 14:58.94
3. Alexei Filipets RUS 15:01.43
4. Igor Chervynskiy UKR 15:06.13
5. Chris Thompson USA 15:07.67
6. Massi Rosolino ITA 15:10.54
7. Craig Stevens AUS 15:15.02
8. Nicolas Rostoucher FRA 15:18.89
50m backstroke
1. Randall Bal USA 25.34
2. Thomas Rupprath GER 25.44
3. Matt Welsh AUS 25.49
4. Stev Theloke GER 25.69
5. Mariusz Siembida POL 25.82
6. Riley Janes CAN 25.98
7. Josh Watson AUS 26.05
8. Vyacheslav Shyrshov UKR 26.40
100m backstroke
1. Matt Welsh AUS 54.31
2. Orn Arnarson ISL 54.75
3. Steffen Driesen GER 54.91
4. Randall Bal USA 54.97
5. Markus Rogan AUT 55.23
6. Peter Horvath HUN 55.43
7. Gordan Kozulj CRO 55.60
8. Josh Watson AUS 55.98
200m backstroke
1. Aaron Peirsol USA 1:57.13
2. Markus Rogan AUT 1:58.07
3. Orn Arnarson ISL 1:58.37
4. Matt Welsh AUS 1:58.80
5. Gordan Kozulj CRO 1:59.23
6. Viktor Bodrogi HUN 1:59.74
7. Emanuele Merisi ITA 1:59.83
8. Yoab Gath ISR 2:00.09
50m breaststroke
1. Oleg Lisogor UKR 27.52
2. Roman Sloudnov RUS 27.60
3. Domenico Fioravanti ITA 27.72
4. Anthony Robinson USA 27.73
5. Mark Warnecke GER 27.93
6. Ed Moses USA 28.02
7. Darren Mew GBR 28.05
8. James Gibson GBR DQ
# Roman Sloudnov semi final 100m breaststroke
59.94 – World Record
100m breaststsroke
1. Roman Sloudnov RUS 1:00.16#
2. Domenico Fioravanti ITA 1:00.47
3. Ed Moses USA 1:00.61
4. Kosuke Kitajima JPN 1:00.67
5. Morgan Knabe CAN 1:01.27
6. Oleg Lisogor UKR 1:01.51
7. Darren Mew GBR 1:01.92
8. Hugues Duboscq FRA 1:01.94
200m breaststroke
1. Brendan Hansen USA 2:10.69
2. Max Podoprigora AUT 2:11.09
3. Kosuke Kitajima JPN 2:11.21
4. Domenico Fioravanti ITA 2:11.31
5. Ed Moses USA 2:11.38
6. Regan Harrison AUS 2:11.51
7. Davide Rummolo ITA 2:12.89
8. Daniel Malek CZE 2:13.19
50m butterfly
1. Geoff Huegill AUS 23.50#
2. Lars Frolander SWE 23.57
3. Mark Foster GBR 23.62
4. Roland Schoeman RSA 23.76
5. Ian Crocker USA 23.85
6. Ewout Holst NED 23.99
7. Tero Valimaa FIN 24.10
8. Thomas Rupprath GER 24.16
100m butterfly
1. Lars Frolander SWE 52.10
2. Ian Crocker USA 52.25
3. Geoff Huegill AUS 52.36
4. Takashi Yamamoto JPN 52.56
5. Vladislav Kulikov RUS 52.69
6. Michael Mintenko CAN 52.82
7. Michael Klim AUS 52.91
8. Franck Esposito FRA 53.33
200m butterfly
1. Michael Phelps USA 1:54.58WR
2. Tom Malchow USA 1:55.28
3. Anatoli Poliakov RUS 1:55.68
4. Franck Esposito FRA 1:55.71
5. Takashi Yamamoto JPN 1:55.84
6. Denys Sylantyev UKR 1:56.71
7. Justin Norris AUS 1:57.18
8. Andrew Livingstone PUR 1:58.68
200m individual medley
1. Massi Rosolino ITA 1:59.71
2. Tom Wilkens USA 2:00.73
3. Justin Norris AUS 2:00.91
4. George Bovell TRI 2:01.50
5. Takahiro Mori JPN 2:01.54
5. Jiro Miki JPN 2:01.54
7. Alessio Boggiatto ITA 2:01.76
8. Curtis Myden CAN 2:02.42
400m individual medley
1. Alessio Boggiatto ITA 4:13.15
2. Erik Vendt USA 4:15.36
3. Tom Wilkens USA 4:15.94
4. Susumu Tabuchi JPN 4:18.05
5. Justin Norris AUS 4:18.56
6. Brian Johns CAN 4:19.75
7. Curtis Myden CAN 4:19.80
8. Jiro Miki JPN 4:23.11
4x100m medley relay
1. Australia 3:35.35
2. Germany 3:36.34
3. Russia 3:37.77
4. Canada 3:38.23
5. Hungary 3:38.29
6. Japan 3:38.92
7. Netherlands DQ
8. United States DQ
4 x100m freestyle relay
1. Australia 3:14.10
2. Netherlands 3:14.56
3. Germany 3:17.52
4. Sweden 3:18.00
5. Italy 3:19.37
6. Russia 3:21.63
7. Brazil DQ
8. USA DQ
4x 200m freestyle relay
1. Australia 7:04.66WR
2. Italy 7:10.86
3. United States 7:13.69
4. Great Britain 7:15.60
5. Germany 7:17.29
6. Canada 7:17.80
7. Japan 7:20.60
8. Russia 7:22.44
# Geoff Huegill semi final 50m butterfly
23.44 – World Record
WOMEN
50m freestyle
1. Inge de Bruijn NED 24.47
2. Therese Alshammar SWE 24.88
3. Sandra Volker GER 24.96
4. Alison Sheppard GBR 25.00
5. Tammie Stone USA 25.10
6. Haley Cope USA 25.25
7. Katrin Meissner GER 25.40
8. Elena Poptchenko BLR 25.73
100m freestyle
1. Inge de Bruijn NED 54.18
2. Katrin Meissner GER 55.07
3. Sandra Volker GER 55.11
4. Martina Moravcova SVK 55.12
5. Elena Poptchenko BLR 55.19
6. Yanwei Xu CHN 55.38
7. Johanna Sjoberg SWE 55.42
8. Sarah Ryan AUS 55.53
200m freestyle
1. Giaan Rooney AUS 1:58.57
2. Yu Yang CHN 1:58.78
3. Camelia Potec ROM 1:58.85
4. Claudia Poll CRC 1:58.92
5. Martina Moravcova SVK 1:59.29
6. Nicola Jackson GBR 1:59.44
7. Elka Graham AUS 1:59.63
8. Mette Jacobsen DEN 1:59.64
400m freestyle
1. Yana Klochkova UKR 4:07.30
2. Claudia Poll CRC 4:09.15
3. Hannah Stockbauer GER 4:09.36
4. Irina Oufimtseva RUS 4:10.17
5. Hua Chen CHN 4:10.37
6. Camelia Potec ROM 4:11.67
7. Carla Geurts NED 4:13.04
8. Alicia Bozon FRA 4:15.21
800m freestyle
1. Hannah Stockbauer GER 8:24.66
2. Diana Munz USA 8:28.84
3. Kaitlin Sndeno USA 8:31.45
4. Hua Chen CHN 8:31.66
5. Flavia Rigamonti SUI 8:33.79
6. Rebecca Cooke GBR 8:36.67
7. Jana Pechanova CZE 8:39.32
8. Sachiko Yamada JPN 8:45.05
1500m freestyle
1. Hannah Stockbauer GER 16:01.02
2. Flavia Rigamonti SUI 16:05.99
3. Diana Munz USA 16:07.05
4. Amanda Pascoe AUS 16:16.80
5. Rebecca Cooke GBR 16:20.15
6. Kaitlin Sandeno USA 16:28.91
7. Sachiko Yamada JPN 16:34.43
8. Nayara Ribeiro BRA 16:40.37
50m backstroke
1. Haley Cope USA 28.51
2. Antje Buschschulte GER 28.53
3. Natalie Coughlin USA 28.54
4. Sandra Volker GER 28.62
5. Diana Mocanu ROM 28.86
6. Dyana Calub AUS 28.89
7. Nina Zhivanevskaya ESP 28.90
8. Hinkelien Schreuder NED 28.99
100m backstroke
1. Natalie Coughlin USA 1:00.37
2. Diana Mocanu ROM 1:00.68
3. Antje Buschschulte GER 1:01.42
4. Nina Zhivanevskaya ESP 1:01.75
5. Mai Nakamura JPN 1:01.80
6. Sarah Price GBR 1:01.82
7. Hanae Ito JPN 1:02.40
8. Ilona Hlavackova CZE 1:02.60
200m backstroke
1. Diana Mocanu ROM 2:09.94
2. Stanislava Komarova RUS 2:10.43
3. Joanna Fargus GBR 2:11.05
4. Jennifer Fratesi CAN 2:11.16
5. Antje Buschschulte GER 2:11.47
6. Clementine Stoney AUS 2:11.58
7. Nicole Hetzer GER 2:11.68
8. Aya Terakawa JPN 2:14.12
50m breaststroke
1. Xuejuan Luo CHN 30.84
2. Kristy Kowal USA 31.37
3. Zoe Baker GBR 31.40
4. Megan Quann USA 31.55
5. Brooke Hanson AUS 31.87
6. Roberta Crescentini ITA 31.96
7. Sarah Poewe RSA 32.03
8. Agnes Kovacs HUN 32.05
100m breaststroke
1. Xuejuan Luo CHN 1:07.18
2. Leisel Jones AUS 1:07.96
3. Agnes Kovacs HUN 1:08.50
4. Sarah Poewe RSA 1:08.52
5. Megan Quann USA 1:08.80
6. Kristy Kowal USA 1:08.92
7. Mirna Jukic AUT 1:09.48
8. Rhiannon Leier CAN 1:09.90
200m breaststroke
1. Agnes Kovacs HUN 2:24.90
2. Hui Qi CHN 2:25.09
3. Xuejuan Luo CHN 2:25.29
4. Leisel Jones AUS 2:25.46
5. Kristy Kowal USA 2:25.84
6. Beatrice Caslaru ROM 2:25.92
7. Olga Bakaldina RUS 2:26.83
8. Mirna Jukic AUT 2:27.96
50m butterfly
1. Inge de Bruijn NED 25.90
2. Therese Alshammar SWE 26.18
3. Anna Kammerling SWE 26.45
4. Natalie Coughlin USA 26.70
5. Petria Thomas AUS 26.91
6. Otylia Jedrzejczak POL 27.02
7. Karen Egdal DEN 27.03
8. Yi Ruan CHN 27.19
100m butterfly
1. Petria Thomas AUS 58.27
2. Otylia Jedrzejczak POL 58.72
3. Junko Onishi JPN 58.88
4. Mary Descenza USA 59.30
5. Johanna Sjoberg SWE 59.43
6. Shelly Ripple USA 59.67
7. Vered Borochovski ISR 59.75
8. Natalia Soutiaguina RUS 1:00.00
200m butterfly
1. Petria Thomas AUS 2:06.73
2. Annika Mehlhorn GER 2:06.97
3. Kaitlin Sandeno USA 2:08.52
4. Yuko Nakanishi JPN 2:09.08
5. Mette Jacobsen DEN 2:09.57
6. Eva Risztov HUN 2:10.11
7. Mireia Garcia ESP 2:10.42
8. Shelly Ripple USA 2:11.09
200m individual medley
1. Maggie Bowen USA 2:11.93
2. Yana Klochkova UKR 2:12.30
3. Hui Qi CHN 2:12.46
4. Oxana Verevka RUS 2:13.62
5. Beatrice Caslaru ROM 2:13.78
6. Cristina Teuscher USA 2:14.82
7. Tomoko Hagiwara JPN 2:14.93
8. Annika Mehlhorn GER 2:15.15
400m individual medley
1. Yana Klochkova UKR 4:36.98
2. Maggie Bowen USA 4:39.06
3. Beatrice Caslaru ROM 4:39.33
4. Hui Qi CHN 4:41.64
5. Kaitlin Sandeno USA 4:43.13
6. Nicole Hetzer GER 4:44.77
7. Tomoko Hagiwara JPN 4:48.47
8. Ayane Sato JPN DQ
4x100m medley relay
1. Australia 4:01.50
2. United States 4:01.81
3. China 4:02.63
4. Germany 4:03.06
5. Japan 4:06.44
6. Great Britain 4:06.66
7. Russia 4:07.58
8. Canada 4:08.10
4 x100m freestyle relay
1. Germany 3:39.58
2. United States 3:40.80
2. Great Britain 3:40.80
4. Sweden 3:41.18
5. China 3:41.32
6. Australia 3:42.01
7. Japan 3:43.07
8. Italy 3:44.67
4x 200m freestyle relay
1. Great Britain 7:58.69
1. United States ##
2. Germany 8:01.35
3. Japan 8:02.97
4. Canada 8:06.42
5. Spain 8:06.55
6. Italy 8:08.56
7. Australia DQ
## - USA were later reinstated by FINA as dual gold
medal winners with Great Britain after previously
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2003 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
BARCELONA, SPAIN
MEN
50m freestyle
1. Alexander Popov RUS 21.92CR
2. Mark Foster GBR 22.20
3. Pieter vd Hoogenband NED 22.29
4. Johan Kenkhuis NED 22.30
5. Julien Sicot FRA 22.38
6. Olersandr Volynets UKR 22.40
7. Brett Hawke AUS 22.41
8. Jason Lezak USA 22.44
100m freestyle
1. Alexander Popov RUS 48.42
2. Pieter vd Hoogenband NED 48.68
3. Ian Thorpe AUS 48.94
4. Jason Lezak USA 48.94
5. Andrei Kapralov RUS 48.95
6. Frederick Bousquet FRA 49.30
7. Ryk Neethling RSA 49.51
8. Milorad Cavic YUG 49.65
200m freestyle
1. Ian Thorpe AUS 1:45.14
2. Pieter vd Hoogenband NED 1:46.43
3. Grant Hackett AUS 1:46.85
4. Kvetoslav Svoboda CZE 1:48.73
5. Andrei Kapralov RUS 1:48.76
6. Federico Cappellazzo ITA 1:48.79
7. Peter Mankoc SLO 1:48.96
8. Nate Dusing USA 1:49.35
400m freestyle
1. Ian Thorpe AUS 3:42.58
2. Grant Hackett AUS 3:45.17
3. Dragos Coman ROM 3:46.87
4. Massi Rosolino ITA 3:47.44
5. Klete Keller USA 3:47.70
6. Yuri Prilukov RUS 3:48.50
7. Chad Carvin USA 3:50.36
8. Graeme Smith GBR 3:51.83
800m freestyle
1. Grant Hackett AUS 7:43.82
2. Larsen Jensen USA 7:48.09
3. Igor Chervynskyi UKR 7:53.15
4. Graeme Smith GBR 7:53.48
5. Dragos Coman ROM 7:57.22
6. Kurtis Macgillivary CAN 8:01.75
7. Shunichi Fujita JPN 8:02.38
8. Lin Zhang CHN 8:04.10
1500m freestyle
1. Grant Hackett AUS 14:43.14
2. Igor Chervynskyi UKR 15:01.04
3. Erik Vendt USA 15:01.28
4. David Davies GBR 15:05.04
5. Larsen Jensen USA 15:08.25
6. Graeme Smith GBR 15:12.64
7. Christian Minotti ITA 15:13.28
8. Pawel Korzeniowski POL 15:13.98
50m backstroke
1. Thomas Rupprath GER 24.80WR
2. Matthew Welsh AUS 25.01
3. Gerhard Zandberg RSA 25.07
4. Steffen Driesen GER 25.14
5. Randall Bal USA 25.19
6. Darius Grigalionis LTU 25.53
7. Joshua Watson AUS 25.62
8. Aaron Peirsol USA 25.75
100m backstroke
1. Aaron Peirsol USA 53.61
2. Arkady Vyatchanin RUS 53.92
2. Mattew Welsh AUS 53.92
4. Steffeb Driesen GER 54.17
5. Markus Rogan AUT 54.53
6. Tomomi Morita JPN 54.86
7. Laszlo Cseh HUN 54.95
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2005 XIth FINA WORLD SWIMMING
CHAMPIONSHIPS MONTREAL,
JULY 24-31
MEN
50m freestyle
1. Roland Schoeman RSA 21.69 CR
2. Duje Draganja CRO 21.89
3. Bartosz Kizierowski POL 21.94
4. Salim Iles ALG 22.15
5. Andrey Kapralov RUS 22.16
6. Nicholas Brunelli USA 22.25
7. Frederick Bousquet FRA 22.44
8. Eduard Lorente ESP 22.46
100m freestyle
1. Filippo Magnini ITA 48.12 CR
2. Roland Schoeman RSA 48.28
3. Ryk Neethling RSA 48.34
4. Jason Lezak USA 48.74
5. Duje Draganja CRO 48.89
6. Brent Hayden CAN 48.92
7. Michael Phelps USA 48.99
8. Amaury Leveaux FRA 49.55
200m freestyle
1. Michael Phelps USA 1:45.20
2. Grant Hackett AUS 1:46.14
3. Ryk Neethling RSA 1:46.63
4. Brent Hayden CAN 1:46.85
5. Nicholas Sprenger AUS 1:47.09
6. Peter Vanderkaay USA 1:47.25
7 EmilianoBrembilla ITA 1:47.63
8. Lin Zhang CHN 1:49.45
400m freestyle
1. Grant Hackett AUS 3:42.91
2. Yuri Prilukov RUS 3:44.44
3. Oussama Mellouli TUN 3:46.08
4. Massimiliano Rosolino ITA 3:46.91
5. Dragos Coman ROM 3:47.15
6. Peter Vanderkaay USA 3:47.83
7. Takeshi Matsuda JPN 3:48.60
8. Nicolas Rostoucher FRA 3:50.51
800m freestyle
1. Grant Hackett AUS 7:38.65 WR
2. Larsen Jensen USA 7:45.63
3. Yuri Prilukov RUS 7:46.64
4. Przemyslaw Stanczyk POL 7:50.83
5. Oussama Mellouli TUN 7:51.03
6. David Davies GBR 7:51.54
7. Lukasz Drzewinski POL 7:58.62
8. Sebastien Rouault FRA 8:03.52
1500m freestyle
1. Grant Hackett AUS 14:42.58
2. Larsen Jensen USA 14:47.58
3. David Davies GBR 14:48.11
4. Yuri Prilukov RUS 14:51.62
5. Mateusz Sawrymowicz POL 14:59.38
6. Lin Zhang CHN 15:09.79
7. Sebastien Rouault FRA 15:09.84
8. Christian Hein GER 15:14.91
50m backstroke
1. Aristeidis Grigoriadis GRE 24.95
2. Matt Welsh AUS 24.99
3. Liam Tancock GBR 25.02
4. Randall Bal USA 25.23
5. Aaron Peirsol USA 25.30
6. Thomas Rupprath GER 25.38
7. Junichi Miyashita JPN 25.85
8. Marco Di Carli GER 26.48
100m backstroke
1. Aaron Peirsol USA 53.62
2. Randall Bal USA 54.02
3. Laszlo Cseh HUN 54.27
4. Tomomi Morita JPN 54.31
5. Arkady Vyatchanin RUS 54.50
6. Aristeidis Grigoriadis GRE 54.61
7. Markus Rogan AUT 54.81
8. Blaz Medvesek SLO 55.13
200m backstroke
1. Aaron Peirsol USA 1:54.66 WR
2. Markus Rogan AUT 1:56.63
3. Ryan Lochte USA 1:57.00
4. Razvan Florea ROM 1:57.03
5. Takashi Nakano JPN 1:58.03
6. Gordan Kozulj CRO 1:58.28
7. Arkady Vyatchanin RUS 1:59.02
8. Tomomi Morita JPN 1:59.34
50m breaststroke
1. Mark Warnecke GER 27.63
2. Mark Gangloff USA 27.71
3. Kosuke Kitajima JPN 27.78
4. Hugues Duboscq FRA 27.87
5. Chris Cook GBR 28.00
6. Valeriy Dymo UKR 28.03
6. Emil Tahirovic SLO 28.03
8. Brenton Rickard AUS 28.27
100m breaststsroke
1. Brendan Hansen USA 59.37 CR
2. Kosuke Kitajima JPN 59.53
3. Hugues Duboscq FRA 1:00.20
4. Oleg Lisogor UKR 1:00.36
5. Dmitry Komornikov RUS 1:00.66
6. Chris Cook GBR 1:00.99
7. Alexander Dale Oen NOR 1:01.29
8. Emil Tahirovic SLO 1:01.33
200m breaststroke
1. Brendan Hansen USA 2:09.85
2. Mike Brown CAN 2:11.22
3. Genki Imamura JPN 2:11.54
4. Jim Piper AUS 2:12.42
5. Slawomir Kuczko POL 2:12.44
6. Grigory Falko RUS 2:12.51
7. Loris Facci ITA 2:12.62
8. Vladislav Polyakov KAZ 2:12.72
50m butterfly
1. Roland Schoeman RSA 22.96 WR
2. Ian Crocker USA 23.12
3. Sergiy Breus UKR 23.38
4. Ryk Neethling RSA 23.48
5. Fernando Scherer BRA 23.74
6. Evgeny Korotyshkin RUS 23.84
7. Duje Draganja CRO 23.96
8. Mike Mintenko CAN 23.99
100m butterfly
1. Ian Crocker USA 50.40 WR
2. Michael Phelps USA 51.65
3. Andriy Serdinov UKR 52.08
4. Igor Marchenko RUS 52.35
5. Evgeny Korotyshkin RUS 52.87
5. Mike Mintenko CAN 52.87
7. Kaio Almeida BRA 53.13
8. Ryo Takayasu JPN 53.28
200m butterfly
1. Pawel Korzeniowski POL 1:55.02
2. Takeshi Matsuda JPN 1:55.62
3. Peng Wu CHN 1:56.50
4. Davis Tarwater USA 1:56.74
5. Nikolay Skvortsov RUS 1:57.04
5. Ryuichi Shibata JPN 1:57.04
7. Helge Meeuw GER 1:57.67
8. Ioannis Drymonakos GRE 1:57.71.
200m individual medley
1. Michael Phelps USA 1:56.68
2. Laszlo Cseh HUN 1:57.61
3. Ryan Lochte USA 1:57.79
4. Alessio Boggiatto ITA 2:00.28
5. Hidemasa Sano JPN 2:00.70
6. Vytautas Janusaitis LTU 2:00.78
7. Igor Berezutsky RUS 2:01.43
8. Dean Kent NZL 2:01.81
400m individual medley
1. Laszlo Cseh HUN 4:09.63
2. Luca Marin ITA 4:11.67
3. Oussama Mellouli TUN 4:13.47
4. Alessio Boggiatto ITA 4:13.48
5. Ryan Lochte USA 4:13.67
6. Hidemasa Sano JPN 4:17.72
7. Robert Margalis USA 4:17.93
8. Ioannis Drymonakos GRE 4:19.12
4x100m freestyle relay
1. United States 3:13.77 CR
2. Canada 3:16.44
3. Australia 3:17.56
4. Lithuania 3:17.89
5. Sweden 3:17.95
6. Germany 3:18.12
7. Russia 3:18.44
8. Netherlands 3:19.34
4x200m freestyle relay
1. United States 7:06.58
2. Canada 7:09.73
3. Australia 7:10.59
4. Italy 7:12.81
5. Japan 7:13.60
6. Russia 7:17.09
7. Germany 7:17.52
8. Greece 7:20.04
4x100m medley relay
1. United States 3:31.85
2. Russia 3:35.08
3. Japan 3:35.40
4. Germany 3:37.32
5. France 3:37.60
6. Australia 3:38.13
Slovenia DSQ
New Zealand DSQ
WOMEN
50m freestyle
1. Lisbeth Lenton AUS 24.59
2. Marleen Veldhuis NED 24.83
3. Yingwen Zhu CHN 24.91
4. Therese Alshammar SWE 24.96
5. Alice Mills AUS 25.02
6. Svitlana Khakhlova BLR 25.17
7. Kara Lynn Joyce USA 25.36
8. Jana Kolukanova EST 25.56
100m freestyle
1. Jodie Henry AUS 54.18
2. Malia Metella FRA 54.74
2. Natalie Coughlin USA 54.74
4. Amanda Weir USA 54.77
5. Marleen Veldhuis NED 54.90
6. Alice Mills AUS 54.92
7. Nery-Mantey Niangkouara GRE 54.93
8. Daniela Gotz GER 55.27
200m freestyle
1. Solenne Figues FRA 1:58.60
2. Federica Pellegrini ITA 1:58.73
3. Yu Yang CHN 1:59.08
3. Josefin Lillhage SWE 1:59.08
5. Sara Isakovic SLO 1:59.23
6. Paulina Barzycka POL 1:59.34
7. Melanie Marshall GBR 1:59.36
8. Linda Mackenzie AUS 2:00.02
400m freestyle
1. Laure Manaudou FRA 4:06.44
2. Ai Shibata JPN 4:06.74
3. Caitlin McClatchey GBR 4:07.25
4. Brittany Reimer CAN 4:07.32
5. Camelia Potec ROM 4:08.06
6. Linda Mackenzie AUS 4:08.75
7. Joanne Jackson GBR 4:08.88
8. Claudia Poll CRC 4:10.02
800m freestyle
1. Kate Ziegler USA 8:25.31
2. Brittany Reimer CAN 8:27.59
3. Ai Shibata JPN 8:27.86
4. Flavia Rigamonti SUI 8:28.74
5. Camelia Potec ROM 8:34.40
6. Erika Villaecija ESP 8:36.34
7. Rebecca Cooke GBR 8:37.98
8. Jana Henke GER 8:38.23
1500m freestyle
1. Kate Ziegler USA 16:00.41
2. Flavia Rigamonti SUI 16:04.34
3. Brittany Reimer CAN 16:07.73
4. Laura Conway USA 16:17.17
5. Jana Henke GER 16:17.89
6. Erika Villaecija ESP 16:17.92
7. Rebecca Cooke GBR 16:23.25
8. Yumi Kida JPN 16:23.89
50m backstroke
1. Giaan Rooney AUS 28.63
2. Chang Gao CHN 28.69
3. Antje Buschschulte GER 28.72
4. Mai Nakamura JPN 28.86
5. Sophie Edington AUS 28.87
6. Janine Pietsch GER 28.88
7. Hannah Mc Lean NZL 28.90
8. Nam-Eun Lee KOR 29.35
100m backstroke
1. Kirsty Coventry ZIM 1:00.24
2. Antje Buschschulte GER 1:00.84
3. Natalie Coughlin USA 1:00.88
4. Reiko Nakamura JPN 1:01.00
5. Hannah Mc Lean NZL 1:01.16
6. Hanae Ito JPN 1:01.25
7. Louise Ornstedt DEN 1:01.36
8. Sophie Edington AUS 1:01.97
200m backstroke
1. Kirsty Coventry ZIM 2:08.52
2. Margaret Hoelzer USA 2:09.94
3. Reiko Nakamura JPN 2:10.41
4. Hanae Ito JPN 2:10.98
5. Alessia Filippi ITA 2:11.44
6. Stanislava Komarova RUS 2:12.03
7. Louise Ornstedt DEN 2:12.93
8. Jing Zhao CHN 2:13.10
50m breaststroke
1. Jade Edmistone AUS 30.45 WR
2. Jessica Hardy USA 30.85
3. Brooke Hanson AUS 30.89
4. Tara Kirk USA 31.38
5. Zoe Baker NZL 31.43
6. Kate Haywood GBR 31.49
7. Xuejuan Luo CHN 31.50
8. Janne Schaefer GER 32.45
100m breaststroke
1. Leisel Jones AUS 1:06.25
2. Jessica Hardy USA 1:06.62
3. Tara Kirk USA 1:07.43
4. Xuejuan Luo CHN 1:07.60
5. Brooke Hanson AUS 1:08.07
6. Suzaan Van Biljon RSA 1:08.38
7. Sarah Poewe GER 1:08.47
8. Chiara Boggiatto ITA 1:08.98
200m breaststroke
1. Leisel Jones AUS 2:21.72 WR
2. Anne Poleska GER 2:25.84
3. Mirna Jukic AUT 2:27.11
4. Megumi Taneda JPN 2:27.65
5. Katarzyna Dulian POL 2:27.85
6. Tara Kirk USA 2:28.60
6. Kristen Caverly USA 2:28.60
8. Suzaan Van Biljon RSA 2:29.44
50m butterfly
1. Danni Miatke AUS 26.11
2. Anna-Karin Kammerling SWE 26.36
3. Therese Alshammar SWE 26.39
4. Fabienne Nadarajah AUT 26.50
5. Antje Buschschulte GER 26.55
6. Natalie Coughlin USA 26.63
7. Inge Dekker NED 26.93
8. Elizabeth Coster NZL 27.23
100m butterfly
1. Jessicah Schipper AUS 57.23 CR
2. Lisbeth Lenton AUS 57.37
3. Otylia Jedrzejczak POL 58.57
4. Rachel Komisarz USA 58.80
5. Mary Descenza USA 58.87
6. Inge Dekker NED 59.01
7. Martina Moravcova SVK 59.25
8. Yafei Zhouchn CHN 59.42
200m butterfly
1. Otylia Jedrzejczak POL 2:05.61 WR
2. Jessicah Schipper AUS 2:05.65
3. Yuko Nakanishi JPN 2:09.40
4. Caterina Giacchetti ITA 2:10.03
5. Felicity Galvez AUS 2:10.35
6. Mary Descenza USA 2:10.44
7. Annika Mehlhorn GER 2:10.61
8. Yurie Yano JPN 2:10.89
200m individual medley
1. Katie Hoff USA 2:10.41CR
2. Kirsty Coventry ZIM 2:11.13
3. Lara Carroll AUS 2:13.32
4. Whitney Myers USA 2:13.90
5. Katarzyna Baranowska POL 2:14.39
6. Brooke Hanson AUS 2:14.70
7. Maiko Fujino JPN 2:15.27
8. Zsuzsanna Jakabos HUN 2:16.09
400m individual medley
1. Katie Hoff USA 4:36.07 CR
2. Kirsty Coventry ZIM 4:39.72
3. Kaitlin Sandeno USA 4:40.85
4. Lara Carroll AUS 4:42.25
5. Maiko Fujino JPN 4:42.68
6. Georgina Bardach ARG 4:43.60
7. Eva Risztov HUN 4:43.68
8. Zsuzsanna Jakabos HUN 4:44.65
4x100m freestyle relay
1. Australia 3:37.32 CR
2. Germany 3:38.24
3. United States 3:38.31
4. Netherlands 3:39.37
5. France 3:39.45
6. China 3:42.10
7. Sweden 3:42.93
8. New Zealand 3:44.84
4x200m freestyle relay
1. United States 7:53.70 CR
2. Australia 7:54.06
3. China 7:57.29
4. Great Britain 7:59.04
5. France 8:01.43
6. Japan 8:04.20
7. Canada 8:07.56
8. New Zealand 8:07.95
4x100m medley relay
1. Australia 3:57.47 CR
2. United States 3:59.92
3. Germany 4:02.51
4. China 4:02.80
5. Italy 4:04.90
6. Poland 4:05.08
7. Japan 4:06.85
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SWIMMING RECORDS AND AUSTRALIAN TOP 10 (as at February 18, 2007)
MEN
50M FREESTYLE: (WR) 0:21.64 A. Popov
World 0:21.64 Alexander Popov RUS Moscow 16.06.00
Commonwealth 0:21.69 Roland Schoeman RSA Montreal 30.07.05
Australian 0:22.00 Eamon Sullivan West CoastWA Brisbane 09.12.06
All Comers 0:21.98 Anthony Ervin USA Sydney 22.09.00
0:21.98= Gary Hall jnr USA Sydney 22.09.00
Australian Top 10 0:22.00 Eamon Sullivan Brisbane 09.12.06
0:22.07 Brett Hawke Athens 09.08.04
0:22.19 Ashley Callus OAM Brisbane 14.12.06
0:22.31 Michael Klim OAM Canberra 13.11.99
0:22.41 Chris Fydler OAM Sydney 21.09.00
0:22.50 Nathan Rickard Messina 31.08.97
0:22.54 Andrew Baildon Tokyo 20.08.89
0:22.62 Jeff English Brisbane 26.03.99
0:22.63 Jonathon Newton Sydney 02.04.04
0:22.67 David Carter Sydney 02.04.04
100M FREESTYLE:- (WR) 0:47.84 (0:23.16) P. van den Hoogenband
World 0:47.84 Pieter van den Hoogenband NED Sydney 19.09.00
Commonwealth 0:48.17 Roland Schoeman RSA Athens 15.08.04
Australian 0:48.18 Michael Klim Southern BayVIC Sydney 16.09.00
All Comers 0:47.84 Pieter van den Hoogenband NED Sydney 19.09.00
Australian Top 10 0:48.18 Michael Klim OAM Sydney 16.09.00
0:48.56 Ian Thorpe OAM Athens 18.08.04
0:48.85 Chris Fydler OAM Sydney 16.05.00
0:48.92r Ashley Callus OAM Brisbane 15.01.03
0:48.97 Eamon Sullivan Brisbane 07.12.06
0:49.48r Todd Pearson OAM Barcelona 20.07.03
0:49.60 Andrew Mewing Perth 03.01.06
0:49.79 Kenrick Monk Brisbane 07.12.06
0:49.80 Andrew Baildon Auckland 27.01.90
0:49.80 Brett Hawke Melbourne 01.02.06
200M FREESTYLE:- (WR) 1:44.06 (0:24.81, 0:51.43, 1:18.26) I. Thorpe
World 1:44.06 Ian Thorpe AUS Fukuoka 25.07.01
Commonwealth 1:44.06 Ian Thorpe AUS Fukuoka 25.07.01
Australian 1:44.06 Ian Thorpe SLC Aquadot NSW Fukuoka 25.07.01
All Comers 1:44.69 Ian Thorpe SLC AquadotNSW Hobart 27.03.01
Australian Top 10 1:44.06 Ian Thorpe OAM Fukuoka 27.03.01
1:45.61 Grant Hackett OAM Sydney 29.03.04
1:46.82 Michael Klim OAM Sydney 23.08.99
1:47.09 Nicholas Sprenger Montreal 26.07.05
1:47.25 Duncan Armstrong OAM Seoul 19.09.88
1:48.05 William Kirby OAM Sydney 15.05.00
1:48.13 Daniel Kowalski OAM Sydney 15.05.00
1:48.15 Todd Pearson OAM Sydney 15.05.00
1:48.29 Andrew Mewing Brisbane 04.12.06
1:48.66 Kenrick Monk Brisbane 05.12.06
400M FREESTYLE:- (WR) 3:40.08 (0:53.02, 1:49.57, 2:45.43) I. Thorpe
World 3:40.08 Ian Thorpe AUS Manchester 30.07.02
Commonwealth 3:40.08 Ian Thorpe AUS Manchester 30.07.02
Australian 3:40.08 Ian Thorpe SLC AquadotNSW Manchester 30.07.02
All Comers 3:40.54 Ian Thorpe SLC AquadotNSW Brisbane 18.03.02
Australian Top 10 3:40.08 Ian Thorpe OAM Manchester 30.07.02
3:42.51 Grant Hackett OAM Fukuoka 22.07.01
3:43.80 Kieren Perkins OAM Rome 09.09.94
3:46.66 Craig Stevens Brisbane 03.12.06
3:47.15 Duncan Armstrong OAM Seoul 23.09.88
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3:48.86 Daniel Kowalski OAM Brisbane 20.03.99
3:49.55 Nicholas Sprenger Montreal 24.07.05
3:50.02 Glen Housman Canberra 03.04.92
3:51.60 Malcolm Allen Sydney 24.04.96
800M FREESTYLE:- (WR) 7:38.65 (0:54.38, 1:51.89, 2:49.49, 3:47.17, 4:45.03, 5:43.55 6:42.11) G. Hackett
World 7:38.65 Grant Hackett AUS Montreal 27.07.05
Commonwealth 7:38.65 Grant Hackett AUS Montreal 27.07.05
Australian 7:38.65 Grant Hackett Miami AUS Montreal 27.07.05
All Comers 7:41.59 Ian Thorpe SLC AquadotNSW Hobart 26.03.01
Australian Top 10 7:38.65 Grant Hackett OAM Montreal 27.07.05
7:39.16 Ian Thorpe OAM Fukuoka 24.07.01
7:46.00 Kieren Perkins OAM Victoria 24.08.94
7:50.28 Daniel Kowalski Atlanta 10.08.95
7:50.71 Craig Stevens Brisbane 06.12.06
7:58.27 Stephen Penfold Sydney 28.03.03
7:54.66 Glen Housman Atlanta 10.08.95
7:58.97 Kurtis MacGillivary Sydney 15.03.05
7:58.99 Michael McKenzie Tokyo 18.08.89
8:02.91 Stephen Holland OAM Sydney 29.02.76
1500M FREESTYLE:- (WR) 14:34.56 (0:54.19, 1:52.45, 2:51.29, 3:50.18, 4:48.82, 5:47.45, 6:45.96, 7:44.47, 8:43.05,
9:41.78, 10:40.56, 11:39.51, 12:38.51, 13:37.89) G. Hackett
World 14:34.56 Grant Hackett AUS Fukuoka 29.07.01
Commonwealth 14:34.56 Grant Hackett AUS Fukuoka 29.07.01
Australian 14:34.56 Grant Hackett Miami QLD Fukuoka 29.07.01
All Comers 14:44.94 Grant Hackett Miami QLD Sydney 19.03.05
Australian Top 10 14:34.56 Grant Hackett OAM Fukuoka 29.07.01
14:41.66 Kieren Perkins OAM Victoria 24.08.94
14:53.42 Daniel Kowalski OAM Rome 09.09.94
14:53.59 Glen Housman Adelaide 13.12.89
15:00.59 Craig Stevens Brisbane 10.12.06
15:04.66 Stephen Holland OAM Montreal 20.07.76
15:08.08 Michael McKenzie Brisbane 16.08.87
15:08.48 Kurtis MacGillivary Sydney 19.03.05
15:12.62 Jason Plummer Edinburgh 30.07.86
15:14.49 Max Metzker Moscow 22.07.80
50M BACKSTROKE: (WR) 0:24.80 T. Rupprath
World 0:24.80 Thomas Rupprath GER Barcelona 27.07.03
Commonwealth 0:24.84 Liam Tancock ENG Melbourne 16.03.06
Australian 0:24.99 Matthew Welsh Melb. Vicentre VIC Montreal 31.07.05
All Comers 0:24.84 Liam Tancock ENG Melbourne 16.03.06
Australian Top 10 0:24.99 Matt Welsh Montreal 31.07.05
0:25.50 Josh Watson Barcelona 26.07.03
0:25.83 Andrew Lauterstein Melbourne 31.01.06
0:25.83 Ashley Delaney Brisbane 10.12.06
0:25.86 Hayden Stoeckel Brisbane 09.12.06
0:25.92 Beau Mannix Hobart 26.03.01
0:25.93 Steven Dewick Melbourne 02.05.98
0:25.98 Daniel Arnamnart Brisbane 10.12.06
0:26.00 Ethan Rolff Melbourne 31.01.06
0:26.04 Adrian Radley Melbourne 02.05.98
100M BACKSTROKE:- (WR) 0:53.17 (0:) A. Peirsol
World 0:53.17 Aaron Peirsol USA Indianapolis 03.04.05
Commonwealth 0:53.78 Matt Welsh AUS Sydney 03.04.04
Australian 0:53.78 Matt Welsh Melb. VicentreVIC Sydney 03.04.04
All Comers 0:53.60 Lenny Krayzelburg USA Sydney 24.08.99
Australian Top 10 0:53.78 Matt Welsh Sydney 03.04.04
0:54.77 Josh Watson Sydney 24.03.03
0:54.87 Hayden Stoeckel Brisbane 05.12.06
0:54.88 Andrew Lauterstein Montreal 25.07.05
0:54.99 Daniel Arnamnart Maui 11.01.07
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0:55.38 Ian Thorpe Manchester 03.08.02
0:55.51 Ethan Rolff Sydney 25.02.05
0:55.58 Steven Dewick Victoria 24.08.94
0:55.69 Michael Jackson Sydney 14.03.05
200M BACKSTROKE:- (WR) 1:54.44 (0:26.97, 0:55.85, 0:1:24.87) A. Peirsol
World 1:54.44 Aaron Peirsol USA Victoria 19.08.06
Commonwealth 1:57.25 James Goddard GBR Athens 18.08.04
Australian 1:57.59 Matt Welsh Surrey ParkVIC Sydney 21.09.00
All Comers 1:55.87 Lenny Krayzelberg USA Sydney 27.08.99
Australian Top 10 1:57.59 Matt Welsh Sydney 21.09.00
1:58.59 Ray Hass Brisbane 20.03.02
1:59.45 Andrew Burns Sydney 31.03.04
1:59.61 Cameron Delaney Sydney 20.09.00
1:59.74 Ephraim Hannant Mission Viejo 16.06.06
1:59.79 Scott Miller Brisbane 17.03.94
2:00.12 Leigh McBean Yokohama 27.08.02
2:00.13 Patrick Murphy Sydney 31.03.04
2:00.34 Ethan Rolff Brisbane 30.10.05
2:00.42 Hayden Stoeckel Brisbane 07.12.06
50M BREASTSTROKE:- (WR) 0:27.18) O. Lisogor
World 0:27.18 Oleg Lisogor UKR Berlin 02.08.02
Commonwealth 0:27.46 James Gibson ENG Barcelona 21.07.03
Australian 0:28.02 Brenton Rickard Carey AquaticVIC Sydney 15.03.05
All Comers 0:27.93 Darren Mew ENG Brisbane 07.02.04
Australian Top 10 0:28.02 Brenton Rickard Sydney 15.03.05
0:28.06 Christian Sprenger Monaco 04.06.06
0:28.08 Mark Riley Sydney 15.03.05
0:28.40 Philip Rogers OAM Sydney 23.04.96
0:28.43 Nathan Crook Sydney 02.04.04
0:28.45 Jim Piper Sydney 02.04.04
0:28.49 Jade Winter Monte Carlo 03.06.98
0:28.55 Rene Paccagnan Melbourne 21.10.06
0:28.74 Simon Cowley Brisbane 29.08.01
0:28.86 Kieran O’Regan Sydney 14.03.05
0:28.86 = James Stacey Canberra 03.11.06
100M BREASTSTROKE:- (WR) 0:59.13 (0:) B. Hansen
World 0:59.13 Brendan Hansen USA Irvine 02.08.06
Commonwealth 1:00.02 Darren Mew ENG Sheffield 11.04.04
Australian 1:00.39 Brenton Rickard Carey AquaticVIC Victoria 18.08.06
All Comers 1:00.46 Domenico Fioravanti ITA Sydney 17.09.00
Australian Top 10 1:00.39 Brenton Rickard Victoria BC 18.08.06
1:01.32 Christian Sprenger Melbourne 01.02.06
1:01.38 Jim Piper Sydney 28.03.04
1:01.56 Philip Rogers OAM Kobe/Perth13.08.93/31.03.95
1:01.60 Simon Cowley Sydney 22.08.99
1:01.93 Regan Harrison Sydney 28.03.04
1:02.05 Mark Riley Sydney/Suva 28.03.04/15.05.04
1:02.16 Ryan Mitchell Melbourne 27.04.98
1.02.45 Justin Norris Brisbane 20.03.02
1:02.66 Robert McDonald Sydney 13.03.05
200M BREASTSTROKE:- (WR) 2:08.74 (0:29.10, 1:02.26, 1:35.12) B. Hansen
World 2:08.50 Brendan Hansen USA Victoria 20.08.06
Commonwealth 2:10.51 Jim Piper AUS Melbourne 04.02.06
Australian 2:10.51 Jim Piper West CoastWA Melbourne 04.02.06
All Comers 2:10.51 Jim Piper West CoastWA Melbourne 04.02.06
Australian Top 10 2:10.51 Jim Piper Melbourne 04.02.06
2:11.45 Brenton Rickard Brisbane 08.12.06
2:11.51 Regan Harrison Fukuoka 26.07.01
2:12.98 Simon Cowley Sydney 26.08.99
2:13.20 Ryan Mitchell Kuala Lumpur 15.09.98
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2:13.69 Justin Norris Brisbane 23.03.02
2:14.98 Robert McDonald Sydney 17.03.05
2:15.45 Mark Riley Sydney 26.03.03
2:15.50 Rodney Lawson Barcelona 29.07.92
50M BUTTERFLY:- (WR) 0:22.96 R. Schoeman
World 0:22.96 Roland Schoeman RSA Montreal 25.07.05
Commonwealth 0:22.96 Roland Schoeman RSA Montreal 25.07.05
Australian 0:23.43 Matthew Welsh Melbourne VicentreVIC Barcelona 21.07.03
All Comers 0:23.34 Roland Schoeman RSA Melbourne 18.03.06
Australian Top 10 0:23.43 Matt Welsh Barcelona 21.07.03
0:23.44 Geoff Huegill Fukuoka 27.07.01
0:23.74 Michael Klim OAM Melbourne 18.03.06
0:23.86 Matt Targett Melbourne 17.03.06
0:23.87 Brett Hawke Sydney 13.03.05
0:24.02 Burl Reid Hobart 30.03.01
0:24.11 Adam Pine OAM Manchester 31.07.02
0:24.15 David Carter Sydney 28.03.04
0:24.21 Robert Sharp Sydney 23.03.03
0:24.25 Scott Miller Sydney 21.04.96
100M BUTTERFLY:- (WR) 0:50.40 (0:23.51) I. Crocker
World 0:50.40 Ian Crocker USA Montreal 30.07.05
Commonwealth 0:51.81 Michael Klim AUS Canberra 12.12.99
Australian 0:51.81 Michael Klim Southern BayVIC Canberra 12.12.99
All Comers 0:51.81 Michael Klim Southern BayVIC Canberra 12.12.99
Australian Top 10 0:51.81 Michael Klim OAM Canberra 12.12.99
0:51.96 Geoff Huegill Sydney 21.09.00
0:52.53 Scott Miller Atlanta 24.07.96
0:52.71 Adam Pine OAM Melbourne 03.02.06
0:53.12 Burl Reid Osaka 22.05.01
0:53.28 Scott Goodman Brisbane 09.10.97
0:53.32 Andrew Lauterstein Brisbane 09.12.06
0:53.33 Jon Sieben OAM Seoul 21.09.88
0:53.40 Andrew Richards Melbourne 03.02.06
0:53.44 Justin Norris Sydney 02.04.04
200M BUTTERFLY:- (WR) 1:53.71 (0:25.90, 0:55.15, 1:24.72) M. Phelps
World 1:53.71 Michael Phelps USA Missouri 17.02.07
Commonwealth 1:55.52 Stephen Parry GBR Athens 17.08.04
Australian 1:56.17 Justin Norris BHP HunterNSW Sydney 19.09.00
All Comers 1:55.27 Tom Malchow USA Brisbane 29.08.01
Australian Top 10 1:56.17 Justin Norris Sydney 19.09.00
1:56.66 Travis Nederpelt Victoria 17.08.06
1:56.86 Scott Goodman Adelaide 13.03.97
1:57.04 Jon Sieben OAM Los Angeles 03.08.84
1:57.41 Josh Krogh Melbourne 30.01.06
1:57.48 Andrew Richards Sydney 15.03.05
1:57.49 Heath Ramsay Sydney 16.05.00
1:57.71 William Kirby OAM Sydney 16.05.00
1:57.82 Nick D’Arcy Victoria BC 17.08.06
1:57.86 Scott Miller Atlanta 10.08.95
200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY:- (WR) 1:55.84 (0:25.11, 0:54.49, 1:28.39) M. Phelps
World 1:55.84 Michael Phelps USA Victoria 20.08.06
Commonwealth 1:58.80 George Bovell TRI Athens 18.08.04
Australian 1:59.66 Ian Thorpe SLC AquadotNSW Barcelona 25.07.03
All Comers 1:58.98 Massimiliano Rosolino ITA Sydney 21.09.00
Australian Top 10 1:59.66 Ian Thorpe Barcelona 25.07.03
2:00.26 Matthew Dunn Kuala Lumpur 17.09.98
2:00.41 Justin Norris Sydney 01.04.04
2:00.57 Leith Brodie Brisbane 06.12.06
2:00.98 Adam Lucas Sydney 16.03.05
2:01.47 Robert Van der Zant Sydney 18.05.00
2:01.54 Grant McGregor Hobart 28.03.01

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2:01.81 Simon Coombs Sydney 26.04.96
2:02.39 Travis Nederpelt Brisbane 06.12.06
2:03.05 Stephen Parkes Maui 14.01.07
400M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY:- (WR) 4:08.26 (0:26.42, 0:55.57, 1:57.10, 3:10.36) M. Phelps
World 4:08.26 Michael Phelps USA Athens 14.08.04
Commonwealth 4:15.20 Justin Norris AUS Sydney 27.03.04
Australian 4:15.20 Justin Norris Hunter NSW Sydney 27.03.04
All Comers 4:11.76 Tom Dolan USA Sydney 17.09.00
Australian Top 10 4:15.20 Justin Norris Sydney 27.03.04
4:16.11 Matthew Dunn Fukuoka 11.08.97
4:16.46 Travis Nederpelt Sydney 27.03.04
4:17.29 Grant McGregor Sydney 14.05.00
4:18.02 Adam Lucas Sydney 27.03.04
4:18.05 Rob Woodhouse Brisbane 14:08.87
4:18.93 Trent Steed Sydney 14.05.00
4:20.26 Robert Bruce Auckland 26.01.90
4:20.96 Philip Bryant Perth 31.03.95
4:21.65 Leith Brodie Victoria 18.08.06
4 X 100M FREESTYLE RELAY
World 3:12.46 USA Victoria 19.08.06
Michael Phelps 0:48.83
Neil Walker 0:47.89
Cullen Jones 0:47.96
Jason Lezak 0:47.78
Commonwealth 3:13.17 Republic of South Africa Athens 15.08.04
Roland Schoeman 0:48.17
Lyndon Ferns 0:48.13
Darian Townsend 0:48.96
Ryk Neethling 0:47.91
Australian 3:13.67 Australian Team Sydney 16.09.00
Michael Klim 0:48.18
Chris Fydler 0:48.48
Ashley Callus 0:48.71
Ian Thorpe 0:48.30
All Comers 3:13.67 Australian Team Sydney 16.09.00
Michael Klim 0:48.18
Chris Fydler 0:48.48
Ashley Callus 0:48.71
Ian Thorpe 0:48.30
Australian Club 3:21.24 Yeronga Park Sydney 28.03.04
Robert Van der Zant 0:51.41
Adam Pine 0:49.76
Leon Dunne 0:50.95
Andrew Mewing 0:49.12
4 X 200M FREESTYLE RELAY
World 7:04.66 Australian Team Fukuoka 27.07.01
Grant Hackett 1:46.11
Michael Klim 1:46.49
William Kirby 1:47.92
Ian Thorpe 1:44.14
Commonwealth 7:04.66 Australian Team Fukuoka 27.07.01
Grant Hackett 1:46.11
Michael Klim 1:46.49
William Kirby 1:47.92
Ian Thorpe 1:44.14
Australian 7:04.66 Australian Team Fukuoka 27.07.01
Grant Hackett 1:46.11
Michael Klim 1:46.49
William Kirby 1:47.92
Ian Thorpe 1:44.14
All Comers 7:07.05 Australian Team Sydney 19.09.00
Ian Thorpe 1:46.03
Michael Klim 1:46.40

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Todd Pearson 1:47.36
William Kirby 1:47.26
Australian Club 7:19.70 Miami Sydney 16.05.00
Grant Hackett 1:47.98
Rene Faulkner 1:51.01
Stephen Penfold 1:51.44
Daniel Kowalski 1:49.27
4 X 100M MEDLEY RELAY
World 3:30.68 United States Athens 21.08.04
Aaron Piersol 0:53.45
Brendan Hansen 0:59.37
Ian Crocker 0:50.28
Jason Lezak 0:47.58
Commonwealth 3:34.37 Australia Melbourne 21.03.06
Matt Welsh 0:54.84
Brenton Rickard 0:59.51
Michael Klim 0:51.87
Eamon Sullivan 0:48.15
Australian 3:34.37 Australia Melbourne 21.03.06
Matt Welsh 0:54.84
Brenton Rickard 0:59.51
Michael Klim 0:51.87
Eamon Sullivan 0:48.15
All Comers 3:33.73 United States Sydney 23.09.00
Lenny Krayzelburg 0:53.87
Ed Moses 0:59.84
Ian Crocker 0:52.10
Gary Hall jr 0:47.92
Australian Club 3:41.09 West Coast WA Brisbane 10.12.06
Adam Lucas 0:57.09
Jim Piper 1.01.76
Garth Kates 0:53.44
Eamon Sullivan 0:48.87

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WOMEN
50M FREESTYLE:- World Record 0:24.13 Inge de Bruijn
World 0:24.13 Inge de Bruijn NED Sydney 22.09.00
Commonwealth 0:24.49 Alice Mills AUS Sydney 19.03.05
Australian 0:24.49 Alice Mills Chandler QLD Sydney 19.03.05
All Comers 0:24.13 Inge de Bruijn NED Sydney 22.09.00
All time top 10 0:24.49 Alice Mills Sydney 19.03.05
0:24.58 Lisbeth Lenton Melbourne 03.02.06
0:24.72 Jodie Henry Melbourne 20.03.06
0:24.80 Michelle Engelsman Sydney 03.04.04
0:24.89 Cate Campbell Sydney 21.01.07
0:25.43 Sophie Edington Sydney 29.03.03
0:25.55 Sally Foster Canberra 03.11.06
0:25.60 Melanie Schlanger Melbourne 03.02.06
0:25.61 Ellese Zalewski Maui 14.01.07
0:25.62 Sarah Ryan Hobart 30.03.01
100M FREESTYLE:- World Record 0:53.42 (0:25.73) Britta Steffen
World 0:53.30 Britta Steffen GER Budapest 02.08.06
Commonwealth 0:53.42 Lisbeth Lenton AUS Melbourne 31.01.06
Australian 0:53.42 Lisbeth Lenton Commercial AUS Melbourne 31.01.06
All time top 10 0:53.42 Lisbeth Lenton Melbourne 31.01.06
0:53.52 Jodie Henry Athens 18.08.04
0:53.96 Alice Mills Sydney 17.03.05
0:54.79 Susan O'Neill OAM Sydney 16.09.00
0:54.92 Petria Thomas Sydney 31.03.04
0:54.94 Sarah Ryan Brisbane 20.03.02
0:54.94 Melanie Schlanger Melbourne 01.02.06
0:55.09 Shayne Reese Brisbane 08.12.06
0:55.25 Linda Mackenzie Brisbane 07.12.06
0:55.56 Sally Foster Sydney 16.02.07
200M FREESTYLE:- World Record 1:56.64 (0:27.14, 0:56.27, 1:26.33) Franziska Van Almsick
World 1:56.64 Franziska Van Almsick GER Berlin 03.08.02
Commonwealth 1:57.06r Lisbeth Lenton AUS Montreal 28.07.05
Australian 1:57.06r Lisbeth Lenton Commercial QLD Montreal 28.07.05
All Comers 1:57.25 Caitlin McClatchey SCO Melbourne 16.03.06
All time top 10 1:57.06 Lisbeth Lenton Montreal 28.07.05
1:57.47 Susan O'Neill OAM Sydney 15.05.00
1:58.07 Bronte Barratt Brisbane 06.12.06
1:58.20 Petria Thomas Sydney 29.03.04
1:58.26 Linda MacKenzie Victoria BC17.08.06
1:58.54 Elka Graham Fukuoka 26.07.01
1:58.57 Giaan Rooney Fukuoka 27.07.01
1:59.05 Jodie Henry Brisbane 05.12.06
1:59.28 Shayne Reese Sydney 15.03.05
1:59.44 Lara Davenport Brisbane 06.12.06
400M FREESTYLE:- World Record 4:03.85 (0:59.99, 2:02.14, 3:03.40) Laure Manaudou
World 4:02.13 Laure Manaudou FRA Budapest 06.08.06
Commonwealth 4:06.28 Tracey Wickham MBE AUS W.Berlin 24.08.78
Australian 4:06.28 Tracey Wickham MBE Commercial QLD Berlin 24.08.78
All Comers 4:05.80 Brooke Bennett USA Sydney 17.09.00
All time top 10 4:06.28 Tracey Wickham MBE West Berlin24.08.78
4:06.79 Linda Mackenzie Brisbane 03.12.06
4:08.34 Bronte Barratt Brisbane 03.12.06
4:08.60 Elka Graham Barcelona 20.07.03
4:08.86 Sheridan Burge-Lopez Boca Raton28.05.88
4:08.89 Hayley Lewis Auckland 27.01.90
4:09.38 Janelle Elford Sydney 13.05.88
4:09.56 Haylee Reddaway Sydney 12.03.05
4:09.68 Kylie Palmer Victoria BC19.08.06
4:09.72 Julie McDonald Auckland 27.01.90

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800M FREESTYLE:- World Record 8:16.22 (1:00.20, 2:02.53, 3:05.12, 4:07.92, 5:10.27, 6:12.82, 7:15.44)
Janet Evans
World 8:16.22 Janet Evans USA Tokyo 20.08.89
Commonwealth 8:22.93 Julie McDonald AUS Seoul 25.09.88
Australian 8:22.93 Julie McDonald Lawrence QLD Seoul 25.09.88
All Comers 8:19.67 Brooke Bennett USA Sydney 22.09.00
All time top 10 8:22.93 Julie McDonald Seoul 25.09.88
8:24.15 Janelle Elford Boca Raton30.05.88
8:24.62 Tracey Wickham MBE Edmonton 05.08.78
8:25.78 Michelle Ford MBE Edmonton 05.08.78
8:26.37 Sheridan Burge-Lopez Boca Raton30.05.88
8:26.86 Hayley Lewis Kobe 15.08.93
8:30.18 Stacey Gartrell Victoria 23.08.94
8:30.79 Melissa Gorman Melbourne 19.03.06
8:32.13 Linda MacKenzie Sydney 02.04.04
8:32.21 Stephanie Williams Brisbane 09.12.06
1500M FREESTYLE:- World Record 15:52.10 (1:01.17, 2:04.46, 3:08.04, 4:11.70, 5:15.37, 6:19.09, 7:22.72, 8:26.52,
9:30.26, 10:34.25, 11:38.09, 12:42.00, 13:45.95, 14:49.76) Janet Evans
World 15:52.10 Janet Evans USA Orlando 26.03.88
Commonwealth 16:04.84 Hayley Lewis AUS Kobe 12.08.93
Australian 16:04.84 Hayley Lewis MLC LeanderQLD Kobe 12.08.93
All Comers 16:06.63 Tracey Wickham MBE Commercial QLD Perth 25.02.79
All time top 10 16:04.84 Hayley Lewis Kobe 12.08.93
16:06.63 Tracey Wickham MBE Perth 25.02.79
16:10.11 Janelle Elford Perth 28.02.87
16:10.42 Stacey Gartrell Kobe 12.08.93
16:11.15 Michelle Ford MBE Sydney 19.12.80
16:15.37 Julie McDonald Perth 04.08.89
16:16.80 Amanda Pascoe Fukuoka 28.07.01
16:17.20 Sarah Paton Sydney 14.03.05
16:17.74 Melissa Gorman Melbourne 04.02.06
16:18.12 Stephanie Williams Hawaii 06.01.05
50M BACKSTROKE; World Record 0:28.19 Janine Pietsch
World 0:28.19 Janine Pietsch GER Berlin 25.05.05
Commonwealth 0:28.42 Giaan Rooney AUS Melbourne 19.03.06
Commonwealth= 0:28.42 Sophie Edington AUS Melbourne 20.03.06
Australian 0:28.42 Giaan Rooney Melb. VicentreVIC Melbourne 19.03.06
Australian= 0:28.42 Sophie Edington Kingscliff NSW Melbourne 20.03.06
All Comers 0:28.42 Giaan Rooney Melb. VicentreVIC Melbourne 03.02.06
All Comers= 0:28.42 Sophie Edington Kingscliff NSW Melbourne 20.03.06
All time top 10 0:28.42 Giaan Rooney Melbourne03.02.06/19/03/06
0:28.42= Sophie Edington Melbourne20.03.06
0:28.53 Tayliah Zimmer Brisbane 07.12.06
0:28.68 Dyana Calub Hobart/Manchester26.03.01/03.08.02
0:28.80 Emily Seebohm Brisbane 07.12.06
0:29.23 Marieke Guehrer Sydney 27.03.04
0:29.28 Belinda Nevell Sydney 27.03.04
0:29.42 Meagen Nay Brisbane 07.12.06
0:29.44 Meredith Smith Sydney 26.01.97
0:29.48 Rachel Goh Melbourne 06.01.05
100M BACKSTROKE:- World Record 0:59.58 (0:28.86) Natalie Coughlin
World 0:59.58 Natalie Coughlin USA Ft. Lauderdale13.08.02
Commonwealth 1:00.49 Katy Sexton ENG Sheffield 20.03.03
Australian 1:00.93 Sophie Edington Kingscliff NSW Melbourne 18.03.06
All Comers 1:00.21 Diana Mocanu ROM Sydney 18.09.00
All time top 10 1:00.93 Sophie Edington Melbourne 18.03.06
1:00.99 Tayliah Zimmer Canberra 04.11.06
1:01.09 Emily Seebohm Brisbane 05.12.06
1:01.14 Giaan Rooney Sydney 14.03.05
1:01.49 Dyana Calub Yokohama 26.08.02
1:01.78 Nicole Stevenson Barcelona 28.07.92

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1:01.95 Frances Adcock Victoria 17.08.06
1:02.07 Joanne Meehan Barcelona 28.07.92
1:02.14 Clementine Stoney Brisbane 03.09.01
1:02.15 Meagen Nay Maui 11.01.07
200M BACKSTROKE
World 2:06.62 Kristina Egerszegi HUN Athens 25.08.91
Commonwealth 2:08.74 Katy Sexton ENG Barcelona 26.07.03
Australian 2:10.20 Nicole Stevenson Mel Vicentre VIC Barcelona 31.07.92
All Comers 2:08.16 Diana Mocanu ROM Sydney 22.09.00
All time top 10 2:10.20 Nicole Stevenson Barcelona 31.07.92
2:10.36 Joanna Fargus Melbourne 20.03.06
2:11.00 Frances Adcock Brisbane 08.12.06
2:11.58 Clementine Stoney Fukuoka 26.07.01
2:12.36 Melissa Morgan Brisbane 27.04.03
2:12.57 Meagen Nay Maui 13.01.07
2:12.58 Sophie Edington Melbourne 20.03.06
2:12.85 Tayliah Zimmer Melbourne 03.02.06
2:13.04 Meredith Smith Perth 01.04.95
2:13.35 Dyana Calub Sydney 19.05.00
50M BREASTSTROKE:- World Record 0:30.31 Jade Edmistone
World 0:30.31 Jade Edmistone AUS Melbourne 30.01.06
Commonwealth 0:30.31 Jade Edmistone AUS Melbourne 30.01.06
Australian 0:30.31 Jade Edmistone AUS Melbourne 30.01.06
All Comers 0:30.31 Jade Edmistone Redlands QLD Melbourne 30.01.06
All time top 10 0:30.31 Jade Edmistone Melbourne 30.01.06
0:30.55 Leisel Jones Melbourne 17.03.06
0:30.89 Brooke Hanson Montreal 31.07.05
0:31.02 Tarnee White Melbourne 31.01.06
0:31.78 Samantha Riley OAM Monte Carlo04.06.98
0:31.78 Sarah Kasoulis Sydney 02.04.04
0:31.78 Sally Foster Melbourne 31.01.06
0:31.82 Helen Denman Sydney 23.04.96
0:31.98 Shayne Reese Melbourne 04.01.06
0:32.06 Rebecca Brown Brisbane 08.03.94
100M BREASTSTROKE:- World Record 1:05.09 (30.83) Leisel Jones
World 1:05.09 Leisel Jones AUS Melbourne 20.03.06
Commonwealth 1:05.09 Leisel Jones AUS Melbourne 20.03.06
Australian 1:05.09 Leisel Jones Commercial AUS Melbourne 20.03.06
All Comers 1:05.09 Leisel Jones Commercial AUS Melbourne 20.03.06
All time top 10 1:05.09 Leisel Jones Melbourne 20.03.06
1:07.03 Jade Edmistone Melbourne 03.02.06
1:07.15 Brooke Hanson Athens 16.08.04
1:07.60 Tarnee White Canberra 03.11.06
1:07.66 Samantha Riley OAM Brisbane 06.10.97
1:08.12 Sarah Katsoulis Victoria 18.08.06
1:08.44 Sally Foster Canberra 03.11.06
1:08.45 Rebecca Brown Brisbane 16.03.94
1:08.51 Helen Denman Perth 13.01.98
1:08.81 Linley Frame Perth 11.01.91
200M BREASTSTROKE:- World Record 2:20.54 (0:32.19, 1:08.52, 1:45.02) Leisel Jones
World 2:20.54 Leisel Jones AUS Melbourne 01.02.06
Commonwealth 2:20.54 Leisel Jones AUS Melbourne 01.02.06
Australian 2:20.54 Leisel Jones Commercial AUS Melbourne 01.02.06
All Comers 2:20.54 Leisel Jones Commercial AUS Melbourne 01.02.06
All time top 10 2:20.54 Leisel Jones Melbourne 01.02.06
2:24.76 Rebecca Brown Brisbane 16.03.94
2:24.81 Samantha Riley OAM Atlanta 13.08.95
2:25.95 Brooke Hanson Sydney 01.04.04
2:27.60 Caroline Hildreth Sydney 20.09.00
2:27.71 Sally Foster Melbourne 01.02.06
2:28.06 Sarah Katsoulis Canberra 05.11.06

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2:28.34 Nadine Neumann Atlanta 23.07.96
2:28.35 Kelli Waite Sydney 12.01.01
2:28.44 Kristy Ellem Los Angeles05.07.97
50M BUTTERFLY:- World Record 0:25.57 Anna-Karin Kammerling
World 0:25.57 Anna-Karin Kammerling SWE Berlin 30.07.02
Commonwealth 0:26.11 Danni Miatke AUS Montreal 30.07.05
Australian 0:26.11 Danni Miatke Carey AquaticVIC Montreal 30.07.05
All Comers 0:26.23 Danni Miatke Carey AquaticVIC Melbourne 03.02.06
All time top 10 0:26.11 Danni Miatke Montreal 30.07.05
0:26.29 Petria Thomas Sydney 02.04.04
0:26.30 Lisbeth Lenton Brisbane 09.12.06
0:26.55 Jessicah Schipper Melbourne 16.03.06
0:26.64 Alice Mills Melbourne 31.01.06
0:26.85 Felicity Galvez Melbourne 31.01.06
0:26.92 Ellese Zalewski Cairns 11.07.06
0:27.13 Nicole Irving Manchester31.07.02
0:27.27 Jordana Webb Sydney 28.03.03
0:27.35 Lauren Winter Melbourne 31.01.06
100M BUTTERFLY:- World Record 0:56.61 (0:26.37) Inge de Bruijn
World 0:56.61 Inge de Bruijn NED Sydney 17.09.00
Commonwealth 0:57.15 Jessicah Schipper AUS Melbourne 02.02.06
Australian 0:57.15 Jessicah Schipper Redcliffe L/L QLD Melbourne 02.02.06
All Comers 0:56.61 Inge de Bruijn NED Sydney 17.09.00
All time top 10 0:57.15 Jessicah Schipper Melbourne 02.02.06
0:57.35 Lisbeth Lenton Melbourne 02.02.06
0:57.36 Petria Thomas Sydney 28.03.04
0:58.16 Alice Mills Melbourne 02.02.06
0:58.71 Susan O'Neill OAM Sydney 14.05.00
0:58.87 Felicity Galvez Melbourne 02.02.06
0:59.18 Stephanie Rice Sydney 13.03.05
0:59.76 Lara Davenport Brisbane 04.12.06
0:59.82 Ellese Zalewski Brisbane 04.12.06
0:59.83 Danni Miatke Sydney 17.02.07
200M BUTTERFLY:- World Record 2:05.40 (0:28.35, 1:00.11, 1:32.46) Jessicah Schipper
World 2:05.40 Jessicah Schipper AUS Victoria 17.08.06
Commonwealth 2:05.40 Jessicah Schipper AUS Victoria 17.08.06
Australian 2:05.40 Jessicah Schipper Redcliffe L/L AUS Victoria 17.08.06
All Comers 2:05.81 Susan O'Neill Commercial QLD Sydney 17.05.00
All time top 10 2:05.40 Jessicah Schipper Victoria BC17.08.06
2:05.81 Susan O'Neill OAM Sydney 17.05.00
2:06.01 Petria Thomas Sydney 29.03.04
2:07:95 Felicity Galvez Sydney 18.02.07
2:09.54 Stephanie Rice Victoria 17.08.06
2:09.71 Alicia Coutts Brisbane 07.12.06
2:10.56 Karen Phillips Los Angeles03.08.84
2:10.78 Samantha Hamill Maui 11.01.07
2:10.84 Helen Morris Edmonton 22.08.91
2:11.09 Hayley Lewis Perth 13.01.91
200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY:- World Record 2:09.72 (28.81, 1:01.91, 1:39.44) Yan Yan Wu
World 2:09.72 Yan Yan Wu CHN Shanghai 17.10.97
Commonwealth 2:12.47 Alice Mills AUS Sydney 29.03.04
Australian 2:12.47 Alice Mills Chandler QLD Sydney 29.03.04
All Comers 2:10.68 Yana Klochkova UKR Sydney 19.09.00
All time top 10 2:12.47 Alice Mills Sydney 29.03.04
2:12.90 Stephanie Rice Melbourne 16.03.06
2:13.09 Brooke Hanson Melbourne 30.01.06
2:13.32 Lara Carroll Montreal 25.07.05
2:14.21 Leisel Jones Sydney 23.03.03
2:14.51 Elli Overton Sydney 25.08.99
2.14.87 Shayne Reese Brisbane 04.12.06
2:14.99 Jennifer Reilly Manchester30.07.02

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2:15.07 Lori Munz Fukuoka 26.07.01
2:15.32 Alicia Coutts Brisbane 04.12.06
400M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY:- World Record 4:33.59 (1:01.62, 2:11.30, 3:30.63) Yana Klochkova
World 4:33.59 Yana Klochkova UKR Sydney 16.09.00
Commonwealth 4:38.46 Joanne Malar Uni of CalgaryCAN Winnipeg 02.08.99
Australian 4:38.62 Jennifer Reilly Rockingham WA Brisbane 10.12.06
All Comers 4:33.59 Yana Klochkova UKR Sydney 16.09.00
All time top 10 4:38.62 Jennifer Reilly Brisbane 10.12.06
4:41.46 Hayley Lewis Perth 07.01.91
4:41.54 Lara Carroll Irvine 02.08.05
4:41.73 Stephanie Rice Brisbane 10.12.06
4:43.45 Emma Johnson Atlanta 20.07.96
4:44.01 Elli Overton Victoria 19.08.94
4:44.26 Jodie Clatworthy Seoul 18.09.88
4:44.88 Donna Procter Perth 03.08.89
4:45.25 Julie Majer Kobe 13.08.93
4:45.82 Suzanne Landells OAM Edinburgh 25.07.86
4 x 100M FREESTYLE RELAY
World 3:35.22 Germay Budapest 01.08.06
Petra Dallman 0:54.53
Daniela Goetz 0:53.87
Britta Steffen 0:52.66
Annika Liebs 0:54.16
Commonwealth 3:35.94 Australian Team Athens 14.08.04
Alice Mills 0:54.75
Lisbeth Lenton 0:53.57
Petria Thomas 0:54.67
Jodie Henry 0:52.95
Australian 3:35.94 Australian Team Athens 14.08.04
Alice Mills 0:54.75
Lisbeth Lenton 0:53.57
Petria Thomas 0:54.67
Jodie Henry 0:52.95
All Comers 3:36.49 Australian Team Melbourne 20.03.06
Lisbeth Lenton 0:53.74
Jodie Henry 0:53.30
Alice Mills 0:54.42
Shayne Reese 0:55.03
Australian Club 3:43.48 Commercial Sydney 12.03.05
Louise Tomlinson 0:56.65
Stephanie Thompson 0:57.28
Marieke Guehrer 0:55.50
Lisbeth Lenton 0:54.05
4 x 200M FREESTYLE RELAY
World 7:50.82 Germany Budapest 03.08.06
Petra Dallmann 1:59.14
Daniela Samulski 1:58.27
Britta Steffen 1:57.77
Annika Liebs 1:55.64
Commonwealth 7:54.06 Australian Team Montreal 28.07.05
Lisbeth Lenton 1:57.06
Shayne Reese 2:00.00
Bronte Barratt 1:58.58
Linda Mackenzie 1:58.42
Australian 7:54.06 Australian Team Montreal 28.07.05
Lisbeth Lenton 1:57.06
Shayne Reese 2:00.00
Bronte Barratt 1:58.58
Linda Mackenzie 1:58.42
All Comers 7:56.68 Australian Team Melbourne 18.03.06
Lisbeth Lenton 2:00.04
Bronte Barratt 1:59.14
Kelly Stubbins 1:58.16

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Linda Mackenzie 1:58.52
Australian Club 8:10.97 Redcliffe Leagues/Lawnton Brisbane 07.12.06
Kylie Palmer 2:01.03
Jessicah Schipper 2:00.49
Melissa Gorman 2:02.77
Jo-Lene Dendle 2:06.68
4 x 100M MEDLEY RELAY
World 3:56.30 Australian Team Melbourne 21.03.06
Sophie Edington 1:01.06
Leisel Jones 1:05.51
Jessicah Schipper 0:56.86
Lisbeth Lenton 0:52.87
Commonwealth 3:56.30 Australian Team Melbourne 21.03.06
Sophie Edington 1:01.06
Leisel Jones 1:05.51
Jessicah Schipper 0:56.86
Lisbeth Lenton 0:52.87
Australian 3:56.30 Australian Team Melbourne 21.03.06
Sophie Edington 1:01.06
Leisel Jones 1:05.51
Jessicah Schipper 0:56.86
Lisbeth Lenton 0:52.87
All Comers 3:56.30 Australian Team Melbourne 21.03.06
Sophie Edington 1:01.06
Leisel Jones 1:05.51
Jessicah Schipper 0:56.86
Lisbeth Lenton 0:52.87
Australian Club 4:03.36 Commercial Brisbane 09.12.06
Joanna Fargus 1:03.89
Leisel Jones 1:05.59
Lisbeth Lenton 0:58.40
Melanie Schlanger 0:55.48

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TELSTRA DOLPHINS
AUSTRALIAN
OPEN WATER
SWIM TEAM

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2007 OPEN WATER DOLPHINS HAVE PROUD TRADITION TO UPHOLD
OPEN WATER SWIMMING is as Australian as Vegemite, kangaroos, Holden cars and
lamington’s – almost every Aussie has, at some stage, swum in a river, lake or at the beach.
It’s an Australian past time and not surprisingly the Telstra Dolphins have a proud competitive
history in the sport.
Australia has won at least one medal from five of the six FINA World Championships that have
featured open water swimming since it was first added to the program in Perth in 1991.
This year the open water component of the 2007 World Championships will be held at St Kilda
beach, one of the most picturesque points of Port Phillip Bay and only a short distance from
Melbourne’s city centre.
Considered one of the most fashionable suburbs within Melbourne, it's one of Melbourne's
most lively, cosmopolitan areas and is also a hugely popular among tourists who flock there all
year round to enjoy the night life and to visit one of the city’s most renowned landmarks, Luna
Park.
The Open Water Swimming course itself is free to attend and will run between the famous St
Kilda pier and the St Kilda Marina, creating a natural amphitheatre for the 5 kilometre, 10km
and 25 km events for both men and women.
Four of the six events - the men’s and women’s 5km (both Sunday March 18), the women’s
25km (Saturday March 24) and men’s 25km (Sunday March 25) - will be held on weekends
allowing anyone the opportunity to witness some of the globe’s fittest and most courageous
athletes battle for world supremacy.
FINA conduct’s World Open Water Championships every second year (even years) as a stand
alone event as well as including the open water component alongside swimming, diving,
synchronised swimming and water polo in the biannual FINA World Championships in odd
years like 2007.
Leading the Telstra Dolphins will be current 25km FINA World Open Water champion Josh
Santacaterina (10km, 25km), former Kiwi Kate Brookes-Peterson (5km, 10km) and surf life
saving icon Ky Hurst (5km, 10km).
Joining them in the Australian team will be 2004 25km FINA World Open Water gold medallist
Brendan Capell (25km), team veteran Shelley Clark (25km) and teenagers Alexandra Bagley
(5km, 10km) and David Browne (5km).
Apart from Santacaterina and Capell’s success at the last two FINA World Open Water
Championships, three other Australian’s have tasted gold at the World Championships.
Open water legend Shelly Taylor-Smith won the inaugural 25km title on the Swan River in
Perth in 1991 before joining Melissa Cunningham, who won individual gold in the same event,
and David Bates, to take the 25km team title in Rome in 1994.
Others to see the podium in more recent times include Hurst, who won silver in the 5km as a
precocious 16-year-old in Perth in 1998, high profile pool swimmer turned open water star
Hayley Lewis, who claimed bronze in the 5km in Fukuoka in 2001, and Capell, who snared
silver in the 25km in 2005. – KURT HANSON

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TELSTRA DOLPHINS AUSTRALIAN OPEN WATER TEAM
MEN: Ky Hurst (SLC Aquadot NSW) David Browne (St Peters Western Qld) Josh
Santacaterina (St Peters Western Qld) Brendan Capell (St Peters Western Qld).
WOMEN: Kate Brookes-Peterson (Redcliffe Leagues Lawnton Qld) Alexandra Bagley
(Gardens Qld) Shelley Clark (Hunter NSW).
STAFF: Head Coach Greg Towle (NSW) Manager John Saliba (NSW) Coach Don Watson-
Brown (Qld) Physiotherapist Britt Caling (Qld).
AUSTRALIAN OPEN WATER ENTRIES BY DAY
DAY 2 - Sunday March 18
5km W – Kate Brookes-Peterson,
Alexandra Bagley
5km M – Ky Hurst, David Browne
DAY 4 - Tuesday March 20
10km W - Kate Brookes-Peterson,
Alexandra Bagley
DAY 5 - Wednesday March 21
10km M – Ky Hurst, Josh Santacaterina
DAY 8 - Saturday March 24
25km W – Shelley Clark
DAY 9 - Sunday March 25
25km M – Brendan Capell, Josh
Santacaterina
AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDAL TALLY
Open Water swimming only
GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL
Perth 1991 1 - 1 2
Rome 1994 2 1 1 4
Perth 1998 - 1 1 2
Fukuoka 2001 - - 1 1
Barcelona 2003 - - - -
Montreal 2005 - 1 - 1
Totals 3 3 4 10

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COACH PROFILES
NAME: GREG TOWLE
D.O.B: 1977
POSITION: Head Coach – Open Water Team
LIVES: Sydney
CLUB/INSTITUTE: SAL
PREVIOUS AUSTRALIAN TEAMS:
2006 Pan Pacific Championships, Victoria, Canada;
2006 World Open Water Championships, Napels, Italy
NAME: DON WATSON-BROWN
D.O.B: 1971
POSITION: Coach
LIVES: Townsville
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Gardens QLD
PREVIOUS AUSTRALIAN TEAMS:
2007 Jnr Pan Pacs, Maui

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ATHLETE PROFILES
DAVID BROWNE
NICKNAME: Brownie
D.O.B: 09/10/1987
AGE: 19
BORN: Johannesburg, RSA
LIVES: Brisbane, QLD
HGT: 180cm
WGT: 78kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: St. Peters Western
TRAINS (Pool): St. Peters Lutheran College
COACH: Michael Bohl
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Finished seventh in 10km open water and
was twelfth in 400m IM at 2006 Pan Pacific Championships….has
won four medals at Australian Age Championships….has won three
gold and a bronze at Australian Age Open Water Championships….
won silver in 5km at the 2007 Swimming Australia Open Water
Championships
IN 2007 Was fifth in the 800m free and sixth in the 400m IM at the
Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)….won silver
in 5km & was fourth in 10km at the Swimming Australia Open Water
Championships in Melbourne (Dec 06)
IN 2006 Finished fifth in 400m IM at Telstra Commonwealth Games
Trials in Melbourne.…placed fourth in 5km and 10km at Swimming
Australia Open Water Championships in Sydney….won gold in
400m IM and bronze in 200m IM at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age
Championships in Sydney.…was 5th in 400m IM at Santa Clara
International….claimed bronze in 10km at Qld
Championships….was seventh in 10km open water, 12th in 400m
IM and 16th in 800m free at Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria,
BC
IN 2005 Placed fourth in 10km at Australian Open Water
Championships on the Gold Coast….won gold in the 5km at the
Australian Age Open Water Championships on the Gold
Coast….won silver in 400m IM at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age
Championships in Brisbane
IN 2004 Won bronze in the 400m free at Fisher & Paykel Australian
Age Championships in Perth…added gold in 5km at Australian Age
Open Water Championships in Perth….won gold in 200m IM and
400m free at Qld Age Championships in Brisbane….was fifth in
1500m free and seventh in 800m free at Telstra Australian Short
Course Championships in Brisbane
IN 2003 Gold medallist in 5km at Australian Age Open Water
Championships on the Gold Coast.…finalist in 400m and 1500m
free at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in Brisbane
IN 2002 Won bronze in 5km at Australian Age Open Water
Championships in Sydney
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother – Debbie, Father - Phillip, Brother -
Andrew, Sister - Emma; WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: My God
and my coach; ROLE MODELS: Jesus Christ
PERSONAL
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC, Canada 2006 7 th 10km; 12 th 400m IM; 16 th 800m free
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT ENT PERSONAL
BEST ST
ALL-TIME
AUSTRALIAN
RANKING NG
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Bachelor of Economics at the University
of Queensland; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS
YOU PLAY NOW: Cross Country running and Athletics;
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU:
At the end of training I like to pretend I’m a porpoise;
SUPERSTITIONS: None; ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Recovery
sessions on Friday afternoon; SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: I
bake cookies!; ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Oxygen;
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING: I like to
go to gigging(concerts).
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Australian Open Water Dolphins (the other
Dolphins can come too); MOVIES: “The Corporation”; TV SHOW:
John Safran’s Music Jamboree; BANDS/MUSIC: Moot; CDs: “Step
Up”-Wiseacre; FOOD: Fruit Smoothies; DRINK: Lemon Lime
Bitters; SWIM MEET: 2006 Australian Titles(December 2006);
HOBBIES: I collect bottle caps and I stretch; PETS: Sooty the three
legged dog; BEST MATES: God; LAST BOOK YOU READ: My
Bible; WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET?: I can’t be very angry
with anybody for very long; HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY
MEMBERS REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT
AT A NATIONAL LEVEL?: My Dad played tennis; WHO HAS
BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY:
Jesus died for my sins(although I sometimes forget that);
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS?
Let me think; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED?
As someone who “Got it right”; SWIMMING SHORT TERM
GOALS: To represent my country to the best of my ability at the
Melbourne World Championships; SWIMMING CAREER
ULTIMATE GOAL: To represent my country to the best of my
ability at the Olympic Games; PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To do
God’s will; HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES
DURING YOUR SWIMMING CAREER: Pain; WHAT AGE DID
YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY?: At three months because
someone put me in the water; FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND
WHY?: Josh Santacaterina because he gives his all; FAVOURITE
ATHLETE AND WHY? Roger Federer because he wins with grace
and Lance Armstrong because he got back on the bike; NOTABLE
QUOTE: “It’s not where you come from, it’s where you going/ It’s
not what you drive, It’s what drives you/ It’s not what’s on you, It’s
what’s in you! Gatorade”-from a Gatorade Commercial.
MEET
400m freestyle 3:58.54 2006 Aust. Champs
800m freestyle 8:11.75 2007 Aust. Champs
400m IM 4:26:11 2007 Aust. Champs

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BRENDAN CAPELL
NICKNAME: Cappa
D.O.B: 26/9/1984
AGE: 22
BORN: Brisbane, QLD
LIVES: Brisbane, QLD
HGT: 190cm
WGT: 84kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: St Peter’s Western
TRAINS (Pool):
St Peter’s Western
COACH: Michael Bohl
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won 25km at 2004 FINA World Open
Water Championships….added silver in 25km at FINA World
Championships in Montreal….has won two Australian
Championships….won silver and bronze at 2002 Oceania
Championships
IN 2007 Won 25km & was third in 10km at the Swimming Australia
Open Water Championships in Melbourne (Dec 06)….finished third
in 2006/07 Swimming Australia Open Water Swimming Grand Prix
Series
IN 2006 Won 10km at Australian Open Water Championships in
Sydney….placed 13th in 10km at FINA World Open Water
Championships in Naples
IN 2005 Won silver in 5km & 10km before claiming maiden in
national title with win in 25km at the Telstra Australian Open Water
Championships on the Gold Coast….won silver in 25km and was
eighth in 10km at FINA World Championships in Montreal
IN 2004 Won gold in 25km at FINA World Open Water
Championships in Dubai….placed second in 25km, third in 10km
and fourth in 5km at Australian Open Water Championships in
Perth….won silver in 800m free and was sixth in 1500m free at
Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Brisbane
IN 2003 Silver medallist in 25km at Telstra Australian Open Water
Championships on the Gold Coast….finished 12th in 25km on
senior international debut at FINA World Championships in
Barcelona
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Dad – Kyle, Mum – Sharon, Sisters –
Danielle and Stephanie; WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: My
family for their continued support and anyone who is trying to
achieve their best; ROLE MODELS: Parents and also everyone at
training who are doing the hard yards day in and day out with you.
Grant Cleland – Took me under his wing on my first team in 2003
and provided me invaluable advice and still does on a continual
basis to this day. Have a lot of respect for what he achieved in
combining both his successful swimming and working careers at the
same time.
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Have completed a bachelor of business
(marketing) currently studying law; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING
AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Surf lifesaving, Rugby Union,
AFL; INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT
YOU: There is no logical explanation for why I am so dark and I
have an IQ of 140; SUPERSTITIONS: None ULTIMATE
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Champs Barcelona, Spain 2003 12th 25km
Montreal, Canada 2005 2nd 25km; 8th 10km
World Open Water Dubai, UAE 2004 1st 25km
Naples, Italy 2006 13th 10km
Oceania Champs Noumea, New
Caledonia
2002 2nd 10km; 3rd 5km
Individual Australian Open Water Titles: 3
1 – 10km (06); 2 - 25km (05, 07)
RELAXATION: Sleeping; SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Eating;
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Sleep; WHAT DO YOU
LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING: Movies, listening to
music, going to the beach.
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Brisbane Broncos; MOVIES: Anchorman; TV
SHOW: Entourage and Prison Break; BANDS/MUSIC: House
Music (anything by Axwell); CDs: Ministry of Sound; FOOD: Thai;
DRINK: Lime Cordial; SWIM MEET: 2004 World Open Water
Swimming Championships – Dubai; HOBBIES: Sleeping, Listening
to Music; PETS: Golden Retriever – Levis; BEST MATES: All the
boys from Training; LAST BOOK YOU READ: Jonestown – Alan
Jones Biography; WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET?
Perseverance and commitment; HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY
MEMBERS REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT
AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Dad – Ex-Handler on the Australian
Open Water Swimming Team 2003 -2006; WHO HAS BEEN THE
BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY: Parents and
Coach – Without their support and dedication I would not have
achieved what I have in sport and all aspects of life; HOW WOULD
YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS? Relaxed,
dedicated and ambitious; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE
REMEMBERED? In swimming - A fair competitor that always gave
his best. In life – Ambitious, enthusiastic and caring; SWIMMING
SHORT TERM GOALS: Podium finish in 2007 Melbourne World
Championships 25km; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL:
Keep enjoying the sport and consistently perform at the top level;
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To be successful in all aspects of my
life and any path I choose to follow; To become a successful
businessmen who can become my own boss so I don’t have to
work too hard and can enjoy spending more time with family and
friends; HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING
YOUR SWIMMING CAREER? Back (stress fractures) and shoulder
injuries; WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY?
Ten after watching Kieren Perkins win gold at the 1994
Commonwealth Games; FAVOURITE SWIMMERS AND WHY? Ian
Thorpe – For what he has achieved in the sport and the countless
times he performed under pressure. Also for being honest with
himself when he decided to retire; Chris Fydler – For having a
successful career in the swimming pool as well as making a
successful transition into the corporate arena. This has obviously
come from a hard work ethic in combining both training and study
demands; FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Andy Roddick –
Honest and hardworking athlete of high integrity; NOTABLE
QUOTE: “Success is the journey, not the destination."

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KY HURST
NICKNAME: Killer
D.O.B: 11/03/1981
AGE: 26
BORN: Nambour, QLD
LIVES: Gold Coast, QLD
HGT: 182cm
WGT: 87kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: SLC Aquadot/NSWIS
TRAINS (Pool):
Sutherland
COACH: Tracey Menzies
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Has a silver medal and a tenth place in 5km
at two FINA World Championships….was the Australian 5km champion
in 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 10km champion in 2007….regarded as
the greatest surf swimmer of his generation, the winner of four
Australian Ironman championships and five open surf race
championships….finished seventh in the 5km event at the 2000 FINA
World Open Water Championships in Hawaii….placed fifth in 10km at
2006 Pan Pacific Championships….finished third in the 1500m free at
the 2004 Telstra Olympic Trials
IN 2007 Won 5km & 10km at the Swimming Australia Open Water
Championships in Melbourne (Dec 06)
IN 2006 Was fourth in 1500m free and seventh in 400m free at Telstra
Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne….won 5km and was third
in 10km at Australian Open Water Championships….placed fifth in
10km and 12th in 800m free at Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria,
BC
IN 2005 Finished fourth in the 800m free at the Telstra Trials in
Sydney….won the 5km at the Telstra Australian Open Water
Championships on the Gold Coast….placed tenth in the 5km at FINA
World Championships in Montreal….was ninth in 400m free at the
Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Melbourne
IN 2004 Was third in the 1500m free and fifth in the 400m free at the
Telstra Olympic Team Selection Trials in Sydney….claimed bronze in
the 1500m free at the Telstra Australian Short Course Championships
in Brisbane
IN 2003 Was a finalist in the 400 and 1500m free at the Telstra
Australian Short Course Championships in Hobart….grabbed bronze in
the 1500m free at the Telstra FINA World Cup in Melbourne
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….grabbed a fifth placing in the 5km event at the Australian Open
Water Championships on the Gold Coast ….2001…. 2000….was a
finalist in the 400 and 1500m free at the Telstra Olympic Trials in
Sydney….won 5km at the Australian Open Water Championships in
Melbourne….finished seventh in 5km at the FINA World Open Water
Championships in Hawaii….1998….won silver in 5km at FINA World
Championship in Perth
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Champs Perth, Australia 1998 2nd 5km
Montreal, Canada 2005 10th 5km
World Open Water Hawaii, USA 2000 7th 5km
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC,
Canada
2006 5th 10km; 12th 800m
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT ENT PERSONAL ALL-TIME
MEET
BEST ST AUSTRALIAN
RANKING NG
200m freestyle 1:52.96 2004 Aust Champs
400m freestyle 3:53.08 2004 Aust Champs
800m freestyle 8:10.67 2005 Aust Champs
1500m
freestyle
15:17.65 2004 Aust Champs
Individual Australian Open Water Titles: 5
4 – 5km (00, 05, 06, 07); 1 – 10km (07)
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum – Kerrie, Brother – Dane; WHAT OR WHO
INSPIRES YOU: My mum Kerrie – she brought myself and my brother
up on her own and made our lives very comfortable. PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Batchelor of Business and Urban
Development at Bond University, Gold Coast; SPORTS BEFORE
SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Surf – Ironman, surfing,
snowboarding and motorcross; ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Holidaying
in Hawaii; SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Lasagne; ONE THING YOU
CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: The surf; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO
AWAY FROM SWIMMING: Travel FAVOURITE: SPORTING TEAM:
Chicago Bulls; MOVIES: The Shawshank Redemption; TV SHOW: The
Simpsons; BANDS/MUSIC: Butterfingers, 50 cent, Ben Harper; CD’S:
Frank Bennett; FOOD: Butterfingers Shortbread; DRINK: Mountain
Dew; SWIM MEET: 2004 Olympic trials; HOBBIES: Surfing,
snowboarding, travelling, wakeboarding and flying; PETS: Jet - a black
Labrador and Dasha – a ragdoll cat; BEST MATES: The boys from the
pool and surf club; LAST BOOK YOU READ: The Power of One.
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? My feet; HAVE ANY OF YOUR
FAMILY MEMBERS REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED
SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Yes. Mum Kerrie, Uncle Andrew
McKinnon, Brother Dane and Great Uncle Keith; WHO HAS BEEN
THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY: Mum for her
support; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE
WORDS? Honest, fit and healthy; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE
REMEMBERED? The greatest waterman in the world; SWIMMING
SHORT TERM GOALS: To win the 5 and 10Km at the World Champs
2007; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Make the Beijing
Olympic team and medal; PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To live a happy,
healthy life and be a successful businessman; HAVE YOU
ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING
CAREER? Yes, having bad shoulders; WHAT AGE DID YOU START
SWIMMING AND WHY? 9. Enjoyed it and used to surf; FAVOURITE
SWIMMER AND WHY? Grant Hackett – he shows no mercy;
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Michael Jordan – the king of his
game; NOTABLE QUOTE: “Limitation is the creation of your mind”

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NAME: JOSH SANTACATERINA
NICKNAME: Santa
D.O.B: 21/05/1980
AGE: 26
BORN: Ayr, QLD
LIVES: Brisbane, QLD
HGT: 190cm
WGT: 80kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: St Peter’s Western
TRAINS (Pool):
St Peter’s Western
COACH:
Michael Bohl
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won gold in 25km at 2006 FINA
Open Water Championships….won bronze in 5km at 2004
FINA Open Water Championships….has won two Australian
Open Water Championships….won 800m free at 2004
Telstra Olympic Team Selection Trials
IN 2007 Was third in the 1500m free at the Telstra Australian
Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)….won silver in 10km &
bronze in 5km at the Swimming Australia Open Water
Championships in Melbourne (Dec 06)….won 2006/07
Swimming Australia Open Water Swimming Grand Prix
Series IN 2006 Second in 5km & 10km at Australian Open
Water Championships in Sydney….won gold in 25km, was
eighth in 10km & ninth in 5km at FINA World Open Water
Championships in Naples IN 2005 Won 10km and was third
in 5km at the Telstra Australian Open Water Championships
on the Gold Coast….placed fifth in 25km, was 14th in 10km
& 16th in 5km at FINA World Championships in Montreal IN
2004 Won bronze in 5km and was 11th in 10km at FINA
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Champs Barcelona, Spain 2003 5 th 5km
Montreal, Canada 2005 5 th 25km; 14 th 10km; 16 th 5km
World Open Water Hawaii, USA 2000 15 th 25km
Dubai, UAE 2004 3 rd 5km; 11 th 10km
Naples, Italy 2006 1 st 25km; 8 th 10km; 9 th 5km
Individual Australian Open Water Titles: 2
1 – 5km (04); 1 – 10km (05)
World Open Water Championships in Dubai….Claimed
gold in 5km and silver in 10km at Australian Open Water
Championships in Perth….won 800m free, was fifth in 1500m
free and eighth in 400m free at Telstra Olympic Team
Selection Trials in Sydney IN 2003
Silver medallist in 5km, bronze medallist in 10km & 25km at
Telstra Australian Open Water Championships on the Gold
Coast….finished fifth in 5km at FINA World Championships
in Barcelona
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….grabbed silver in 25km at the Australian Open Water
Championships on the Gold Coast….2001….finished second
in 25km and third in 10km at Australian Open Water
Championships in Brisbane….2000….was a finalist in the
400m free at the Telstra Olympic Trials in Sydney….won
silver in 25km at the Australian Open Water Championships
in Melbourne….finished 15th in 25km at the FINA World
Open Water Championships in Hawaii

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ALEXANDRA BAGLEY
D.O.B: 02/03/1989
AGE: 18
LIVES: Townsville, QLD
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Gardens
TRAINS (Pool): Townsville
COACH: Don Watson-Brown
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won gold in 1500m free and
10km at 2007 Jnr Pan Pacs….won silver in 10km & was
third in 5km at 2007 Swimming Australia Open Water
Championships
IN 2007
Won silver in 10km & was third in 5km at the Swimming
Australia Open Water Championships in Melbourne (Dec
06)….won 1500m free and 10km at Jnr Pan Pacs in Maui
IN 2006
Was fourth in 800m free and sixth in 400m free at Fisher &
Paykel Australian Age Championships in Sydney
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum - Tracey, Dad - Mark ,
Brothers – Jonathon, Harrison and Mackenzie; WHAT OR
WHO INSPIRES YOU: My Grandfather; ROLE MODELS:
Past and Present Olympians
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Just graduated from yr 12 and
have deferred university for a year and will commence a
Bachelor of Medicine/surgery in 2008 at James Cook
University in Townsville; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING
AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: I represented various
regional teams at state level for basketball. Currently just
do swimming; INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT
KNOW ABOUT YOU: I’m a really big fan of the cricket
and love following and watching the Ashes series;
SUPERSTITIONS: None; ULTIMATE RELAXATION:
Sleeping; SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Spaghetti; ONE
THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Friends and Family;
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING:
Shop & socialise with friends.
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Australian Telstra Dolphins; MOVIES:
The Holiday, Family Stone, Pretty Woman (favourite oldie)
; TV SHOW: Grey’s Anatomy; BANDS/MUSIC: The Fray,
Ben Harper, Jack Johnson; CDs: Same as above; FOOD:
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Junior Pan Pac Champs Maui, USA 2007 1 st 1500m free; 10km
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT ENT PERSONAL
BEST ST
ALL-TIME
AUSTRALIAN
RANKING NG
Chocolate; DRINK: Boost – Passion Mango; SWIM
MEET: Age Nationals ; HOBBIES: shopping, listening to
music, socialising; PETS: Though I’m not a big fan of
animals we have a dog, a bird and fish; BEST MATES:
Swimming friends; LAST BOOK YOU READ:
Hmmm….don‘t read enough to remember; WHAT’S
YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Focus and determination;
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR
LIFE AND WHY: Mum - mainly because we share the
same interests and aspirations. She is always there to
guide and influence my decisions – someone I couldn’t do
without; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN
THREE WORDS? Dedicated, hard working, friendly;
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Not
really sure; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: To
improve skills and learn as much as I can to represent
Australia proud at the 2007 World Champs for open water;
SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: To make the
Olympics; PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To achieve as much
as I can in swimming, make as many national teams and
then pursue a career in medicine; HAVE YOU
ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
SWIMMING CAREER? Not major ones – but definitely
experienced low periods like most people do; WHAT AGE
DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY? At a very
young age to learn to swim; FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND
WHY? Libby Lenton – appears to always have a positive
attitude; FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Rodger
Federer …other than the fact that he is definitely good
looking, he speaks well in front of the media, and most
importantly respects fellow opponents.
NOTABLE QUOTE: To accomplish great things, we must
not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also
believe (Anatole, France).
MEET
800m freestyle 8:54.13 2007 Jnr Pan Pacs
1500m freestyle 16:45.45 2007 Jnr Pan Pacs

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KATE BROOKES-PETERSON
NICKNAME: Squirrel
D.O.B: 14/5/1984
AGE: 22
BORN: New Zealand
LIVES: Redcliffe, QLD
HGT: 173cm
WGT: 65kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Redcliffe Leagues Lawnton
TRAINS (Pool):
Redcliffe
COACH:
Ken Wood
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Has represented Australia or
New Zealand at three FINA World Championships / FINA
World Open Water Championships….finished sixth in 5km
and eighth in 10km at 2006 FINA World Open Water
Championships….has won nine Australian Open Water
titles (six officially and three as a visiting New
Zealander)….won gold in 5km & 10km at 2002 Oceania
Championships
IN 2007
Won 5km & 10km at the Swimming Australia Open Water
Championships in Melbourne (Dec 06)….finished second
in 2006/07 Swimming Australia Open Water Swimming
Grand Prix Series
IN 2006
Won 5km & 10km at Australian Open Water
Championships in Sydney….placed sixth in 5km and
eighth in 10km at FINA World Open Water Championships
in Naples
IN 2005
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Champs Montreal, Canada 2005 14 th 10km; 16 th 5km
World Open Water Naples, Italy 2006 6 th 5km; 8 th 10km
NEW ZEALAND TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Champs Fukuoka, Japan 2001 8th 10km; 12th 5km
Oceania Champs Noumea, New
Caledonia
2002 1st 5km, 10km
Individual Australian Open Water Titles: 6
3 – 5km (05, 06, 07); 3 – 10km ( 05, 06, 07)
** Kate also won the 5km in 04 and the 10km in 02 & 04 when
competing as a New Zealand citizen
Gold medallist in 5km and 10km at the Telstra Australian
Open Water Championships on the Gold Coast….placed
14th in 10km and 16th in 5km at FINA World
Championships in Montreal
IN 2004
Won 5km & 10km when competing as a New Zealand
citizen at Australian Open Water Championships in Perth
IN 2003
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….won 10km when competing as a New Zealand
citizen at the Australian Open Water Championships on
the Gold Coast….gold medallist for New Zealand in 5km
and 10km at Oceania Championships in
Noumea….2001….placed eighth in 10km & 12th in 5km
representing New Zealand at FINA World Championships
in Fukuoka

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SHELLEY CLARK
NICKNAME: Shell
D.O.B: 13/02/1981
AGE: 26
BORN: Sydney, NSW
LIVES: Newcastle, NSW
HGT: 168cm
WGT: 62kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Hunter
TRAINS (Pool): Hunter
COACH: Eric Arnold
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Has competed in 25km at two FINA
World Championships….has raced in 25km at three FINA World
Open Water Championships including placing eighth in
2006….has won five Australian 25km titles
IN 2007 Won 25km at the Swimming Australia Open Water
Championships in Melbourne (Dec 06)
IN 2006 Won 25km and was second in 5km & 10km at
Australian Open Water Championships in Sydney….placed
eighth in 25km and 15th in 5km at FINA World Open Water
Championships in Naples
IN 2004 Claimed bronze in 25km and was sixth in 5km & 10km
at Australian Open Water Championships in Perth
IN 2003 Won 25km at Telstra Australian Open Water
Championships on the Gold Coast….finished 12th in 25km at
FINA World Championships in Barcelona
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….won 25km at the Australian Open Water Championships
on the Gold Coast….finished 14th in 25km at FINA World Open
Water Championships in Sharm El Sheikh….2001….won gold in
25km and was third in 10km at Australian Open Water
Championships in Brisbane….placed ninth in 25km at FINA
World Championships in Fukuoka….2000….finished 11th in
25km at the FINA World Open Water Championships in
Hawaii….silver medallist in 25km at Australian Open Water
Championships….1999….grabbed fourth in 25km at Pan Pacific
Championships in Sydney….placed third in 25km at Australian
Open Water Championships
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum – Joan, Dad – David, Sister – Anne;
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Rodger Federer, coaches,
my fellow Australian Open Water team mates and anyone who
is the best at what they do;
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Studying Sports Science at
University of Newcastle, working at Gloria Jeans; SPORTS
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Champs Fukuoka, Japan 2001 9th 25km
Barcelona, Spain 2003 12th 25km
World Open Water Hawaii, USA 2000 11th 25km
Sharm El Sheikh,
Egypt
2002 14th 25km
Naples, Italy 2006 8th 25km; 15th 5km
Pan Pacific Champs Sydney, Australia 1999 4th 25km
Individual Australian Open Water Titles: 5
5 – 25km (01, 02, 03, 06, 07)
BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW:
Nothing but swimming, swimming, swimming; ULTIMATE
RELAXATION: Sunbaking at the beach or watching a DVD with
a big bag of Doritos; SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN: Spaghetti
bolognaise; ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: My
laptop and broadband; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY
FROM SWIMMING: Catching up with friends at the pub
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Mariners (Soccer); MOVIES: Shawshank
Redemption, Anchorman, Old School; TV SHOW: Rage, Drawn
Together, Iron Chef; BANDS/MUSIC: Wolfmother and anything I
can sing to; CDs: My iPod; FOOD: There isn't much I don't like;
DRINK: Blacks and Golden Pash; SWIM MEET: Fiji Ocean
Swim (Mana Island, Fiji); HOBBIES: My myspace page; PETS:
None; BEST MATES: Too many to name; LAST BOOK YOU
READ: Angels and Demons (and Chemistry for Dummies for
Uni); WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? I can swim long
distances; HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS
REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A
NATIONAL LEVEL? Cousin Andrew plays for the Mariners;
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY: My coach; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE
YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: Swimmer, student, barista;
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As a hard
worker who never gave up; SWIMMING SHORT TERM
GOALS: Worlds 2007; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE
GOAL: To retire knowing that I did all I could to be the best
swimmer I can be and to swim the perfect race; PERSONAL
AMBITIONS: To continue travelling even after swimming; HAVE
YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
SWIMMING CAREER? Too many to talk about, including
jellyfish, blue bottles, cold water, hot water, dirty water, boats
and bad weather; WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING
AND WHY? Learnt to swim at five and started squads at nine;
FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND WHY? All of them; FAVOURITE
ATHLETE AND WHY? Rodger Federer because he has
perfected every part of the game, he is humble and he is magic
to watch; NOTABLE QUOTE: We're going streaking – through
the quad to the gymnasium.

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OPEN WATER RESULTS 1991 - 2005
VI FINA World Championships
Perth, Australia
Jan. 3-13, 1991
Women
25km
1. Shelley Taylor-Smith AUS 5.21:05.53
2. M. Jahn USA 5.25:16.67
3. Karen Burton USA 5.28:22.74
Men
25km
1. Chad Hundeby USA 5.01:45.78
2. Sergio Chariandini ITA 5.03:18.81
3. David O’Brien AUS 5.08:53.35
8. Peter Galvin AUS 5.19:27.99
VIII FINA World Championships
Perth, Australia
Jan. 7-18, 1998
Women
5km
1. Erica Rose USA 59:23.5
2. Edith van Dijk NED 1:00:58.5
3. Peggy Buchse GER 1:01:05.8
6. Bronwen Whitehead AUS 1:01.10.7
25km
1. Tammy Smith USA 5:31:20.1
2. Peggy Buchse GER 5:32:19.2
3. Erica van Dijk NED 5:38:06.9
4. Tracey Knowles AUS 5:40:20.0
VII FINA World Championships
Rome, Italy
Sept. 5-11, 1994
Woman
25km
1. Melissa Cunningham AUS 5.48:25.04
2. R. Kovacs HUN 5.50:13.76
3. Shelly Taylor-Smith AUS 5:53:12.82
Men
25km
1. Greg Streppel CAN 5.35:26.56
2. David Bates AUS 5.36:31.70
3. Alexi Akatiev RUS 5.37:26.43
Men
5km
1. Alexi Akatiev RUS 55:18.6
2. Ky Hurst AUS 55:24.9
3. Luca Baldini ITA 55:37.4
25km
1. Alexi Akatiev RUS 5:05:42.1
2. David Meca ESP 5:07:22.9
3. Pablo Chaillou ARG 5:07:52.6
7. Grant Robinson AUS 5:14:40.2
IX FINA World Championships
Fukuoka, Japan
July 16-21, 2001
Women Men
5km 5km
1 Viola Valli ITA 1:00:23 1 Luca Baldini ITA 55:37
2 Peggy Buchse GER 1:00:49 2 E Bezroutchenko RUS 56:31
3 Hayley Lewis AUS 1:00:52 3 M Formentini ITA 56:42
13 Trudee Hutchinson AUS 1:02:09 23 Herbert Ray AUS 59.16
Leigh Bool AUS DQ
10km 10km
1 Peggy Buchse GER 2:17:32 1 E Bezroutchenko RUS 2:01:04
2 I Abyssova RUS 2:17:47 2 V Diattchine RUS 2:01:06
3 Edith Van Dijk NED 2:17:52 3 F Venturini ITA 2:01:11
5 Hayley Lewis AUS 2:18:47 8 Mark Saliba AUS 2:01:37
7 Trudee Hutchinson AUS 2:18:55 12 Leigh Bool AUS 2:04:08
25km 25km
1 Viola Valli ITA 5:56:51 1 Y Koudinov RUS 5:25:32
2 Edith Van Dijk NED 6:00:36 2 S Gomez FRA 5:26:00
3 Angela Maurer GER 6:06:19 3 S Lecat FRA 5:26:36
9 Shelley Clark AUS 6:41:16 5 Mark Saliba AUS 5:29:17
2003 X FINA World Swimming Championships
Barcelona, Spain
July 13-27, 2003
Men
5k
1 Evgeni Kochkarov (RUS) 0:53.11.9
2 Christian Hein (GER) 0:53.13.9
3 Vladimir Diattchine (RUS) 0:53.14.8
4 Marco Formentini (ITA) 0:53.15.5
5 Josh Santacaterina (AUS) 0:53.17.5
6 Stefano Rubaudo (ITA) 0:0:53.17.8
7 Emmanuel Poisser (FRA) 0:53.18.2
8 Alan Bircher (GBR) 0:53.25.0
9 Grant Cleland (AUS) 053.26.5
10k
1 Vladimir Diattchine (RUS) 1:50.58.8
2 Christian Hein (GER) 1:51.06.5
3 David Meca (ESP) 1:51.08.4
4 Evgeny Bezruchenko (RUS) 1:51.08.5
5 Petar Stoichev (BUL) 1:51.12.5
6 Mark Saliba (AUS) 1:51.12.8
7 Gillies Rondy (FRA) 1:51.13.0
8 Damian Blaum (ARG) 1:51.13.8
15 Grant Cleland (AUS) 1:51.40.6
25k
1 Yury Kudinov (RUS) 5:02.20.0
2 David Meca (ESP) 5:02.20.4
3 Petar Stoichev (BUL) 5:02.20.6
4 Igor Majcen (SLO) 5:02.25.6
5 Evgeni Kochkarov (RUS) 5:02.28.8
6 Christof Wandratsch (GER) 5:02.28.9
7 Stephane Gomez (FRA) 5:02.29.1
8 Stephane Lecat (FRA) 5:06.40.7
12 Brendan Capell (AUS) 5:07.38.2
13 Mark Saliba (AUS) 5:09.41.8

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Women
5k
1 Viola Valli (ITA) 0:57.01
2 Jana Pechanova (CZE) 0:57.03.09
3 Britta Kamrau (GER) 0:57.06.4
4 Ekatarina Seliverstova (RUS) 57.07.3
5 Paula Wood (GBR) 0:57.07.8
6 Yurema Requena (ESP) 0:57.08.2
7 Stefanie Biller (GER) 0:57.08.6
8 Edith Van Dijk (NED) 0:57.09.2
10 T Hutchinson (AUS) 0:57.20.4
2005 XI FINA World Championships
Montreal, Canada
July 17-31.2005
Women
5km
1 Larisa Ilchenko RUS 55:40.1
2 Margy Keefe USA 55:44.3
3 Edith Van Dijk NED 55:46.6
4 Sara McLarty USA 55:56.1
5 Jana Pechanova CZE 56:18.3
6 Britta Kamrau GER 56:18.3
7 Tanya Hunks CAN 56:18.7
8 Ksenia Popova RUS 56.20.4
11 Lauren Arndt AUS 56:22.8
16 K Brookes-Peterson AUS 56:41.0
Men
5km
1 Thomas Lurz GER 51:17.2
2 Chip Peterson USA 51:18.8
3 Simone Ercoli ITA 51:18.9
4 Samuele Pampana ITA 51:37.5
5 Alan Bircher GBR 51:37.6
6 Daniil Serebrennikov 51:39.2
7 Toni Franz GER 51:43.0
8 Evgeny Drattsev RUS 51:54.5
10 Ky Hurst AUS 51:57.7
16 Josh Santacaterina AUS 52:05.2
10k
1 Viloa Valli (ITA) 1:59.49.9
2 Angela Maurer (GER) 1:59.51.1
3 Edith Van Dijk (NED) 1:59.53.0
4 E Selivertsova (RUS) 1:59.55.9
5 Britta Kamreu (GER) 1:59.58.4
6 Trudee Hutchinson (AUS) 2:00.03.7
7 Van Der Weijden (NED) 2:01.23.7
8 Paula Wood (GBR) 2:01.56.6
18 Chloe Abbott (AUS) 2:08.50.9
10km
1 Edith Van Dijk NED 1:56.00.5
2 Federicka Vitale ITA 1:56.02.5
3 Britta Kamrai GER 1:56.04.0
4 Popova Ksenia RUS 1:56.04.5
5 Trudee Hutchinson AUS 1:56.07.7
6 Xenia Lopez ESP 1:56.08.5
7 Moralieva Ivanka BUL 1:56.12.8
8 Pechanova Jana CZE 1:56.14.3
14 Brookes-Peterson K AUS 1:57.28.6
10km
1 Chip Peterson USA 1:46.38.1
2 Thomas Lurz GER 1:46.45.2
3 Petar Stoychev BUL 1:46.59.4
4 Gilles Rondy FRA 1:47.04.9
5 Maarten vd Weijden NED 1:47.07.4
6 Fabio Venturini ITA 1:47.09.7
7 Diego Nogueira ESP 1:47.18.8
8 Brendan Capell AUS 1:47.11.2
14 Josh Santacaterina AUS 1:47.47.2
25k
1 Edith Van Dijk (NED) 5:35.43.5
2 Britta Kamrau (GER) 5:35.46.1
3 Angela Maurer (GER) 5:35.46.5
4 Ksenia Popova (RUS) 5:38.19.4
5 Laura La Piana (ITA) 5:38.21.7
6 Cindy Persoons (BEL) 5:38.54.8
7Natalia Pankina (RUS) 5:39.12.0
8 Briley Bergen (USA) 5:39.12.3
12 Shelley Clark (AUS) 5:46.38.5
20 Melissa Benson (AUS) 6:18.47.2
25km
1 Edith Van Dijk NED 5:25.06.6
2 Britta Kamrau GER 5:25.06.9
3 Laura La Piana ITA 5:25.11.5
4 Oleysa Shalygina RUS 5:25.13.3
5 Natalia Pankina RUS 5:25.14.7
6 Ivanka Moralieva BUL 5:25.16.2
7 Stefanie Biller GER 5:26.27.9
8 Alessandra Romiti ITA 5:26.32.0
10 Trudee Hutchinson AUS 5:27.29.7
Lauren Arndt AUS DNF
25km
1 David Meca ESP 5:00.21,4
2 Brendan Capell AUS 5:00.23.6
3 Petar Stoychev BUL 5:00.28.4
4 Stephane Gomez FRA 5:00.32.3
5 Josh Santacaterina AUS 5:00.33.1
6 Maarten vd Weijden NED 5:00.33.9
7 Gilles Rondy FRA 5:00.35.4
8 Mohamed Elzanaty EGY 5:01.37.1

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DIVING

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AUSSIE TEEN TEAM READY TO ROCK THE BOARDS AT MSAC
GONE ARE THE OLD FAMILIAR FACES – Matt Helm, Loudy Tourky, Chantelle and Robert
Newbery and Steve Barnett –the main stays of Australia’s elite international diving troop for the
past decade.
But usher in the new generation – Melissa Wu, Sharleen Stratton, Bree Cole, Alex Croak, Grant
Nel, Scott Robertson and Peter Hill – an average age of 19, not one Olympian among them but
they have talent to burn.
The “Emerging Seven” will form the basis of Australia’s Olympic squad not just for 2008 in Beijing
but certainly 2012 in London.
Under the watchful and astute eyes of National Head Coach Hui Tong, the teenage divers from
Australia are not expected to match it with the class, the style and the poise of their Chinese,
Russian and Canadian opponents.
Qualifying for finals will put them on track, medals in Melbourne for “Generation Next” will be hard
to come by – but a stepping stone to bigger and better things.
It is a team laden with Australia’s brightest young talent with their sights set high in front of a home
crowd at the Melbourne Sports And Aquatic Centre.
The Australians will be spearheaded by triple Australian gold medallist Sharleen Stratton who will
be joined by Bree Cole, her partner in their gold medal win at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
who will both be looking to replicate their performance, which wooed the Melbourne crowd just
over 12 month ago.
Teen sensation Melissa Wu, will once again line up against the worlds best on the 10m-platform at
the very same pool that has seen her take two consecutive National titles.
But unlike last year’s Games, where Wu won 10m synchro silver with former Olympic gymnast
Alex Croak, she will have a new partner in the versatile Cole.
Croak who is rising up the ranks after making the switch from Gymnastics to Diving in 2004, will
join Wu in the individual 10m.
In the men, Commonwealth Games finalist Scott Robertson – now the senior member of the male
brigade - is hoping to continue his great form leading into the World Championships.
With a number of perfect tens now under his belt Robertson is set to take on the world on both the
3m-springboard and the 10m-platform becoming Australia’s latest diving all-rounder.
Peter Hill and Grant Nel will be stepping up into the senior ranks for the very first time after some
great performances at the World Junior Championships – Hill off 10m and Nel off 1m, with
Robertson joining Hill on 10m synchro.
Melbourne will be a major stepping stone as Beijing beckons and London lingers….! – IAN
HANSON.
Their first steps into the elite senior competition are sure to be nervous ones but important as Diving Australia looks to cement its position as
one of the best nation’sDiving Australiaas invested heavily in the current crop of divers ensuring each one has gained all rnational
competition.

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AUSTRALIAN DIVING TEAM
WOMEN
NAME 1Metre 3 Metre Platform 3 Metre Synchro Platform Synchro
Sharleen Stratton X X X
Bree Cole X X X
Melissa Wu X X
Alex Croak X X
MEN
Scott Robertson X X X X
Peter Hill X X
Grant Nel X X
STAFF
Hui Tong National Coach
Chen Xiang Ning Coach
Song Xu Hua Massage Therapist
Jared Clarke Media Officer
PREVIOUS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDAL WINNERS
1998 X FINA World Championships, Perth, Australia
3m springboard Bronze Chantelle Newbery (nee Michell)
2001 XI FINA World Championships, Fukuoka, Japan
3m springboard Silver Irina Lashko
10m platform Bronze Mathew Helm
10m platform Bronze Loudy Tourky
2003 XII FINA World Championships, Barcelona, Spain
1m springboard Gold Irina Lashko
10m synchro platform Gold Mathew Helm/Robert Newbery
10m platform Silver Mathew Helm
10m platform Silver Lynda Folauhola/Loudy Tourky
2005 XIII FINA World Championships, Montreal, Canada
10m synchro platform Silver Loudy Tourky/Chantelle Newbery
10m platform Silver Loudy Tourky

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COMPETITIVE FORMAT
The one-metre springboard events (NON OLYMPIC) At the World Championships there shall be a preliminarary
and final competition. The final competiton shall be conducted in a tournament system, the details of which shall
be decided by the Bureau on the recommendation of the FINA Diving Technical committee.
The final shall comprise the top twelve (12) ranked divers from the preliminary competition.
3 Metre Springboard and 10 metre Platform
There shall be a preliminary, a semi-final and a final competition. The semi-final shall compromise the top
eighteen (18) ranked divers from the preliminary competition and the final shall compromise the top twelve
(12) ranked divers from the semi-final. The preliminary, semi-final and final competitions are separate events each
starting from zero (0) points.
The Women's springboard competitions shall comprise five (5) dives from different groups without limit of degree
of difficulty.
The Men's springboard competitions shall comprise six (6) dives without limit of degree of difficulty, of which one
dive shall be selected from each group, plus an additional dive which may be selected from any group.
The Women's platform competitions shall compromise five (5) dives from different groups without limit of degree
of difficulty.
The Men's platform competitions shall compromise six (6) dives from different groups without limit of degree of
difficulty.
Types of Dives
There are six different groups of platform and springboard dives. The first four types involve rotating in different
directions relative to the board and the starting position. The fifth group includes any dive with a twist, and the final
group, used in platform diving, begins with an arm stand.
Judging
1. Forward Group: The diver faces the front of the board and rotates toward the water. Dives in this
group range from the simple front dive to the difficult four and one-half somersault. Dive numbers in this
group begin with the number one (eg. 107B).
2. Backward Group: All the dives in this group begin with the diver on the end of the board with their
back to the water. The direction of rotation is away from the board. Dive numbers in this group begin with
the number two (eg. 205B).
3. Reverse Group: These dives begin with the diver facing the front of the board (using a forward
approach) and rotating towards the board. Dive numbers in this group begin the number three (eg. 305C).
4. Inward Group: The diver stands on the end of the board with their back to the water and rotates
toward the board, the opposite of the backward groups' movement. Dives numbers in this group begin
with the number four (eg. 405B).
5. Twisting Group: Any dive with a twist is included in this group. There are four types of twisting dives,
forward, backward, reverse and inward. Due to the possible combinations this group includes more dives
than any other. Dive numbers in this group begin with the number five (eg 5253B).
6. Arm stand Group: In platform diving there is a sixth, unique group of dives called 'arm stands'. here
the diver assumes a handstand position on the edge of the platform before executing the dive. Dive
numbers in this group begin with the number six (eg. 6241B).
Divers are judged by a panel of seven judges who give a score between zero (0) and ten (10) points for each dive
performed. The points awarded can categorise dives as follows:
0 completely failed
0.5-2 unsatisfactory
2.5-4.5 deficient
5.0-6.0 satisfactory

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6.5-8.0 good
8.5-10 very good
In classifying a dive into one of the judging categories, certain parts of each dive must be analysed and evaluated,
and an overall award obtained.
The parts of the dive are:
1. Approach- Should be smooth but forceful showing good form.
2. Take-off- Must show control and balance, plus the proper angle of leaving and landing for the particular
dive being attempted.
3. Elevation- The amount of spring or lift a diver receives from the take-off greatly affects the appearance of
the dive. Since more height means more time, a higher dive generally affords greater accuracy and
smoothness of motion.
4. Execution- This is most important, for this is the actual dive. A judge watches for proper mechanical
performance, technique, form and grace.
5. Entry- The entry into the water is very significant because it is the last thing a judge sees and the part
probably remembered best. The two criteria evaluated at entry are the angle of entry- which should be
vertical, and the amount of splash- which should be as little as possible.
Scoring
Individual Events - when all 7 judges have allocated a score for a dive, the two highest and two lowest scores are
eliminated. When more than two judges scores are equal then, only two of the equal awards shall be
cancelled. If only five sjudges are used, the highest and lowest judges scores will be eliminated.
In sycchronised diving, the highest and lowest scores for execution, and the highest and lowest scores for
synchronisation shall be eliminated.
When two or more judges scores are equal, either or the equal scores may be cancelled.

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COACH PROFILES
NAME: HUI TONG
D.O.B: 8 March, 1963
POSITION ON
TEAM
National Head Coach
BORN: Wuhan, China
LIVES: Brisbane, QLD
OCCUPATION: Head Coach AIS
CLUB Australian Institute of Sport
ACHIEVEMENTS (Australian Teams):
Coach - Olympic Games: 2000-2004;
Commonwealth Games: 2002;2006 FINA World
Championships 2001, 2003; 2005
FINA World Cups: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006.
PREVIOUS SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS:
Athlete: 1984 Olympic Games (4 th 10m platform)
WHEN I’M NOT INVOLVED IN DIVING I ENJOY: Spending time with my family.
AUSTRALIAN ATHLETE ACHIEVEMENTS
YEAR EVENT ATHLETE PLACE
2004 Olympic Games, Athens Chantelle Newbery Gold
Olympic Games, Athens Chantelle Newbery Bronze
Olympic Games, Athens Mathew Helm Silver
Olympic Games, Athens Robert Newbery Bronze x 3
Olympic Games, Athens Steven Barnett Bronze
PROFILE: Hui is the Head Coach of the AIS Diving program, a former athlete on the Chinese National team who
won gold in the platform event at the 1985 and 1987 FINA Diving World Cups and finished fourth in the platform
event at the 1984 Olympics. He then moved into coaching and was the National Team and Assistant Coach of the
National Training Centre (Junior Development) in Beijing, China, from 1987-90. He moved to Canada and was
Assistant Coach and then Head Coach with Dive Calgary Sports Society for a decade. In 2001, he joined the AIS
Diving program in Australia. He is considered to be one of the world’s top diving coaches and he has been
reappointed to spearhead the Australian team towards the 2008 Games in Beijing. Prior to the arrival of Hui Tong
Australia had not won a gold medal at an Olympics in 80 years.
NAME: XIANGNING CHEN
D.O.B: 13 September, 1974
POSITION ON
TEAM
Coach
BORN: China
LIVES: Brisbane, QLD
OCCUPATION: Coach QAS
CLUB Queensland Academy of Sport
AUSTRALIAN ATHLETE ACHIEVEMENTS
YEAR EVENT & ATHLETE PLACE
2006 Melissa Wu – Melbourne Commonwealth
Games, 10m synchronised platform
2nd
2006 Australian Open Diving Championships, 10m
platform
1st
2006 Fina Italian Grand Prix, 10m Platform 2nd
2006 Ashley Du Muelenaere – National Elite Junior
Championships, Girls 13 years and under
1st
2006 Rodger Lilleyman – National Elite Junior
Championships, Synchronised Springboard
1st
WHEN I’M NOT INVOLVED IN DIVING I ENJOY: Travelling, music, movies and the computer

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ATHLETE PROFILES
NAME: ALEXANDRA CROAK
NICKNAME: Alex
D.O.B: 9, July, 1984
AGE: 22
BORN: Sydney NSW
LIVES: Sydney NSW
HGT: 166cm
WGT: 55 kg
CLUB Perfect Ten Diving (NSWIS)
TRAINS(Pool): Sydney Olympic Park
COACH: Chava Sobrino
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Silver Medallist 10m Synchro
Commonwealth Games 2006, 5th American Grand Prix
2006, Silver Medallist 10m Synchro Italian Grand Prix
2006
IN 2005: Semi-finalist 1m World University Games 2005;
IN 2004 Just started diving
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother – Heather McDonald, father –
Michael Croak, brother – Ben, sisters – Emma and Rebecca
BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN LIFE : Parents
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Lucas Neill!
ROLE MODELS: Lucas Neill!
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Student at Sydney University doing
Occupational Therapy, work with a promotions company on
weekends
SPORTS BEFORE DIVING/AUSTRALIAN TEAMS/MAJOR
RESULTS: In above table
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW
ABOUT YOU NOW:
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Watching TV in tracksuit and ugg
boots
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Nothing – I don’t cook
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Chocolate
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM DIVING: Relax
and hang out with friends
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Socceroos
MOVIES: Girl interrupted
Individual Australian Titles: 2,
Stage 4 sub-junior All Around 1996,
Senior All Around 2002 – (both for Gymnastics)
TV SHOW: Last man standing, Will and Grace and Footballers
Wives
BANDS/MUSIC: Pearl Jam and Triple J
CD’S: Vitalogy – Pearl Jam, Celebrity Skin – Hole, Stripped –
Christina Aguilera
DRINK: Cold, cold water
DIVING MEET: Olympics
PETS: Jack and Honey – both cocker spaniels
BEST MATES: Michelle Hayward, Erin Lowrie and Jacqui Dunn
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA
OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Mum was a
swimmer and dad was a cyclist, Emma was a surf lifesaver and
swimmer at national level and Rebecca was a swimmer at
national level
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Indecisive, worrier, determined
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? To be a
dual Olympian for two different sports
DIVING SHORT TERM GOALS: Melbourne Worlds 2007
DIVING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Beijing Olympics 2008
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To succeed in everything I set out to
do
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING
YOUR DIVING CAREER? Just financial problems
WHAT AGE DID YOU START DIVING AND WHY? 19 –
because I wanted to take up another sport after my gymnastics
career
FAVOURITE DIVER AND WHY? Melissa Wu – she’s a little
ripper, Loudy Tourky – extremely talented
NOTABLE QUOTE: Count your blessings, not your troubles
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR eg. RESULTS
Olympics Sydney Australia 2000 7 th Teams Event - gymnastics
World Championships Ghent Belgium 2001 All around finalist, 7 th Teams Event - gymnastics
Commonwealth Games Manchester, England 2002 1st Teams Event, 2 nd vault, 4 th bars - gymnastics
Melbourne, Australia 2006 2 nd 10m Synchro (Wu) – Diving
Grand Prix Fort Lauderdale, America 2006 5 th 10m Platform – Diving
Rome, Italy 2006 8 th 10m Platform, 2 nd 10m Synchro (Wu) – Diving
World Cup Chang Shu, China 2006 15 th 10m Platform, 5 th Synchro (Wu) – Diving

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NAME: BRIONY (BREE) COLE
NICKNAME: Bree
D.O.B: 28 th February 1983
AGE: 24
BORN: Melbourne
LIVES: Brisbane
HGT: 160 cm
WGT: 50 kg
CLUB AIS / VIS
TRAINS(Pool): Chandler, Brisbane
COACH: Hui Tong
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Winning a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games,
in front of my home crowd, Melbourne. Set National
Record with Sharleen Stratton in 3m synchro event at
Australian Championships earlier in 2006. Medallist at
numerous FINA Grand Prix meets in 2006
IN 2005: Finalist in my two events at the World
Championship – 12 th 3m, and 8 th 3m synchro. Bronze
medal and 6 th place at World University Games in 3m
synchro and 3m respectively). Medallist at numerous
international meets. IN 2004:Silver medal at Australian
Championships. Second place at Olympic trials in 3m
synchro event.
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: eg. Mum – Mary Cole, Dad –
Wayne Cole, Older Sister – Sian Cole
BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN LIFE : Family and coaches
ROLE MODELS: Chantelle Newbery, Robert Newbery,
Greg Louganis
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: PE teacher at a Primary School
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW
ABOUT YOU NOW: That I am a Primary School Teacher
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Smoothies
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Computer and
the Internet
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM DIVING:
Read, relax, use the Internet, listen to music, watch
movies
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Western Bulldogs for AFL
MOVIES: True romance, Kill Bill 1 & 2, Reservoir Dogs,
Pulp Fiction, Hostel, Austin Powers 1, 2 & 3, Dirty
Dancing, Supersize Me, Empire Records
Australian Titles:
2 – 3m Synchro (2006, 07)
TV SHOW: Scrubs, Myth Busters, 30 Days, Sex and the
City, the Simpsons, Futurama
BANDS/MUSIC: Wolfmother, Weird Al Yankovic, Bryan
Adams, Chris Isaak, Elton John, Kylie, Lenny Kravits, Pete
Murray, Powderfinger, Scissor Sisters, U2
DRINK: Smoothies
DIVING MEET: Commonwealth Games
HOBBIES: Read, use the Internet, listen to music, watch
movies
PETS: Three cats in Melbourne – Mishka, Jasper and
Kismet
BEST MATES: Martin, and all the divers
LAST BOOK READ: Fast Food Nation
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR
LIFE AND WHY? Family and coaches
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3
WORDS? Goal driven, positive, quirky
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED?
Someone who trained hard and had fun doing it
DIVING SHORT TERM GOALS: Dive at World
Championships and medal
DIVING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Medal at the
Olympics
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Medal at the Olympics
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES
DURING YOUR DIVING CAREER? Injuries
WHAT AGE DID YOU START DIVING AND WHY? 10
years old, diving looked like fun
FAVOURITE DIVER AND WHY? Guo Jingjing – simply
amazing
NOTABLE QUOTE: ‘Success is how high you bounce
when you hit rock bottom’ George Paton.
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Championships Montreal, Canada 2005 12 th on women’s 3m & 8 th on women’s 3m synchronised with Sharleen
Stratton
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 2006 1 st on women’s 3m synchronised with Sharleen Stratton
Grand Prix Ft Lauderdale, USA 2006 2 nd on women’s 3m synchronised with Sharleen Stratton & 13 th on women’s
3m
Zhuhai, China 2006 3 rd on women’s 3m synchronised with Sharleen Stratton & 9 th on women’s
3m
Sydney, Australia 2006 2 nd on women’s 3m synchronised with Sharleen Stratton & 8 th on women’s
3m
Rome, Italy 2005 3 rd on women’s 3m synchronised with Carlie Gidman, 7 th on women’s 3m &
8 th on 1m
World University Games Izmir, Turkey 2005 3 rd on women’s 3m synchronised with Amey Moors-Chantry, 6 th on women’s
3m & 11 th on women’s 1m

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NAME PETER HILL
D.O.B: 15 July 1988
AGE: 18
BORN: Beechworth, NSW
LIVES: Sydney, NSW
HGT: 178cm
WGT: 82 kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Wagga
TRAINS (Pool): SOPAC
COACH: Chava Sobrino
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
In 2006: 13 th - Platform, World Junior Championships, 11 th
– Platform, Russia Grand Prix; IN 2004: 1 st - 1m, Camo
International, Canada , 6 th - Platform, World Junior
Championships
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum, Dad, 2 brothers and 1 sister
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Wearing the Aussie tracksuit
ROLE MODELS: My Family
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: None
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Socialising with mates
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Everything
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: My Car
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM DIVING: Fishing,
football, water skiing, parties
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Championships Melbourne, Australia 2007
Grand Prix Germany 2006 17 th Platform
Russia 2006 11 th Platform
World Jnr Championships Brazil 2004 17 th Platform
Malaysia 2006 13 th Platform
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Warriors
DIVING MEET: Country Championships
HOBBIES: Fishing, Cars
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? Family – they have always been there for me.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Fun, exciting, grumpy
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As a good
person
DIVING SHORT TERM GOALS: Olympics
DIVING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Winning Olympic Games
gold medal
WHAT AGE DID YOU START DIVING AND WHY? 12, liked the
idea of jumping from 10m in the air
NOTABLE QUOTE: ‘Kick out for gold’ (Glen Binny – first
Coach)

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NAME GRANT NEL
D.O.B: 7 April 1988
AGE: 18
BORN: JHB South Africa
LIVES: Wonga Park, VIC
HGT:
WGT: 70kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Melbourne Elite Diving Academy
TRAINS (Pool): MSAC
COACH: Pavel Plotnikov
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
IN 2006 Junior (A)diver of the year ; Competed at FINA
World Junior Championships in KL Malaysia and the
Russian and German Grand Prix.; IN 2005 CAMO
international – 2 nd 3m Springboard , 5 th Platform , 8 th
1m
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum- Avril Nel and dad – Viv Nel
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: My parents support and my
mates
ROLE MODELS: Craig Mottram, Hicham el Guerrouj, Lance
Armstrong
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Studying science at ACU in
Melbourne
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT
YOU NOW: I live on a farm
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Working on the farm
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Roast lamb or garlic prawns
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Family and friends
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM DIVING: Be
around mates
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Western Bulldogs, Natal Sharks (Rugby
Union)
MOVIES: Borat
TV SHOW: House, Simpsons
BANDS/MUSIC: House/Phunk
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Championships Melbourne 2007
Grand Prix Electrosal, Russia 2006
Rostock, Germany 2006
World Jnr Championships KL, Malaysia 2006 10 th in 3m Synchro, 17 th in 3m individual
Individual Australian Titles:
1 – 1m springboard (2007)
FOOD: Shellfish, Roasts
DRINK: Powerade
DIVING MEET: Nationals 2007
HOBBIES: Paintball
PETS: 80 Cows, 7 chickens, 3 dogs and a cat they all have
names
BEST MATES: Pretto, Clough, Tom, Horsey, Tom, Polizzie
LAST BOOK READ: Lance Armstrong – its not all about the
bike
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Family
FAMILY MEMBERS: Five
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA
OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Mother World
Champs for gymnastics
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? Parents because of there love and support
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Full of life
DIVING SHORT TERM GOALS: Improve technique
DIVING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic gold medal
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Own my own business and have
kids one day
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING
YOUR DIVING CAREER? Some injuries
WHAT AGE DID YOU START DIVING AND WHY? 12 – School
started it
FAVOURITE DIVER AND WHY? Robert Newbery – a great
person, works hard has and has good time management skills
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Hicham el Guerouj – 4
time Olympic winner
NOTABLE QUOTE: Pain is temporary but glory lasts
FOREVER

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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2004 World Junior Championships: 7th men’s 16-18 (A
Group) 3m Springboard , 2nd men’s 16-18 3m Springboard
Synchronised; 2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne: 7th men’s 1m Springboard, 4th men’s 3m Springboard Synchronised
IN 2005 Fairly frustrating year spent on and off training due to
injury. Began the year with a bronze in the men’s 16-18 1m
Springboard, and a gold in the men’s U18 3m Springboard
synchronised at the 2005 Youth Olympics Festival in Sydney. IN
2004 Fairly solid year where I placed 5th on all boards at the
2004 Open National Championships. At the 2004 Olympic Trials
in Sydney I got a bronze in the men’s 10m synchronised event,
a 4th place in the men’s 10m individual platform event and a 5th place in the men’s 3m individual springboard event. At the
Junior Nationals later in the year I won 1 gold, 2 silver’s and 1
bronze medal, and qualified for the World Junior
Championships, where I place 7th NAME: SCOTT ROBERTSON
NICKNAME: Chief Lazy Eye
D.O.B: 24
individually on the 3m
springboard and won a silver medal in the 3m springboard
synchronised event.
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Dad- Stephen Robertson, Mum- Sylvia
Robertson, Brother- Brett Robertson
BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN LIFE : Ray Houghton, Doug Walton
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Kostya Tszyu, Andre Agassi
& Tiger Woods
th June 1987
AGE: 19
BORN: Sale, Victoria
LIVES: Brisbane, Queensland
HGT: 175cm
WGT: 78kg
CLUB Whitehorse Diving Club (AIS)
TRAINS(Pool): Chandler Aquatic Centre
COACH: Hui Tong
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Student, QUT- Construction
Managment
SPORTS BEFORE DIVING/AUSTRALIAN TEAMS/MAJOR
RESULTS (with year): Tried everything, only diving stuck.
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT
YOU:
SUPERSTITIONS: don’t care too much about karma, like to
check horoscopes
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: manual labour, working in the
garden, cooking, building or mixing things
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: anything and everything, mostly
gourmet pizza’s and egg & bacon toasted sangaz
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Food
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM DIVING: Cooking,
Mini Golf, listen to music, going to the beach, beers with friends
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Western Bulldogs
MOVIES: Chopper, Shawshank redemption, Braveheart,
TV SHOW: Sport
BANDS/MUSIC: Rap/Hip Hop
CD’S: ipod
DRINK: Canadian Club and Cola, Alcoholic Slurpies, Vanilla
thickshakes
DIVING MEET: Brazil World Championships 2004
HOBBIES: Cooking
PETS: Rocky (dog), Lazareth (fish)
BEST MATES: Pete Hill, Thomas Rickards, Rodger Lilleyman,
Melissa Wu
LAST BOOK READ: How to build your own home?
FAMILY MEMBERS: 3
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA
OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Grandfather
fought in the war
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? Doug Walton, because he taught me from when I
was a young boy, not just diving skills, but sportsmanship,
leadership, maturity, passion and commitment.
DIVING SHORT TERM GOALS: Olympic medal
DIVING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic medal
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Olympic medal
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING
YOUR DIVING CAREER? Injury
WHAT AGE DID YOU START DIVING AND WHY? 6 because
my parents puled me out of gym and I needed something to do
FAVOURITE DIVER AND WHY? Dmitri Saoutine (Russia)
because his consistency, diving style and ability is something I
look up to and work towards
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Commonwealth Games Melbourne 2006 7 th individual men’s 1m springboard; 4 th men’s 3m springboard
synchronised
Grand Prix China 2006 4 th men’s 3m springboard synchronised, 20 th men’s 3m springboard
Florida 2006 2 nd men’s 3m springboard synchronised, 18 th men’s 3m springboard
World Jnr
Championships
Italy 2006 22 nd men’s 3m springboard
Individual Australian Titles:
1 – 10 Platform (2007)
Brazil 2004 2 nd under18 men’s 3m springboard synchronised7 th 16-18 men’s 3m
springboard
Germany 2002 27 th 14-15 men’s 1m, 20 th 14-15 men’s 3m

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NAME: SHARLEEN STRATTON
NICKNAME: Shaz
D.O.B: 9 October 1987
AGE: 19
BORN: Brisbane, QLD
LIVES: Birsbane, QLD
HGT: 157
WGT: 50
CLUB RAPS
TRAINS(Pool): Chandler
COACH: Hui Tong
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Bronze medallist 3m Springboard 2004 Junior World
Championships, Brazil….member of the 2005 World
Championships, Montreal….silver medallist 3m
springboard 2005 FINA Grand Prix 11, Fort Lauderdale,
2005 Australian Champion 1 and 3m springboard
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Jean Stratton, Murray Stratton, Creina
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Fitness Instructor
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT
YOU:
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Massage
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Family and friends
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM DIVING: Hang out
with my boyfriend Allan and friends
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: All Blacks NBL
MOVIES: Just Married
TV SHOW: Desperate Housewives
BANDS/MUSIC: Any
FOOD: Chocolate
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Championships Montreal, Canada 2005 8th 3m synchro (Cole),
11th FINA Grand Prix Fort Lauderdale,
USA
2005 2nd 3m springboard
Jnr World
Championships
Belem, Brazil 2004 3rd 3m springboard
XIII Commonwealth Melbourne, Australia 2006 1
Games
st 3m synchro springboard (Cole),
2nd 1m springboard, 5th 3m
springboard
Southern Cross Grand Sydney, Australia 2006 4
Prix
th 3m Springboard, 2nd 3m synchro
(Cole)
15th FINA World Cup Changshu, China 2006 4th 1m springboard, 3m springboard
??
Individual Australian Titles
5- women’s 3m springboard (2005,2007),
1m springboard (2005, 2006, 2007)
DRINK: Milo
DIVING MEET: USA because its on the beach
PETS: Dog
BEST MATES: Allan, Bree, Elise, Olivia
FAMILY MEMBERS: 4
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As
successful
DIVING SHORT TERM GOALS: Top 6 world champs and
medal in 3m synchro
DIVING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Medal at Olympic games
WHAT AGE DID YOU START DIVING AND WHY? 12 because
I didn’t like gymnastics
FAVOURITE DIVER AND WHY? Gauling Jing – because she is
an excellent diver
NOTABLE QUOTE: ‘Just do it’

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NAME: MELISSA WU
NICKNAME: Woodles
D.O.B: 3 RD May 1992
AGE: 14
BORN: Windsor, NSW
LIVES: Thornlands, QLD
HGT: 136 cm
WGT: 30kg
CLUB AIS/Paradise Diving Club
TRAINS(Pool): Sleeman Sports Centre, Chandler
COACH: Xiangning Chen/Hui Tong
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2006 Commonwealth Games was
probably the highlight for me because it was my first open
team, my first international competition, and the first time I
had competed synchro. It was also my first major
international medal.
IN 2005 – Junior Elite Nationals because I won 3 Gold
medals and was named junior C diver of the year. This was
my highest achievement at that point.
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum (Debbi Wu), Dad (Hapwain Wu), Sister
(Emily Wu-15), Sister (Kirsten Wu-13), Brother (Joshua Wu-9),
Sister (Madeline Wu-8)
BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN LIFE : My coach Xiangning Chen and
my mum.
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Chantelle Newbery, Fu Mingxia
ROLE MODELS: Chantelle and Robert Newbery, Matthew Helm,
Laura Wilkinson, and Alexandre Despatie
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Grade 9 Student
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU:
SUPERSTITIONS: If I trained well in a pair of togs, I will wear them
again to training the next day. No competition superstitions.
(Except I take my big pink teddy bear called Patchie with me
whenever I go away to sleep with.)
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Reading
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Being as far away from it as
possible!!
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Patchie
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM DIVING: Read, sleep,
eat, play the piano, write, msn, myspace, hang out with my siblings.
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Australian Diving Team!!
MOVIES: Bringing Down The House, White Chicks, Cheaper By
The Dozen, Meet The Fockers, Chopper and anything funny really.
TV SHOW: Seinfeld, Frasier, 3 Non-Blondes, Sports Kids Moms
and Dads, America’s/Australia’s Next Top Model
Individual Australian Titles
2- Open women’s platform (2006, 2007)
BANDS/MUSIC: Black Eyed Peas
DRINK: Apple mango juice
DIVING COMPETITION: World Cup, China 2006
HOBBIES: Reading, writing, playing the piano, eating and
sleeping.
BEST MATES: Scotty Robertson, Emily, Brit,
LAST BOOK READ: Last Man Standing-Steven Bradbury
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Courage and Determination
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR
PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Yes Sister Emily
competes at nationals for swimming.
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? My Mum because she sacrifices for me, drives me
everywhere, gives me support and encouragement and she shares
all the ups and downs with me.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS? Short,
funny, tough
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As a good role
model and the world’s best female platform diver.
DIVING SHORT TERM GOALS: 2007 World Championships
DIVING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic GOLD Medal
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To do well at school, and pursue a
career as a writer or in the media, or sports science.
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
DIVING CAREER? In 2003 I broke my arm terribly and suffered
permanent nerve damage. I was out of the water for approx 6
months.
WHAT AGE DID YOU START DIVING AND WHY? 10. I tried
gymnastics for a couple of months and didn’t like it so I gave diving
a try.
FAVOURITE DIVER AND WHY? Chantelle Newbery because she
has always shown great strength and determination. She also
managed to not only combine a hectic training schedule with being
a mother and a wife but went on to put Australian Diving on the
map by winning an Olympic Gold Medal. Chantelle has been a
mentor to me for some time now and she has given me a great
deal of support and encouragement and taught me so much by
sharing her experiences with me.
NOTABLE QUOTE: “Strong minds suffer without complaining;
weak minds complain without suffering.”
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 2006 Silver medal 10m synchro (Alex Croak), 5 th 10m individual event.
Grand Prix Rome, Italy 2006 Silver medal 10m individual and pb score of 392.95, Silver medal 10m
synchro (Alex Croak)
World Cup Changshu, China 2006 5 th place 10m synchro (Alex Croak), 10 th place 10m individual
World Jnr Championships Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2006 Gold medal 10m individual platform -Junior B, 11 th 3m springboard –junior B

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DIVING RESULTS 1973 – 2005
1973 I FINA World Championships
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Women
3m Springboard
1 Kohler GDR 442.17
2 Knape SWE 434.19
3 Janicke GDR 426.33
4 Henriksson SWE 407.47
5 Dracke GBR 403.50
6 Irish USA 385.98
7 Boys CAN 383.55
8 Chandler USA 375.06
10m Platform
1 Knape SWE 406.77
2 Duchkova TCH 387.18
3 Kalinina URS 381.42
4 Schaefer USA 367.08
5 Janicke GDR 365.73
6 Fiedler GDR 355.59
7 Keplar USA 343.05
8 Boys CAN 324.18
1975 II FINA World Championships
Cali, Columbia
Women
3m Springboard
1 Irina kalinina URS 489.91
2 Tatiana Volynkina URS 473.37
3 Christine Loock USA 466.92
4 Carrie Irish USA 452.10
5 Ulrike Knape SWE 451.20
6 Christa Kohler GDR 449.16
7 Terry York CAN 428.31
8 Heide Becker GDR 426.60
10m Platform
1 Janet Ely USA 403.89
2 Irina Kalinina URS 387.99
3 Ulrika Knape SWE 387.90
4 Elena Vaitsevskovskaia URS 372.99
5 Milena Duchkova TCH 358.26
6 Terry York CAN 347.46
7 Karin Guthke GDR 341.49
8 Heide Becker GDR 340.98
1978 III FINA World Championships
West Berlin, Germany
Women
3m Springboard
1 Irina Kalinina URS 691.43
2 Cynthia Potter USA 643.22
3 Jennifer Chandler USA 637.41
4 Karin Guthke GDR 636.12
5 Beate Rothie GDR 633.81
6 Janet Nutter CAN 589.38
7 Valerie McFarlaneAUS 549.26
8 Sue Wetteskog SWE 538.65
10m Platform
1 Irina Kalinina URS 412.71
2 Martina Jaeschke GDR 384.09
3 Melissa Briley USA 364.74
4 Barb Weinstein USA 363.84
5 kerstin Krause GDR 362.16
6 Elena Vaitsevskovskaia URS 361.11
7 Rikkio Yamanaka JPN 348.60
8 Valerie McFarlaneAUS 339.42
Men
3m Springboard
1 Boggs USA 618.57
2 Bibiasi ITA 615.18
3 Russell USA 579.48
4 Cagnotto ITA 574.05
5 Strahov URS 554.01
6 Vasin URS 550.91
7 Hoffmann GDR 549.90
8 Granham CAN 485.76
10m Platform
1 Diviasi ITA 559.53
2 Russell USA 523.74
3 Hoffmann GDR 492.15
4 Cagnotto ITA 492.06
5 Mihailin URS 484.05
6 Moore USA 484.02
7 Ambartzmjan URS 479.97
8 Granham CAN 470.88
Men
3m Springboard
1 Phil Boggs USA 597.12
2 Klaus Dibiasi ITA 588.21
3 Viatcheslav Strakhov URS 577.59
4 Tim Moore USA 558.60
5 Franco Cagnotto ITA 549.45
6 Falk Hoffmann GDR 537.45
7 Frank Taubert GDR 508.26
8 Norbert Huda WGE 503.37
10m Platform
1 Klaus Dibiasi ITA 547.98
2 Nikolai Mikhailin URS 532.94
3 Carlos Giron MEX 529.71
4 Kent Vosler USA 521.58
5 Falk Hoffmann GDR 537.45
6 Tim Moore USA 495.81
7 David Ambartsumjan URS 490.35
8 Franco Cagnotto ITA 472.23
Men
3m Springboard
1 Phil Boggs USA 913.95
2 Falk Hoffmann GDR 873.33
3 Giorgio Cagnotto ITA 845.51
4 Aleksandr Kosenikov URS 840.27
5 Carlos Giron MEX 836.43
6 Christopher Snode GBR 835.08
7 Dieter Doerr GER 817.08
8 Jim Kennedy USA 814.73
10m Platform
1 Greg Louganis USA 844.11
2 Falk Hofmann GER 836.76
3 Vladmimir Alenik URS 813.62
4 Carlos Giron MEX 802.32
5 David Ambartsumjan URS 769.23
6 Dieter Doerr GER 749.55
7 Mark Virts USA 725.69
8 Scott Cranham CAN 705.21

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1982 IV FINA World Championships
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Women
3m Springboard
1 Megan Neyer USA 501.03
2 Chris Seufert USA 490.02
3 Yuan Chun Peng CHN 482.10
4 Irina Sidorova URS 468.03
5 Brita Baldus GDR 459.15
6 Martina Proeber GDR 458.49
7 Sylvie Bernier CAN 449.16
8 Zhanna Tsirulnikova URS 441.72
10m Platform
1 Wendy Wyland USA 438.78
2 Ramona Wenzel DDT 417.99
3 Ji Hong Zhou CHN 399.78
4 Chen Ziao Xia CHN 396.57
5 Servard Emirzian URS 396.18
6 Alla Lobankina URS 390.69
7 Debbie Rush USA 380.37
8 Azpilcueta Tenorio MEX 357.96
1986 V FINA World Championships
Madrid, Spain
Women
3m Springboard
1 M Gao CHN 582.90
2 Y Li CHN 549.42
3 M Babkova URS 525.21
4 D Jongejans HOL 501.06
5 B Baldus GDR 497.88
6 K Bensing GDR 493.35
7 M Mitchell USA 491.79
8 K McCormick USA 489.75
10m Platform
1 L Chen CHN 449.67
2 W Lu CHN 422.25
3 W Wyland USA 412.47
4 A Lobankina URS 408.45
5 A Stasulevich URS 401.13
6 K Inselmann GDR 399.30
7 I Kovacs HUN 369.78
Men
3m Springboard
1 Greg Loganis USA 752.67
2 Sergei Kuzmin URS 636.15
3 Alexandr Portnov URS 631.56
4 Li Kongzheng CHN 627.90
5 Falk Hoffman DDR 625.71
6 Ron Merriott USA 624.30
7 Carlos Giron MEX 597.72
8 Christopher Snode GBR 597.21
10m Platform
1 Greg Louganis USA 634.26
2 Vladimir Aleinik URS 629.85
3 Bruce Kimball USA 619.68
4 Thomas Knutha GDR 597.21
5 Li Hongping CHN 594.39
6 Li Kongzheng CHN 588.81
7 Falk Hoffmann GDR 577.32
8 Dieter Doerr FRG 552.36
8 M Mitchell USA 367.02
Men
3m Springboard
1 G Loganis USA 750.06
2 L Tan CHN 692.28
3 H Li CHN 642.06
4 M Bradshaw USA 628.95
5 N Stajkovic AUT 600.42
6 A Killat FRG 591.78
7 N Drozhin URS 584.52
8 M Castellani ITA 568.02
10m Platform
1 Greg Louganis USA 668.58
2 K Li CHN 624.33
3 B Kimball USA 599.91
4 S Haage GDR 541.44
5 H Tong CHN 539.19
6 S Gurylev URS 530.25
7 J Mondragon MEX 513.30
8 G Starodubtsev URS 510.57

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1990 VI FINA World Championships
Perth, Australia
Women
1m Springboard
1 Gao Min CHN 478.26
2 Wendy Lucero USA 467.82
3 Heidemarie Bartova TCH 449.76
4 Irina Lashko URS 446.82
5 Mary DePiero CAN 421.89
6 Jodie Rogers AUS 421.38
7 Yu Xiaoling CHN 418.23
8 Julie Ovenhouse USA 415.74
3m Springboard
1 Gao Min CHN 539.01
2 Irina Lashko URS 524.70
3 Brita Baldus GER 503.73
4 Lu Haisong CHN 499.71
5 Daphne Jongejans HOL 492.99
6 Heidemare Bartova TCH 467.52
7 Julie Overhouse USA 415.74
8 Katrin Bensing GER 455.43
10m Platform
1 Fu Mingxia CHN 426.51
2 Elena Miroshina URS 402.87
3 Wendy Lian Williams USA 400.23
4 Xu Yanmei CHN 399.12
5 Kim Chunk-Ok PRK 377.76
6 Inga Afonina URS 376.74
7 Doris Pecher GER 376.47
8 Monika Kuhn GER 376.17
1994 VII FINA World Championships
Rome, Italy
Women
1m Springboard
1 Chen Lixia CHN 279.30
2 Tan Shuping CHN 276.00
3 Anne Pelletier CAN 273.84
4 Cheril Santini USA 261.72
5 Yulia Pakhalina RUS 263.16
6 Vera Ilyina RUS 262.92
7 Conny Schmalfuss GER 261.06
8 Vivian Alberty PUR 230.70
3m Springboard
1 Tan Shuping CHN 548.49
2 Vera Ilyina RUS 498.60
3 Claudia Bockner GER 480.15
4 Karen Dalton USA 471.42
5 Yulia Pakhalina RUS 470.34
6 Simona Koch GER 467.73
7 Svetlana Alekseeva BLG 446.64
8 Julia Cruz ESP 440.19
10m Platform
1 Fu Mingxia CHN 434.04
2 Chi Bin CHN 420.24
3 Mary Jose Alcala MEX 396.48
4 Eileen Richetelli USA 395.88
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Women
1m Springboard
1 Irina Lashko RUS 296.07
2 Vera Ilyina RUS 288.06
3Jing Zhang CHN 260.31
4 Jackie Schneider SUI 259.77
5 Eryn Bulmer CAN 257.01
6 Lang Rao CHN 205.26
3m Springboard
1 Yulia Pakhalina RUS 544.62
2 Jingjing Guo CHN 518.76
3 Chantelle Michell AUS 515.07
4 Anna Lindberg SWE 497.82
5 Olena Zhupyna UKR 494.19
6 Vera lIyina RUS 488.88
7 Irina Vyguzova KAZ 487.80
8 Eryn Bulmer CAN 485.16
3m synchronised Springboard
1 Irina Lashko/Yulia Pakhalina RUS 282.30
2 Lang Rao/Ronhjuan Li CHN 276.18
3 Kathy Pasek/Tracy Bonner USA 263.91
4 Julia Cruz/Dolores Saez de Ibarra ESP 259.68
5 Claudia Bockner/Conny Schmalfuss GER 256.56
6 Jackie Schneider/Katia Maliev-Aviolat SUI 242.31
7 Oleng Zhupyna/Olga Lyeonova UKR 234.63
10m Platform
1 Olena Zhupyna UKR 550.41
2 Yuyan Cai CHN 536.25
3 Li Chen CHN 519.45
4 Chantelle Michell AUS 475.29
5 Laura Wilkinson USA 472.65
6 Annika Walter GER 472.35
7 Irina Vyguzova KAZ 471.12
8 Emilie Heymans CAN 465.48
10m synchronsied platform
1Olena Zhupyna/Svitlana Serbina UKR 278.28
2 Li Chen/Yuyan Cai CHN 276.54
3 Kristin Link/Lindsay Long USA 265.47
4 Julie Danaux/Odile Arboles FRA 263.67
5 Ute Wetzig/Anke Piper GER 261.63
6 AnisoaraOpriea/Clara Ciocan ROM 261.21
8 Rebecca Gilmore/Phil Tosh AUS 249.66
7 Olga Khristoforova/Evgenia Olshevskaya RUS 255.72
Men
1m Springboard
1 Zhuocheng Yu CHN 417.54
2 Troy Dumais USA 415.74
3 Holger Schlepps GER 398.31
4 Yilin Zhou CHN 391.32
5 Dean Pullar AUS 383.73
6 Evan Stewart ZIM 378.30
3m Springboard
1 Dmitry Sautin RUS 746.79
2 Yilin Zhou CHN 694.92
3 Vassiliy Lisovskiy RUS 651.60
4 Imre Lengyel HUN 630.99
5 Andreas Wels GER 609.39
6 P.J. Bogart USA 608.22
7 Philippe Comtois CAN 607.74
3m synchronised Springboard
1 Hao Xu/Zhuocheng Yu CHN 313.50
2 Alexander Mesch/Holger Schlepps GER 308.2/8
3 Shannon Roy/Dean Pullar AUS 305.16
4 Tony Ali/Mark Shipman GBR 295.35
5 P.J. Bogart/Kent Ferguson USA 276.72
6 Donald Miranda/Nicola Marconi ITA 270.06
7 Igor Loukashin/Alexandr Varlamov RUS 267.03
8 Gilles Emptoz-Lacote/Frederic Pierre FRA 265.44
10m Platform
1 Dmity Sautin RUS 750.99
2 Liang Tian CHN 699.30
3 Jan Hempel GER 624.15
4 Shuwei Sun CHN 616.08
5 Ken Terauchi JPN 607.95
6 Mark Ruiz USA 588.57
7 Vladimir Timoshinin RUS 583.86
8 Heiko Meyer GER 547.02
10m synchronised platform
1Shuwei Sun/Liang Tian CHN 326.34
2 Michael Kuehne/Jan Hempel GER 308.01
3 Alexandr Varlamov/Igor Loukashin RUS 304.02
4 Gilles Emptoz-Lacote/Frederic Pierre FRA 265.56
5 David Pichler/Charles Wade USA 246.96
6 Robert Newbery/Scott Weeks AUS 241.20
7 Igor Kopecky/Chris Kalec CAN 226.14

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2001 IX FINA World Championships
Fukuoka, Japan
Men
10m Platform synchro
1 Liang Tian / Jia Hu CHN 361.41
2 Eduardo Rueda/Fernando Platas MEX 336.63
3 Roman Volodkov/Anton Zakharov UKR 336.06
4 Mathew Helm/Robert Newbery AUS 323.85
5 Jan Hempel/Heiko Meyer GER 322.80
6 Roman Kormylitsin/Igor Loukashin RUS 318.90
7 Mark Ruiz/Kyle Prandi USA 307.56
8 Erick Fornaris Alvarez/Jose Guerra Oliva CUB 284.10
10m Platform
1 Liang Tian CHN 514.62
2 Alexandre Despatie CAN 446.73
3 Mathew Helm AUS 394.47
4 Jose Guerra Oliva CUB 389.88
5 Jan Hempel GER 449.70
6 Jia Hu CHN 488.64
7 Heiko Meyer GER 444.36
8 Mark Ruiz USA 436.32
3m Springboard synchro
1 Bo Peng/Kenan Wang CHN 342.63
2 Joel Rodriguez/Fernando Platas MEX 338.49
3 Alexander Dobroskok/Dimitry Saoutine RUS 335.19
4 Mark Shipman/Antonio Ally GBR 319.38
5 Andreas Wels/Tobias Schellenberg GER 310.68
6 Robert Newbery/Steven Barnett AUS 307.08
7 Troy Dumais/Thomas Davidson USA 284.94
8 Jose Gil/Rafael Alvarez ESP 282.72
3m Springboard
1 Dimitry Saoutine RUS 725.82.
2 Tianling Wang RUS 717.27
3 Ken Terauchi JPN 712.38
4 Bo Peng CHN 712.29
5 Robert Newbery AUS 659.28
6 Fernando Platas MEX 659.07
7 Andreas Wels GER 648.42
8 Antonio Ally GBR 615.59
1m Springboard
1 Feng Wang CHN0 444.03
2 Tianling Wang CHN 433.13
3 Alexander Dobroskok RUS 414.21
4 Thomas Davidson USA 369.60
5 Troy Dumais USA 365.76
6 Shannon Roy AUS 354.81
Women
10m Platform synchro
1 Qing Duan/Xue Sang CHN 329.94
2 Evgeniya Olshevskaya/Svetlana Timoshinina RUS 306.90
3 Takiri Miyazaki/Emi Otsuki JPN 297.00
4 Marion Reiff/Anja Richter-Libiseller AUT 279.78
5 Loudy Tourky/Rebecca Gilmore AUS 274.92
6 Kimiko Hirai-Soldati/Nicole Pohorenec USA 269.49
7 Annett Gamm/Ditte Kotzian GER 264.42
8 Olga Lyeonova/Olena Zhupina UKR 255.48
10m Platform
1 Mian Xu CHN 532.65
2 Qing Duan CHN 522.54
3 Loudy Tourky AUS 511.50
4 Olena Zhupina UKR 507.90
5 Myriam Boileau CAN 481.11
6 Takiri Miyazaki JPN 480.78
7 Annika Walter GER 461.34
8 Svetlana Timoshinina RUS 458.67
3m Springboard synchro
1Minxia Wu/Jingjing Guo CHN 347.31
2 Youlia Pakhalina RUS 320.61
3 Ditte Kotzian GER 303.03
4 Hanna Sorokina UKR 293.40
5 Chantelle Michell/Loudy Tourky AUS 281.34
6 Paola Espinosa Sanchez/Laura Sanchez Soto MEX 280.74
7 Kimiko Hirai-Soldati/Svetlana Alexeeva BLR 274.95
3m Springboard
1 Jingjing Guo CHN 596.67
2 Irina Lashko AUS 552.39
3 Youlia Pakhalina RUS 543.54
4 Vera Ilyina RUS 541.35
5 Anna Lindberg SWE 530.10
6 Tinia Cagnotto ITA 503.73
7 Ditti Kotzian GER 498.99
8 Irina Vyguzova KAZ 495.15
1m Springboard
1 Blythe Harley CAN 300.81
2 Minxia Wu CHN 297.57
3 Jing Zhang CHN 294.15
4 Heike Fischer GER 280.05
5 Conny Schmalfuss GER 277.68
6 Irina Lashko AUS 252.81

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2003 X FINA World Championships,
Barcelona, Spain
Men 10m Platform synchro
1 Mathew Helm/Robert Newbery AUS 384.60
2 Roman Volodkov/Anton Zakharov UKR
3 Liang Tian/Jia Hu CHN
4 Peter Waterfield/Leon Taylor GBR 356.94
5 Jorge Martinez/Francisco Perez MEX 322.74
6 Jorge Betancourt/Erick Fornaris CUB 321.36
7 Troy Dumais/Justin Dumais USA 318.18
8 Gleb Galperin/Igor Lukashin RUS 298.62
10m Platform
1 Alexandre Despatie CAN 716.91
2 Mathew Helm AUS 697.74
3 Liang Tian CHN 696.06
4 Jia Hu CHN 683.55
5 Leon Taylor GBR 666.21
6 Rommel Pacheco MEX 642.48
7 Gleb Galperin RUS 623.94
8 Anton Zakharov UKR 514.52
3m Springboard synchro
1Alexander Dobrosok/Dimitry Sautin RUS 369.18
2 Tianling Wang/Feng Wang CHN 343.29
3 Andreas Wels/Tobias Schellenberg GER 334.44
4Joel Rodriguez/Fernando Platas MEX 328.26
5 Justin Dumais/Troy Dumais USA 329.99
6 Erick Fornaris/Jorge Betancourt CUB 322.59
7 Robert Newbery/Steven Barnett AUS 317.85
8 Antonio Ally/Mark Shipman GBR 301.29
3m Springboard
1 Alexander Dobrosok RUS 788.37
2 Bo Peng CHN 780.84
3 Dimitry Sautin RUS 776.64
4 Tianling Wang CHN 745.35
5 Troy Dumais USA 706.08
6 Alexandre Despatie CAN 704.85
7 Ken Terauchi JPN 685.32
8 Robert Newberry AUS 668.64
1m Springboard
1Xiang Xu CHN 431.94
2 Kenan Wang CHN 412.41
3 Joona Puhakka FIN 391.26
4 Alexander Dobroskok RUS 378.45
5 Tobias Schellengerg GER 340.35
6 Nicola Marconi ITA 310.98
Women
10m Platform synchro
1 Lishi Lao/Ting Li CHN 344.58
2 Loudy Tourky/Lynda Folauhola AUS 323.34
3 Evgenya Olshevskaya/Svetland Timoshinina RUS 300.12
4 Laura Wilkinson/Brittany Viola USA 281.04
5 Dolores Saezde Ibarra/Leire Santos ESP 281.04
6 Paola Espinosa/Laura Sanchez MEX 277.38
7 Olga Leonova/Olana Zhupina UKR 269.31
8 Hyon Ju Jon/Kyon Ju Kim PRK 263.76
10m Platform
1 Emilie Heymans CAN 597.45
2 Lishi Lao CHN 595.56
3 Na Li CHN 563.43
4 Olena Zhupina UKR 526.26
5 Loudy Tourky AUS 522.54
6 Annett Gamm GER 517.86
7 Claire Febvay FRA 505.86
8 Julia Koltunova RUS 480.99
3m Springboard synchro
1Mingxia Wu/Jingjing Guo CHN 357.30
2 Julia Pakhalina/Vera Ilyina RUS 321.24
3 Paola Espinosa/Laura Sanchez MEX 299.64
4 Conny Schmalfuss/Ditte Kotzian GER 295.50
5 Tandi Gerrard/Jane Smith GBR 293.55
6 Lynda Folauhola/Chantelle Michell AUS 291.24
7 Kristina Ischenko/Fedorova UKR 287.04
8 Sara Hildebrand/Cassandra Cardinell USA 259.38
3m Springboard
1 Jinging Guo CHN 617.94
2 Julia Pakhalina RUS 611.58
3 Minxia Wu CHN 589.80
4 Vera Ilyina RUS 582.93
5 Blythe Hartley CAN 575.28
6 Sara Hilderbrand USA 545.55
7 Loudy Tourky AUS 516.27
8 Emilie Heymans CAN 510.03
1m Springboard
1 Irina Lashko AUS 299.97
2 Conny Schmalfuss GER 296.13
3 Blythe Hartley CAN 291.33
4 Rongjuan Li CHN 285.27
5 Heike Fischer GER 275.04
6 Anna Lindberg SWE 259.68

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2005 XI FINA World Championships Results
July 17-31, Montreal, Canada
WOMEN
1m springboard
1 Blythe Hartley CAN 325.65
2 Min Xia Wu CHN 299.70
3 Heike Fischer GER 299.46
4 Anna Lindberg SWE 288.87
5 Alejandra Fuentes VEN 280.14
6 Christina Loukas USA 259.02
29 Sharleen Stratton AUS 203.16
3m springboard synchro
1 Li Ting/Guo Jingjing CHN 349.80
2 Kotzian Ditte/Schmalfuss Conny GER 319.05
3 Ishchenko Kristina/Fedorova Olena UKR 308.82
4 Espinosa Paola/Luna Jashia MEX 291.06
5 Batki Noemi/Dallape Francesca ITA 288.87
6 Saez De Ibarra Dolores/Eizaguirre Leyre ESP 286.98
7 Moran Amanda/Dale Martha CAN 285.42
8 Stratton Sharleen/Cole Briony AUS 280.44
3m springboard
1 Guo Jingjing CHN 645.54
2 Wu Min Xia CHN 619.05
3 Cagnotto Tania ITA 591.27
4 Lindberg Anna SWE 586.26
5 Pakhalina Yulia RUS 581.04
6 Hartley Blythe CAN 557.97
7 Fischer Heike GER 539.97
8 Fedorova Olena UKR 522.12
12 Cole Briony AUS 464.34
Women 10m Synchro
1 Tong Jia / Pei Lin Yuan CHN 351.60
2 Loudy Tourky / Chantelle Newbery AUS 334.89
3 Meaghan Benfeito / Roseline Filion CAN 328.80
4 Annett Gamm / Nora Subschinski GER 321.12
5 Cassandra Cardinell / Laura Ann Wilkinson USA 318.66
6 Paola Espinosa / Jashia Luna MEX 308.46
7 Marion Reiff / Anja Richter AUT 301.68
8 Natalia Goncharova / Yulia Koltunova RUS 300.72
10m Platform
1 Laura Ann Wilkinson USA 564.87
2 Loudy Tourky AUS 551.25
3 Tong Jia CHN 550.98
4 Emilie Heymans CAN 546.84
5 Pei Lin Yuan CHN 519.60
6 Risa Asada JPN 518.19
7 Chantelle Newbery AUS 495.27
8 Valentina Marocchi ITA 464.91
Men
1m springboard
1 Despatie Alexandre CAN 489.69
2 Xiang Xu CHN 445.68
3 Feng Wang CHN 445.56
4 Joona Puhakka FIN 441.78
5 Jevon Anton Tarantino USA 380.46
6 Christopher Colwill USA 338.40
30 Steven Barnett AUS 285.03
3m springboard synchro
1 Chong He / Feng Wang CHN 384.42
2 Tobias Schellenberg / Andreas Wels GER 364.59
3 Justin Dumais / Troy Dumais USA 360.27
4 Steven Barnett / Robert Newbery AUS 357.03
5 Jorge Betancourt Garcia / Erick Fornaris Alvarez CUB 339.96
6 Ramon Fumado / Luis Villarroel VEN 334.20
7 Nicola Marconi / Tommaso Marconi ITA 325.77
8 Cesar Castro / Cassius Duran BRA 324.57
3m springboard
1 Alexandre Despatie CAN 813.60
2 Troy Dumais USA 752.76
3 Chong He CHN 730.77
4 Bo PENG CHN 721.56
5 Alexander Dobroskok RUS 705.39
6 Jorge Garcia Betancourt CUB 681.93
7 Cesar Castro BRA 681.69
8 Andreas Wels GER 669.00
22 Steven Barnett AUS 376.53
35 Matthew Mitcham AUS 330.48
10m Platform
1 Hu Jia CHN 698.01
2 Guerra Oliva José Antonio CUB 691.14
3 Galperin Gleb RUS 656.19
4 Pacheco Rommel MEX 655.20
5 Dobroskok Dmitry RUS 649.62
6 Taylor Leon GBR 642.81
7 Yang Jinghui CHN 619.77
8 Newbery Robert AUS 618.06
12 Matthew Mitcham AUS 560.73
10m synchro
1 Dobroskok Dmitry/Galperin Gleb RUS 392.88
2 YANG Jinghui/HU Jia CHN 374.79
3 Waterfield Peter/Taylor Leon GBR 367.95
4 Volodkov Roman/Zakharov Anton UKR 353.40
5 Fornaris Alvarez Erick/Guerra Oliva José Antonio CUB 346.44
6 Kaptur Vadzim/Varlamov Aliaksandr BLR 334.95
7 Benedetti Michele/Dell‘ Uomo Francesco ITA 326.76
8 TRAKAS Sotirios/GAVRIILIDIS Ioannis GRE 325.62

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2007 Australian Open Diving Championships
Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre
January 12-14, 2007
Men
1m springboard
Grant Nel VIC 790.85
Cesar Castro BRA 779.30
Scott Robertson VIC 719.90
Rodger Lilleyman QLD691.30
Thomas Rickards NSW 670.15
Peter Hill NSW 644.40
Nick Byron 594.30
Jesse Carver QLD 542.95
Damian Brown NZ 542.75
Luke Hayes VIC 452.30
3m springboard
Cesar Castro BRA 1356.05
Scott Robertson VIC 1206.70
Rodger Lilleyman QLD 1140.40
Grant Nel VIC 1081.95
Nick Byron VIC 1041.25
Thomas Rickards NSW 996.30
Damian Brown NZ 946.00
Shingo Yamada JAP 829.75
3m synchronised springboard
Grant Nel/Nick Byron 389.43
Rodger Lilleyman/Scott Robertson 387.27
Peter Hill/Thomas Rickards 358.35
10m platform
Scott Robertson VIC 1353.60
Peter Hill NSW 1250.10
Rodger Lilleyman QLD 1163.60
Shingo Yamada JAP 775.95
10m synchronised platform
Scott Robertson/Peter Hill 339.72
Women
1m springboard
Sharleen Stratton QLD 595.55
Alexandra Croak NSW 532.55
Kathryn Blackshaw NSW 531.10
Bree Cole VIC 504.00
Josie Wilson SA 496.05
Olivia Wright NSW 470.60
Kimberley Alexander VIC 456.75
Jaele Patrick VIC 449.75
Emily Moors-Chantry VIC 432.35
Sayaka Shibusawa JAP 431.55
Anabelle Smith VIC 391.75
Ellen Gordon SA 354.60
3m springboard
Sharleen Stratton QLD 1021.00
Bree Cole VIC 911.10
Kathryn Blackshaw NSW 906.25
Olivia Wright NSW 755.95
Sayaka Shibusawa JAP 752.70
Kimberley Alexander VIC 736.40
Rhiannon Iffland NSW 725.75
Natasha Cocker WA 707.70
Jaele Patrick VIC 698.05
Anna Gelai VIC 677.25
Anabelle Smith VIC 668.35
3m synchronised springboard
Bree Cole/ Sharleen Stratton 323.64
Anna Gelai/Anabelle Smith 256.26
10m platform
Melissa Wu/Alexandra Croak 319.20
Natasha Cocker/Olivia Wright 274.89
10m platform
Melissa Wu QLD 1017.50
Natasha Cocker WA 944.90
Nicole Ng QLD 922.20
Alexandra Croak NSW 917.75
Alexandra Croak NSW 917.75
Olivia Wright NSW 816.55
Emi Otsuki JAP 785.40
Rhiannon Iffland NSW 719.65
Anabelle Smith VIC 643.15
Sayaka Shibusawa JAP 604.20
Tegan Heap NSW 595.55
Nao Takioka JAP 587.80
10m synchronised platform
Melissa Wu/Alexandra Croak 319.20
Natasha Cocker/Olivia Wright 274.89

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Water Polo

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AUSSIE WATER POLO TEAMS READY TO MAKE A SPLASH
A number of exciting new players will join the experienced line-ups of both the Australian men’s and
women’s water polo teams as they take on the rest of the World at the 12 th FINA World
Championships in Melbourne.
The women’s team will be looking to cement their place at the top of the world rankings with a gold
medal win against some formidable opposition. With an average age of just 22, the relatively young
team is still very experienced and had a stellar 2006, winning the Commonwealth Championship and
the World Cup.
The 12 th FINA World Championships will be a family affair for the team, with sisters Mel and Bec
Rippon along with their step-sister Kate Gynther leading the Aussie girls in the pool. They will be
trying to replicate the success of past Australian women’s teams at World Championships who won
gold in 1986 and bronze in Perth in 1998.
The men’s team is also a close-knit line-up, with coach David Neesham and son and team veteran
Tim hoping to secure a good result in front of a home crowd.
The men’s side will look to draw on the experience of their more senior players who play
professionally in overseas leagues. The ‘Harry Kewell’s’ of Australian Water Polo - Thomas Whalan,
Jamie Beadsworth, Sam McGregor and Pietro Figlioli, like their soccer counterparts, have gone
abroad and been contracted to play professionally in the European leagues amongst the best in the
world. They will be able to share their knowledge of the European players amongst their Aussie
teammates and help work on tactics to take on the likes of water polo heavy weights Serbia, Spain
and Hungary.
The European leagues have also been a fruitful training ground for some of Australia’s top female
players, with Rebecca Rippon, Mia Santoromito, Sophie Smith and Fiona Hammond returning from
recent overseas stints to join their teammates in Melbourne.
With the 2008 Olympic Games less than 18 months away, both teams will be looking for a strong
result at home before they take the next steps in fulfilling their goal of competing in Beijing. – JAMES
WARD

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AUSTRALIAN WATER POLO TEAMS
MENS SQUAD WOMENS SQUAD
James Stanton Emma Knox
Laurie Trettel Jane Moran
Grant Richardson Nikita Cuffe
Anthony Martin Bronwen Knox
Daniel Marsden Fiona Hammond
Gavin Woods Gemma Beadsworth
Peter Tresise Amy Hetzel
Pietro Figlioli Mia Santoromito
Richie Campbell Gemma Hadley
Robert Maitland Melissa Rippon
Thomas Whalan Rebecca Rippon
Sam McGregor Victoria Brown
Trent Franklin Suzie Fraser
Johno Cottrell Kate Gynther
Tim Neesham Alicia McCormack
Ryan Moody Jenna Santoromito
Jamie Beadsworth Sophie Smith
STAFF STAFF
Coach: David Neesham Coach: Greg McFadden
Manager: Chris Harrison Manager: Jeanette Gunn
Assistant Coach: John Fox Assistant Coach: Eddie Dennis
Assistant Coach: David Swift Assistant Coach: Aleks Osadchuk
Video Analyst: Mark Hubbard Assistant Coach: Ryan Moar
Physiotherapist: Andrew Stanford Physiotherapist: Danealle Lilley
Physiotherapist:James Sutherland Doctor: Grace Bryant
Doctor: Grace Bryant
A BIT OF HISTORY
In the middle of the 19th century in Great Britain, water polo was played as an aquatic version of polo. Gaining
in popularity, it was made part of the Olympic program in Paris in 1900, where it became the first team sport in
the modern Olympics. Great Britain won the gold.
Water polo has evolved with the times. In its beginning, it was an extremely aggressive sport, where fights
were commonplace. Players were held underwater and clutching on to swimming suits was part of the game.
In 1911, FINA adopted the official rules of water polo, inspired by the Scottish version of the game with its
emphasis on passing and scoring.
At the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, a women’s event was included for the first time.
HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED
Water polo players are not allowed to touch either the sides or the bottom of the pool. The match is divided
into 4 periods of 7 minutes each, and is recognized as one of the most demanding sports in the world.
Combining technique and endurance, the swimmers must have the skill of basketball players to execute their
dribbling, passing and shooting. Teams are comprised of 13 players, only seven of whom may be in the water
at any one time.
There are many technical fouls for which penalties are called: holding the ball underwater with two hands
(except the goalkeeper); hitting the ball with the head, the fist or the foot; changing position during a stoppage
in play; keeping an opponent underwater and interfering with or splashing water in the face of an adversary.

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MEN'S COMPETITION
Group A Group B Group C Group D
Japan Croatia China Canada
Germany Australia Greece Hungary
Italy South Africa Spain Romania
Serbia USA Russia New Zealand
Time Tue 20 / 03 / 07 Thu 22 / 03 / 07 Sat 24 / 03 / 07 Mon 26 / 03 / 07 Wed 28 / 03 / 07 Fri 30 / 03 / 07 Sun 01 / 04 / 07
WOMEN'S COMPETITION
9:00 JPN v ITA NZL v ROM JPN v SRB 4A v 4B - 25 L25 v L26 - 31 L33 v L34 L41 v L42
10:20 CRO v RSA JPN v GER CHN v RUS 4C v 4D - 26 W25 v W26 -32 W33 v W34 W41 v W42
11:40 GER v SRB USA v RSA CRO v USA 2A v 3B - 27 L27 v L29 - 33 L35 v L36 - 41
13:00 CHN v ESP SRB v ITA GER v ITA L28 v L30 - 34
3A v 2B -28 1A v W29 - 35 L43 v L44
17:00 GRE v RUS RUS v ESP GRE v ESP 2C v 3D -29 1B v W30 - 36 W43 v W44
18:20 CAN v ROM CHN v GRE CAN v NZL 1C v W27 - 37 L37 v L38 - 42
19:40 HUN v NZL CAN v HUN HUN v ROM W35 v W36 - 43
21:00 AUS v USA CRO v AUS AUS v RSA 3C v 2D -30 1D v W28 - 38 W37 v W38 - 44
Group A Group B Group C Group D
China Canada Greece Cuba
Russia Brazil Netherlands Italy
Spain Australia Kazakhstan New Zealand
Germany Puerto Rico USA Hungary
Time Mon 19 / 03 / 07 Wed 21 / 03 / 07 Fri 23 / 03 / 07 Sun 25 / 03 / 07 Tue 27 / 03 / 07 Thu 29 / 03 / 07 Sat 31 / 03 / 07
9:00 CHN v ESP CHN v RUS CHN v GER 4A v 4B - 25 L25 v L26 - 31 L33 v L34 L41 v L42
10:20 BRA v PUR CAN v BRA CAN v PUR 4C v 4D - 26 W25 v W26 -32 W33 v W34 W41 v W42
11:40 GRE v KAZ USA v KAZ RUS v ESP 2A v 3B - 27 L27 v L29 - 33 L35 v L36 - 41
13:00 RUS v GER GER v ESP GRE v USA L28 v L30 - 34
3A v 2B -28 1A v W29 - 35 L43 v L44
17:00 NED v USA GRE v NED NED v KAZ 2C v 3D -29 1B v W30 - 36 W43 v W44
18:20 CUB v NZL HUN v NZL CUB v HUN 1C v W27 - 37 L37 v L38 - 42
19:40 ITA v HUN CUB v ITA ITA v NZL W35 v W36 - 43
21:00 CAN v AUS PUR v AUS BRA v AUS 3C v 2D -30 1D v W28 - 38 W37 v W38 - 44

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COACH PROFILES
Name:
Born:
Position:
Lives:
Club/Institute
DAVID NEESHAM
18 Sept 1946
Head Coach
Attadale
Melville Water Polo Club
PREVIOUS AUSTRALIAN TEAMS:
1968 Mexico, 1972 Munich, 1973 Belgrade, 1975 Cali, 1976 Montreal (Captain), 1978 Berlin (Captain), 1980 Moscow (Captain)
PREVIOUS SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS: Played Australian Rules to WA League level, AUSSI Swimming age champion and
national record holder. Coached Australian Women to a first, second, and two thirds at World level.
WHEN I’M NOT INVOLVED IN WATER POLO I ENJOY: Golf, Swimming and Travelling Country Australia
Name:
Born:
Position:
Lives:
Club/Institute
DAVID SWIFT
18 Sept 1946
Assistant Coach
Perth
Fremantle Mariners
PREVIOUS AUSTRALIAN TEAMS: AUS National Team Assistant Coach: 2005 - World League; 2006 – World League; 2006
– Commonwealth Games; 2006 – China Tour
PREVIOUS SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS: Professional Rugby League Player, Australian Defence Force National Teams –
Rugby Union & Water Polo
WHEN I’M NOT INVOLVED IN WATER POLO I ENJOY: Listening to music, spending time with family
Name:
Born:
Position:
Lives:
Club/Institute
GREG MCFADDEN
28 August 1964
Head Coach
Cronulla
Australian institute of Sport
PREVIOUS AUSTRALIAN TEAMS: Coach – 2005 Bronze Medal Fina World league; 2006 Gold Medal Fina World Cup
PREVIOUS SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS: Player – 5 th 92 Barcelona Olympics; Bronze Medal 93 World Cup
WHEN I’M NOT INVOLVED IN WATER POLO I ENJOY: Spending time with my family, wife Sonia, kids Rebel 4 years and
Cooper 21 months and Nina (dog); Going to BBQ’s on the weekend; Horse Racing, Golf, Surfing
Name:
Born:
Position:
Lives:
Club/Institute
EDDIE DENIS
14 October 1970
Assistant Coach/ Goalkeeper Coach
Adelaide
South Australian Sports Institute
PREVIOUS AUSTRALIAN TEAMS: Assistant coach at 2001 Junior Men’s World Championships; Assistant Coach at 2006
Women’s World Cup
PREVIOUS SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS: 2000 Olympic Games; 1995 & 1998 World Championships; 1993 World Cup; 1991,
1993, 1995 World Student Games
WHEN I’M NOT INVOLVED IN WATER POLO I ENJOY: Relaxing with my wife Katrina, Personal Growth, Delving into the power
of the mind, Metaphysical studies.
Name:
Born:
Position:
Lives:
Club/Institute
RYAN MOAR
30 June 1976
Assistant Coach
Sydney
New South Wales Institute of Sport
PREVIOUS AUSTRALIAN TEAMS: Assistant Coach Australian Women’s Team 2005 – Present, NSWIS Head Coach 2005 -
Present
PREVIOUS SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS: AIS Men’s Squad 1995/96, Australian Universities Team 1999, Australian; Junior
Men’s Team 1995
WHEN I’M NOT INVOLVED IN WATER POLO I ENJOY: Surfing, Snowboarding and Music
Name:
Born:
Position:
Lives:
Club/Institute
ALEKSANDR OSADCHUK
19 February 1972
Assistant Coach
Carindale
Queensland Academy of Sport
PREVIOUS AUSTRALIAN TEAMS:
AUS National Team Assistant Coach: 2005 - World Championships, Montreal, Canada; 2005 - World League
2006 – World League; 2006 – Holliday Cup, USA. PREVIOUS SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS: 2003 - World Championships,
Barcelona, Spain; 2003- World League; 2004 – Olympic Games, Athens, Greece; 2004 – World League
WHEN I’M NOT INVOLVED IN WATER POLO I ENJOY: My Family

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ATHLETE PROFILES MEN
NAME: JAMIE
BEADSWORTH
NICKNAME: bead
D.O.B: 11 June 1985
AGE: 21
BORN: Perth WA
LIVES: Perth WA
MARITAL
Single
STATUS:
HGT: 192cm
WGT: 108 kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Fremantle
TRAINS (Pool): Bicton
COACH: David Swift
CAP No. 12
POSITION: Centre forward
HANDEDNESS: right
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum Julie father Gene and sister
Gemma.
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Improving and reaching my
potential
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Studying Law/Commerce at
university of Western Australia
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT
YOU:
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Sleeping
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Good food
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO:
Relax
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: West Coast Eagles (AFL)
MOVIES: Old School
TV SHOW: The Footy Show
FOOD: Pasta
DRINK: Water
WATER POLO EVENT: World Championships (so far)
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Championships Montreal, Canada 2005 10th
Commonwealth Championships Perth, Australia 2006 1st
Club Titles (Aust and OS) National League Australia 2006
World Jnr Championships Naples, Italy 2003 9th
Mar del Plata Argentina 2005 7th
Overseas Clubs Barceloneta 2006 Still in progress
BEST MATES: Many
LAST BOOK READ: Prey
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Size
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother, father and sister
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA
OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Sister is
currently in national l womens team (water polo)
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? My parent s as they brought me up
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: Selection and strong
performance in the upcoming world championships
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: To win a medal at the
Olympic Games
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To complete my degree
successfully
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING
YOUR WATER POLO CAREER? Recent serious injuries
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 10
I was introduced to it through swimming
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Ivan
Perez, the best in my position
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Chris Judd casue he is
clearly the best

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NAME: RICHARD CAMPBELL
NICKNAME: Richie, chard
D.O.B: 18 th September 1987
AGE: 19
BORN: Newcastle, nsw
LIVES: Sydney, nsw
MARITAL STATUS:
HGT: 192 cm
WGT: 91 kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Wests waterpolo magpies/ nswis
TRAINS (Pool): Ashfield/ homebush
COACH: Erkin shagaev
CAPS FOR AUST: 4
CAP No.
POSITION: Shooter/driver
HANDEDNESS: Right
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
My biggest career highlight was being selected to represent
the Australian open in 2006 and as still a member of the junior
Australian team also. Other highlights which I should mention
were being selected to play in the world championships in Mar
Del Plata, Argentina where the team finished 7 th . Over my
youth years I have also participated in a number of youth
international tournaments where the team has achieved great
results such as two 3 rd placings in Italy and Slovakia.
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum (Debbie Campbell) Dad ( Bryan
Campbell).
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: The crowds
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Pool attendant
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: music
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: pasta
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: ipod
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO:
surfing, movies
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Jnr Championships Mar del plata, argentina 2005 7th
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Australian Cricket team
MOVIES: forrest gump, the family guy movie
TV SHOW: family guy, simpsons, antiques road show.
BANDS/MUSIC: Bloc party
FOOD: Pizza and Pasta
DRINK: coola
WATER POLO EVENT: junior world champs
HOBBIES: surfing
PETS: cat
LAST BOOK READ: The keys to the street
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Family and friends
FAMILY MEMBERS: 5
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR
PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Great grandfather
(Australian cricket team)
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS? Tall,
spontaneous, fun
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: to play in an Olympic games
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: succeed in life
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 11, my
swimming coach got me involved.
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Michael Jordan, because he
should everyone his athleticism and became the best.

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NAME: JOHNNO COTTERILL
NICKNAME: Yonno, Johnson
D.O.B: 27 th October 1987
AGE: 19
BORN: Sydney, NSW
LIVES: Sydney, NSW
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 192cm
WGT: 83kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Wests Magpies
TRAINS (Pool): Ashfield & Homebush
COACH: Erkin Shagaev, Mark Hubbard &
John Fox
CAP No. 11
POSITION: Centre Back / Utility
HANDEDNESS: Right
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Captaining the Australian Junior team, and attending AIS for
2 years. Touring Europe in 2004 – 6 and victories over
European teams.
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum – Anne Cotterill, Dad – John Cotterill,
Sister – Naomi Cotterill
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Ambition to succeed and desire
to achieve as well as family and friends
ROLE MODELS: Andrew Johns, Ben Kennedy Matt Burke, Daniel
Carter, Michael Bevan, Tamas Kasas.
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Studying Economic / Arts Degree at
UNSW.
SPORTS BEFORE Water Polo/AUSTRALIAN TEAMS/MAJOR
RESULTS (with year):
Swimming, Rugby Union, Surf Club.
SUPERSTITIONS: Always score the last shot in warm-up
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Swim at the beach
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Very little
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Sleep
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO:
Beach, going out with friends, eating.
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: The Waratahs
MOVIES: Remember the Titans, Zoolander, Lord of the Rings
TV SHOW: Deal or no deal, The Simpsons
BANDS/MUSIC: Crowded House, Evermore, Powder Finger, Jack
Johnson
CD’S: U2 – 18 Singles, Powder Finger – Vulture Street
FOOD: Lasagne & Thai
DRINK: Blueberry Crush from Boost Juice
WATER POLO EVENT: National League
LAST BOOK READ: Tom Clancy – Hunt for Red October
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Sarcasm, attitude
HOBBIES: Body surfing
BEST MATES: Smell, Seamus & team mates
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? Parents, always been annoying but very very
supportive
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Sarcastic, Motivated, worker
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Someone who
achieved to the best of their ability and always kept going
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: Be selected in Aus Junior
team and Open Squad. Achieve success in 2007 National League
and World Junior Champs
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: Represent Aus at World
Champs and Olympics. Play professionsaly in Europe.
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Achieve to the best of my ability,
complete my uni degree and enter a profession I enjoy.
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
WATER POLO CAREER? Balancing Water polo and education.
Being reserve at the 2005 Junior World Champs
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 10 –
Father and uncle were heavily involved
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Tamas Kasas
– Because he’s achieved so much in the sport, and is such a game
breaker. Tom Whalan – Again achieved a lot both in sport and
education. Manuel Estiarte – Achieved so much without the typical
attributes
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Ben Kennedy – So talented
and so tough, never took a backward step. Andrew Johns – the
most skilful player to grace the football field. Daniel Carter – Broke
into such a strong All Blacks team, but lived up to all reputation
NOTABLE QUOTE: “When the going gets tough, the tough get
going” & “If you do not compete I will dominate you” (Michael
Jordan)

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NAME: PIETRO FIGLIOLI
NICKNAME: Piet
D.O.B: 29, May, 1984
AGE: 22
BORN: Rio de Janeiro
LIVES: Brisbane
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 190 cm
WGT: 94 kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Pro Recco
TRAINS (Pool):
COACH: Pino Porzio
CAP No. 4
POSITION: Attacker
HANDEDNESS: Right
OUT OF THE POOL
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: I learn and get inspiration from
watching others
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Athlete
SUPERSTITIONS: Must Play with number 4
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Sleeping
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Waterpolo
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO: Ride
my motorbike, any sort of social sports
FAVOURITE:
TV SHOW: My name is Earl
BANDS/MUSIC: Anything
FOOD: Everything
WATER POLO EVENT: Olympics
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympics Athens 2004 9th
World Championships Barcelona 2003 7th
Montreal 2005 9th
Commonwealth Games / Perth 2006 1st
Champs
PETS: Dog
LAST BOOK READ: Lord Of The Rings
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum (Marta), Dad (Jose), Sister (Carla)
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR
PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Father went to 3
Olympics for Brazil as a swimmer
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As an
important part of Australian and international waterpolo
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: win
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: win everything I can
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
WATER POLO CAREER? Lack of motivation when times get
tough during training and competition
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 15
because I enjoyed playing it at high school with my friends
Club Titles (Aust and OS) C.N. Barcelona 2003-2004 National Champions and Winners of LEN Cup (European Champsionships)
World Jnr Championships Naples 2003 9th

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NAME: TRENT FRANKLIN
NICKNAME: Frankos
D.O.B: 12 th February 2007
AGE: 27
BORN: Sydney NSW
LIVES: Sydney NSW
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 184 cm
WGT: 83 kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Sydney Uni / NSWIS
TRAINS (Pool): Sydney Uni / SOPAC
COACH: David Neesham
CAPS FOR AUST: 170
CAP No. 3
POSITION: Shooter / Counter Attacker
HANDEDNESS: Left
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
The Athens Olympics were a major experience and have instilled the drive
for a medal at the Beijing Olympics. A silver medal at the World Junior
Championships drove a number of us into the National Senior Team. The
World Championships in Barcelona were a great result betting the current
European Champions (Croatia) to progress through to the quarter finals.
Personally I felt I played to my potential and have improved from that time
on. Second highest goal scorer of the 2006 World League.
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother – Desley Franklin, Father – Gary Franklin,
Brother – Craig Franklin, Sisters – Denielle & Natasha Franklin
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Insurance Broker
SPORTS BEFORE Water Polo/AUSTRALIAN TEAMS/MAJOR
RESULTS (with year): Baseball – State U16 Development Squad
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Chilling on the couch
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: ordering a Pizza delivery
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Family and my phone
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO: Golf, Beach
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Australian Cricket Team
MOVIES: Mallrats, Old School, Shawshank Redemption
TV SHOW: Boston Legal
BANDS/MUSIC: Millen Colin
CD’S: Any Ministry of Sound
FOOD: Mexican
DRINK: Chocolate Milk
WATER POLO EVENT: Definitely the Olympics
HOBBIES: Golf
BEST MATES: They’re all Ladsy, you’re either a mate or your not.
LAST BOOK READ: Seven Ancient Wonders by Matthew Reilly
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? I leave that question to others.
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympics Athens, Greece 2004 9th World Championships Fukuoka, Japan 2001 10th Barcelona, Spain 2003 7th Montreal, Canada 2005 10th Commonwealth Games /
Champs
Manchester, UK 2002 2nd Perth, Australia 2006 1st Club Titles (Aust and OS) Aust National League 2005 1st Aust National League 2003 1st Aust National League 2002 1st Australia Cup 2000 1st
World Jnr Championships Kuwait City, Kuwait 1999 2 nd
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS? Determined,
Ambitious, Driven
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As best I can
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: Medal 2007 World Champs
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic Medal – Ideally Gold
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Success with Enrizen Insurance Solutions and
happiness in life.
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
WATER POLO CAREER? Nothing to stop me, only a few speed humps
along the ways.
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 15 – Was a
swimmer and baseball player and got dragged into playing a game of
water polo
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Jhoshan “Squash”
Jothlingham – Deternination over & above ability
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Ricky Pointing – Leads through his
actions
NOTABLE QUOTE: “when did Noah build the ark …….. before the rain”

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NAME: ROBERT MAITLAND
NICKNAME: robo
D.O.B: 4 September 1983
AGE: 23
BORN: Brisbane, QLD
LIVES: Brisbane, QLD
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 190cm
WGT: 98kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Sydney Uni
TRAINS (Pool): Syd Uni, QAS
COACH: James Moar, Simon Daley
CAP No. 5
POSITION: Centreback
HANDEDNESS: Right
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Steve & Fran Maitland, Peter (brother)
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: People who are better than me
ROLE MODELS: Any one who dominates their sport and makes it
look easy (eg. Kelly Slater, Roger Federa)
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Study undergrad – Human movements,
Postgrad- Masters of Commerce.
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU
NOW: Was the heaviest baby mater hospital (Brisbane) 1983, 13
pound.
SUPERSTITIONS: don’t believe in superstitions
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: surfing
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: searching the fridge for food.
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: my head
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO:
relaxing at the beach with my mates and some beer.
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Any from Queensland
MOVIES: Comedies
TV SHOW: Sport
BANDS/MUSIC: Mostly rock but just about anything on TripleJ
radio
CD’S: don’t exist anymore with MP3 players
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Championships Montreal 2005 10th ?
Commonwealth Games / Perth 2006 1st
Champs
Club Titles (Aust and OS) Perth 2002 1 st
Sydney 2003 1 st
Brisbane 2005 1st
World Jnr Championships Napels, Italy 2003 10th
Istanbul, Turkey 2001 9 th
FOOD: Lots of meat and best served if I haven’t cooked it
DRINK: Water and icy cold beer
WATER POLO EVENT: world champs
HOBBIES: surfing, golf, holidays
PETS: Want a dog
BEST MATES: know who they are
LAST BOOK READ: Complete history of the world
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? Mates to take me away from sport to a normal life
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Friendly, relaxed and fun
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Like a myth
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: Olympics 2008
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: good result at Olympics 2008
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: reach my potential
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
WATER POLO CAREER? Getting a paid job.
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 14
because a friend got me into it.
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? The ones on
my team, because I can’t lose to them
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? The ones who dominate one
sport, or are professional at a few.
NOTABLE QUOTE: Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a
loser. VINCE LOMBARDI

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NAME: DANIEL MARSDEN
NICKNAME: Mars
D.O.B: 16 November 1970
AGE: 36
BORN: Sydney NSW
LIVES: Brisbane QLD
MARITAL STATUS: Married
HGT: 190 cm
WGT: 95 kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Club Name KFC Breakers
TRAINS (Pool): Valley Pool Brisbane
COACH: Self
CAP No. 2
POSITION: Utility
HANDEDNESS: Right
PERSONAL HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Wife – Vanessa
Marsden (nee Sealey) swam 200m Backstroke for Australia
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympics Barcelona 1992 5th
Sydney 2000 8th
World Championships Perth 1991 7th
Rome 1994 9 th
Perth 1998 4 th
World Cup Berlin 1989 7 th
Barcelona 1991 7 th
Athens 1993 3 rd
Sydney 1999 8 th
World Jnr Championships Sao Paulo, Brazil 1987 7 th
France 1989 7th

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NAME: ANTHONY MARTIN
NICKNAME: Marto
D.O.B: 22 nd March 1985
AGE: 21
BORN: Brisbane, Queensland
LIVES: Brisbane, Queensland
HGT: 193cm
WGT: 94kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: KFC Breakers
TRAINS (Pool): Musgrave Park
COACH: Dave Neesham/Simon Daley
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum – Leonie Martin, Dad – Chris Martin,
Sister – Nikki Martin, Brother – Robert Martin, Sister – Stephanie
Martin
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: The desire to be the best I could
possibly be
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Bachelor Business Management at
University of Queensland
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Sitting by the pool or at the beach with
a cool beverage or lying in bed
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Any type of pasta
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: My phone
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO: Surf,
hang out with mates and sleep!
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Brisbane Bronco’s
MOVIES: The Bourne Identity
TV SHOW: Deal or No Deal
BANDS/MUSIC: The Killers
CD’S: Sam’s Town, Ministry of Sound
FOOD: Anything and Everything
DRINK: Chocolate Breaka
WATER POLO EVENT: World University Summer Games
HOBBIES: Surfing, eating and sleeping
BEST MATES: Streets, Brown, Web and Duggan – good lads
LAST BOOK READ: Greg Norman Autobiography
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Jnr Championships Mar Del Plata, Argentina 2005 7 th
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? My Chicken Legs
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR
PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Cousin – Trent
Barrett Australian Rugby League
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? My parents for supporting me with everything I have
ever wanted to do
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Focused but easy
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As a loving
family member who achieved the best he could
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: Make the World
Championships Team
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: Play at the Olympics for
Australia
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Achieve well both in and out of the
water
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
DIVING CAREER? Trying to juggle training with Uni and work
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 12, my
sister’s friend needed another player for his under 14’s team
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Daniel
Marsden, he was an awesome player in his time and has continued
his career into his 30’s.
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Roger Federer, he has taken
his sport to a higher level.
NOTABLE QUOTE: it’s not what you know but who you know.

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NAME: SAM MCGREGOR
D.O.B: 12 August 1984
AGE: 22
BORN: Darwin, NT
LIVES: Crescent Head, NSW
MARITAL STATUS: Married
HGT: 192cm
WGT: 103kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Sydney Uni/ NSWIS
TRAINS (Pool): Sydney Uni/ Homebush
COACH: James Moar/ Mark Hubbard
CAP No. 8
POSITION: Centre back
HANDEDNESS: Right
OUT OF THE POOL
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
In 2004 represented Australia at Athens Olympics. Played in the
Spanish National League.
FAMILY MEMBERS: Erin McGregor (wife), Peter and Elizabeth
McGregor (parents) and Zita McGregor (sister).
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: A challenge.
ROLE MODELS: My parents.
PERSONAL
STUDIES: B. Commerce, Sydney University
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Pasta dishes
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: My family
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO: Go to
the beach, the pub and catch up with mates
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: F.C Barcelona
MOVIES: The Matrix
TV SHOW: Prison Break
BANDS/MUSIC: Live
CD’S: Secret Samadhi
FOOD: Roast lamb
DRINK: Bourbon and coke
WATER POLO EVENT: Olympics
HOBBIES: Snowboarding and golf
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympics Athens, Greece 2004 9th
World Championships Barcelona, Spain 2003 7th
World Championships Montreal, Canada 2005 10th
Commonwealth Games / Perth, Australia 2006 1st
Champs
Club Titles (Aust and OS)
Australian National League Sydney, Australia 2003 1st
Australia National League Sydney, Australia 2005 1st
Spanish Super Copa Barcelona, Spain 2006 1st
Spanish Copa Del Rey Terrassa, Spain 2007 1st
World University Games Daegu, Sth Korea 2003 3rd
World Jnr Championships Naples, Italy 2003 9th
Overseas Clubs
C. N Terrassa Terrassa, Spain 2003-2005 6th and 7th
C.N Atletico Barceloneta Barcelona, Spain 2006-2007 Currently ranked 1st
BEST MATE: Erin McGregor
LAST BOOK READ: A John Eales biography
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? My nose
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR
PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? John McGregor,
Empire Games 1901, Australian Light Horse Tent Pegging and
Lemon Cutting. Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals. Held in Sydney
George Barton (my cousin’s husband) represented Australia in
shooting at Athens Olympics 2004.
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? My parents. Without their support I wouldn’t be where
I am today.
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: For Australia to win the
2007 World Championships and Barceloneta to win the 2007
Spanish National League.
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: To play for Australia and win a
gold medal at the Olympics.
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To have my own family.
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? When I
was 13. My sister started playing and I didn’t want to just sit and
watch.
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Rodger Federer. He is an
incredible athlete and a great role model on and off the court.

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NAME: RYAN MOODY
NICKNAME: Juggie
D.O.B: 20, October, 1977
AGE: 29
BORN: Melbourne, Victoria
LIVES: Melbourne, Victoria
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 197 cm
WGT: 110 kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Club Name Melbourne Collegians
and Victorian Tigers
TRAINS (Pool): MSAC
COACH: Jeff Barrow
CAP No. 12
POSITION: Centre Forward
HANDEDNESS: Left
OUT OF THE POOL
ROLE MODELS: Nathan Thomas, Jeff Barrow, Peter Zumthor
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Architecture
SUPERSTITIONS: not to be superstitious
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Thermal bath
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: No Comment
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Air
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO:
Read, Art
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Australian Men’s Water Polo Team
MOVIES: Mad Max
TV SHOW: Iron Chef
BANDS/MUSIC: Hari Krishna
CD’S: Sonic Youth
FOOD: french
DRINK: juice
WATER POLO EVENT: School House Polo
HOBBIES: sunbaking
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Championships Barcelona, Spain 2003
Fukuoka, Japan 2001
Commonwealth Games / Manchester, England 2002 2nd
Champs
Overseas Clubs Velenciq/Spain 03/04
Tenerife/Spain 02/03
Glyfada/Athens 01/02
BEST MATES: Wally, Silvo, Jamie, Adash
LAST BOOK READ: Building Trust: In Business, Politics,
Relationships and Life.
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Compassion and Sensuality
FAMILY MEMBERS: sister Jade
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR
PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Father- Australian
army rugby team, mother- Victorian water polo team
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? My mother, spent the most amount of time with her!
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS? Tall,
Dark and natural brunette.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Someone who
made the world a nice place to live in.
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: Gold Medal M2007
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: Gold Medal B2008
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Stay happy and Healthy
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 15, my
mum started me playing to keep me away from girls and drugs
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Nathan
Thomas- has all the attributes, offence, defence, leadership,
passion and integrity
NOTABLE QUOTE: ‘Great Architecture takes time’ Peter Zumthor

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NAME: TIM NEESHAM
NICKNAME: Neesh
D.O.B: 20/10/1979
AGE: 27
BORN: Fremantle
LIVES: Attadale
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 184 cm
WGT: 92 kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Fremantle Mariners
TRAINS (Pool): Melville Water Polo Club
COACH: Dave Swift, Dave Neesham
CAP No. 7
POSITION: Left Hand Driver / Left hand Catch
HANDEDNESS: Left
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Coming second at the World Junior Championships in Kuwait. Also well as
both Olympics at Sydney and Athens. Playing at my home pool for the
Tom Hoad Cup just recently would have to be a very big highlight in front
of 3000 people in the pool I grew up in.
OUT OF THE POOL
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: All my friends and family
ROLE MODELS: Father and family
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Finance and Manager of Swimtech Pty Ltd
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: spa and sauna then deck chair and good
company
IN the Kitchen: A chilli mussel risotto in a Brazil and white wined red
sauce……….mmm
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: My Girlfriend - Emily Reilly
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO: Socialise
and Coach and have fun doing exciting adventures
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Dockers
TV SHOW: Simpsons/Family Guy/ American Dad
CD’S: get with the times it’s the I pod era
FOOD: Anything well cooked
DRINK: Mojito
WATER POLO EVENT: Tom Hoad Cup in Fremantle Perth
HOBBIES: Diving Golf Dancing Running Touch Rugby indoor Soccer
PETS: He is in the skies
BEST MATES: Plenty of them
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympics Athens, Greece 2004 9 th
Sydney, Australia 2000 8 th
World Championships Japan, Fukuoaka 2001 12 th
Barcelona, Spain 2003 8 th
Montreal, Canada 2005 10th
Melbourne, Australia 2007
Commonwealth Games Manchester, England 2002 2nd
Perth, Australia 2006 1st
Club Titles (Aust and OS) Aust 1997 1st
Aust 1999 1st
Aust 2000 1st
Aust 2003 1st
Aust 2006 1st
World Cup Sydney, Australia 1999 8th
World Jnr Championships Havana, Cuba 1997 4 th
Kuwait 1999 2 nd
Overseas Clubs Nouto Catania 2002-3 6 th
Florence 2003-4 9th
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
National Water Polo League Australia 2006 1st
World Jnr Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 2005 7th
LAST BOOK READ: Batman, the secrets behind the man
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? My sense of humour and ability to
relate to people
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR
PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Dad Lincoln and Stephanie
in Waterpolo, also cousins Rob, Bec and Fiona heaps
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND
WHY? Father
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS? Honest,
caring and funny
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? With a 100ft statue in
my newly discovered land on Timania
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: Melbourne and Beijing
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: Medals at major international champs
other than getting the game refereed properly again
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To rule the world
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
WATER POLO CAREER? Yer… he was 6’10” and he was an obstacle I
suppose
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? Aged 8-ish.
Easy to get to training with a lift, than ride your bike to football
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Demagistres or
Estiartes
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Jordan he had the guts to take the
big shots and to take on all the players big or small
NOTABLE QUOTE: ‘Do’ or, ‘do not’. There is no ‘try’…

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NAME: GRANT RICHARDSON
NICKNAME: Richo, Breffy
D.O.B: 27 April 1981
AGE: 25
BORN: Adelaide, SA
LIVES: Sydney, NSW
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 183 cm
WGT: 80kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Sydney University/NSWIS
TRAINS (Pool): SOPAC
COACH: Mark Hubbard / James Moar
CAP No. 7
POSITION: Driver
HANDEDNESS: Right
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Captaining Australia at the 2001 World Jnr Championships is
probably my biggest career highlight. Recently making my
first senior men’s tour for the 2006 FINA world league where
we finished 4 th . 2004 National League Championship. Every
time I represent Australia is an honour.
OUT OF THE POOL
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: The dream of playing at the
Olympic games
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Double degree in Commerce/Business
(Commercial Law)
Currently work for the Financial Advice Centre in Quality Assurance
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Sleeping
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Seafood Risotto
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Music
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Australian Cricket Team
MOVIES: Bad Boys
TV SHOW: Seinfeld
FOOD: Seafood
DRINK: Farmers Union Iced Coffee
WATER POLO EVENT: Olympics
HOBBIES: Surfing and sleeping
PETS: Dog - Ninja
BEST MATES: Fabio, Rafael, Djorde
LAST BOOK READ: The Da Vinci Code
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? My determination
FAMILY MEMBERS: Ann and Trevor (Parents), Adam (older
Brother), Travis (younger Brother)
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR
PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? My Brother Adam
also plays Water Polo for Australia
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Club Titles (Aust and OS)
National League Sydney, Australia 2004 1 st Brisbane Barracudas
National League Sydney, Australia 2006 2 nd Sydney University
World League Athens, Greece 2006 4 th
World Jnr Championships Istanbul, Turkey 2001 9 th
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? Parents – they are the ones who got up and took me
training all the years that I couldn’t drive. They also supported me
when I left Adelaide for Brisbane and Sydney to further my career
and paid for countless water polo trips over the years.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Dedicated, Determined, Moody
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As a myth
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: World Champs in
Melbourne
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: Win an Olympic gold medal
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To retire early and live on the beach and
represent Australia at the Olympics
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
WATER POLO CAREER? When I was 17 had my first shoulder
operation, since then I have had my other shoulder reconstructed
(2004) and had surgery on my knee (2003). I left Adelaide in 2002
to move to Brisbane to play with the Barracudas and train with
QAS. In 2005 I moved to Sydney to play with Drummoyne and
Sydney University which paid off playing in my first International
tournament (FINA World League)
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? I
started playing at 14 with my school team because I could swim
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Shaun Baker –
plays hard, trains hard and loves his polo. He also taught me to
play.
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Robert Harvey (St Kilda AFL
player) He is the ultimate professional getting the job done week
after week
NOTABLE QUOTE: Beware of the Ninja’s….

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NAME: JAMES STANTION
NICKNAME: Stelmo, Stantonator
D.O.B: 21 July 1983
AGE: 23
BORN: Mudgee NSW
LIVES: Perth WA
MARITAL STATUS: Occupied
HGT: 200 cm
WGT: 97 kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Fremantle Mariners
TRAINS (Pool): Bicton
COACH: David Swift
CAP No. 1
POSITION: Goalkeeper
HANDEDNESS: Right
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Attending the Athens 2004 Olympics. Going to Spain to play
professionally and loving the lifestyle, great food, a great
waterpolo league, fantastic people and a nice big siesta in
the middle of the day.
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Deborah and John Stanton. Brother Damien
and Sister Jessica
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Sarah French.
ROLE MODELS: All international Goalkeepers. I don’t think I’ll stop
learning from others until I stop playing.
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Primary Education at ECU. Barman.
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU
NOW: I once drowned a fish.
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: A long weekend down in Yallingup with
all my mates.
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Chicken breasts stuffed with brie
and tapenade on garlic mash.
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Fun
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO:
Movies, Bodysurf, and generally live life to the fullest.
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: FC Barcelona
MOVIES: Super Troopers, Rocky 4, The Usual Suspects
TV SHOW: Family Guy
BANDS/MUSIC: Anything that sounds good
CD’S: Faithless: Reverance
FOOD: Tapas
DRINK: Martini, stirred, not shaken, to a foxtrot beat.
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympics Athens, Greece 2004 9th
World Championships Barcelona, Spain 2003 7th Montreal, Canada 2005 9th Commonwealth Games / Perth, Australia 2006 1st
Champs
Club Titles (Aust and OS) Fremantle Mariners 1999 1st
Fremantle Mariners 2000 2nd
Fremantle Mariners 2001 2nd
World Jnr Championships Istanbul, Turkey 2001 8th
Naples, Italy 2003 7th
Overseas Clubs CN Sabadell 2004/5 3rd
CN Sabadell 2005/6 3rd
WATER POLO EVENT: Tom Hoad Cup
HOBBIES: Bodysurfing, movies, basketball
BEST MATES: Lingy, simmo, jezz
LAST BOOK READ: Freakonomics
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? My hands
FAMILY MEMBERS: John (dad) Deborah (mum) Damien (brother)
Jessica (sister)
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR
PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Dad rallied minis in
the 80’s Version of Rally Australia
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? Nathan Thomas, for making me believe in myself.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS? Tall,
fun, glib
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? For a long time
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: Save them.
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic Gold
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Be successful in everything I do.
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 12, all
my mates were doing it.
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Dani Ballart,
because he has fun while he plays and he’s a cheeky little bugger.
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Tomas Rosicky, because he’s
sick(y)

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NAME: PETER TRESISE
NICKNAME: Pedro
D.O.B: 06 June 1979
AGE: 27
BORN: Perth, WA
LIVES: Perth, WA
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 200
WGT: 100
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Fremantle
TRAINS (Pool): Melville Water Polo Club
COACH: David Neesham
CAP No. 6
POSITION: Utility
HANDEDNESS: Right
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
World League 2004-6… Fremantle Mariners National League
Champions 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005…. Bronze Medal World
Uni Games 1997 & 2003….. World Swimming
Championships 2001….. Silver Medal World Junior Water
Polo Championships 1999
OUT OF THE POOL
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Anyone that is true to
themselves and lives their life how they want
ROLE MODELS: There have been many people in my life that
have taught me a lot
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Student
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU
NOW: I have an extra tooth!
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Beach
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Omelette
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Love
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO:
Beach, Reading, Travel, Hangout with friends,
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Fremantle Mariners
MOVIES: A Few Good Men
TV SHOW: Documentaries, Comedies
BANDS/MUSIC: John Butler Trio, Ben Harper, Xavier Rudd
CD’S: Sunrise Over Sea; Live From Mars; Food in the Belly
FOOD: Italian, Spanish, Seafood
DRINK: Water
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Championships Fukuoka 2001 10th Commonwealth Games / Perth 2006 Gold
Champs
Club Titles (Aust and OS) Aust 2005 Gold
2001 Gold
2000 Gold
1998 Gold
World Cup
World Jnr Championships Kuwait 1999 Silver
Havana 1997 4 th
Overseas Clubs Hamm, Germany 2001
Duisburg, Germany 2002
HOBBIES: Beach, Reading, Relaxing, Travel, Laughing with mates
PETS: Dog
BEST MATES: Loz, Ash, Hoady, Neesh, Stants, Bead, Young Tim,
K, Jeffo, Watto
LAST BOOK READ: Q & A
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Family and friends
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum, Toby, James, Rory
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? God – without him I am lost
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Spiritual, loving, adventurous
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? He left the
world a better place
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: Make World
Championships Team
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic Gold Medal
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Live a happy family life
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
WATER POLO CAREER? A lot of injuries
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 14.
Tom Hoad lived around the corner and he thought I’d be a good
player
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? All my Freo
waterpolo mates – they’re my best mates!!
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Luc Longley. He excelled in
his sport, made a bucket load of cash and is giving back to the WA
community.
NOTABLE QUOTE: God grant me the serenity to accept the things
I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the
wisdom to know the difference.

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NAME: LAURIE TRETTEL
NICKNAME: Loza, Lova
D.O.B: 3 October, 1979
AGE: 27
BORN: Perth, Western Australia
LIVES: Perth, Western Australia
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 192 cm
WGT: 93 kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Fremantle Mariners
TRAINS (Pool): Bicton Pool
COACH: David Neesham, David Swift
CAP No. 1 or 13
POSITION: Goalkeeper
HANDEDNESS: Right
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Being able to represent Melville Water Polo Club and
Australia at the highest level and achieve results such as
Australian National League Champions and Finals MVP, and
a Silver Medal at the Junior World Championships in Kuwait,
1999.
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum (Daniela Simon) Dad (John Trettel)
Brothers (Paul & Dean Trettel)
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Jesus
ROLE MODELS: People who have fought hard to achieve
greatness against the odds.
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Bachelor of Arts (Political Science,
Industrial Relations, Italian) & Commenced Master of Business
Administration
SPORTS BEFORE Water Polo/AUSTRALIAN TEAMS/MAJOR
RESULTS (with year): King of the Court handball champion at
Aquinas College Year 7, 1991.
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU
NOW: I dominated James Stanton during a lengthy SingStar
session on Australia Day 2007 by scoring 9500 on ‘Aint No
Sunshine.’
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Bodysurfing at Yallingup, or
Snowboarding in San Martino, Italy
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Tuna Salad
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: The Beach
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO:
Bodysurfing at Yallingup Beach, Western Australia
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Carlton - AFL, Napoli - Soccer
MOVIES: Dumb and Dumber, Star Wars I - VI
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Championships Fukuoka, Japan 2001 10th Montreal, Canada 2005 10th Commonwealth Champs Manchester, England 2002 2nd Perth, Australia 2006 1st Club Titles (Aust and OS) Fremantle Mariners,
Aust. National League
Titles
1998 1st 2000 1st 2001 1st 2006 1st World Jnr Championships Kuwait 1999 2nd Overseas Clubs RN Florentia, Italy 2003/4 7th TV SHOW: Seinfeld, Family Guy, Entourage, Pardon the
Interruption BANDS/MUSIC: Ben Harper, Pearl Jam, Smashing
Pumpkins, Radiohead, Jack Johnson, Mason Jennings
FOOD: Anything but beetroot, and pineapple on pizza.
WATER POLO EVENT: Tom Hoad Cup
HOBBIES: Bodysurfing, Snowboarding, Basketball
PETS: ‘Cody’ – Border Collie
BEST MATES: The Original Melville 1995 Singapore/Civitavecchia
Crew and many more.
LAST BOOK READ: Triptych by Karin Slaughter
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Too many to mention, but
possibly modesty would have to top the list.
FAMILY MEMBERS: John (Dad), Daniela (Mum), Paul and Dean
(Brothers)
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? Mum and Dad - because they have given me the
opportunity and support throughout my water polo career.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Reliable, Pensive, Honest
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? I haven’t really
thought about it.
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: Melbourne 2007 Medal
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: Beijing 2008 Medal
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To have a beautiful and healthy family.
Oh, and to own a beach-front house at Yallingup Beach.
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
WATER POLO CAREER? Injuries, a players worst nightmare!
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 10,
because I liked the idea of jumping in a pool for a summer sport.
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Gergely Kiss –
Dual Olympic Gold Medallist and all-round top bloke.
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Michael Jordan – the ultimate
competitor and champion.

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NAME: THOMAS WHALAN
NICKNAME: Dub Dub, Whalos
D.O.B: 13 October 1980
AGE: 26
BORN: Sydney, NSW
LIVES: Savona, Italy
MARITAL STATUS: In relationship
HGT: 193cm
WGT: 89kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: RN Savona, Sydney Uni Lions
TRAINS (Pool): Savona, Italy
COACH: Claudio Mistrangelo
CAP No. 9
POSITION: Outside Shooter
HANDEDNESS: Right
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
1st, Commonwealth Championships, Perth, Australia, 2006;
Highest Goalscorer Spanish League 2002/03; 1st, Australian
National League, 2002, 2003, 2005; 3rd, World Student Games,
Daegu, South Korea, 2003; 2nd, Commonwealth Championships,
Manchester, England, 2002; 2nd, FINA World Junior
Championships, Kuwait, 1999
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Richard and Janet Whalan (parents), Brendon and
Madeline
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Athletes/businessmen at the top of their
profession
ROLE MODELS: Keiren Perkins, Duncan Armstrong, Chris MacKay
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Bachelor Commerce/Law (1 subject to go!)
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU NOW:
Play the guitar
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Sitting on the beach
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Spaghetti Cabonara
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Yoghurt
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO: Golf, Drive,
Surf, Poker nights with mates, spend time with my girlfriend
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympics Sydney, Australia 2000 8th
Athens, Greece 2004 9th
World Championships Fukuoka, Japan 2001 10th
Barcelona, Spain 2003 7th
Montreal, Canada 2005 10th
Commonwealth Games /
Champs
Manchester, England 2002 2nd Perth, Australia 2006 1st
Club Titles (Aust and OS) Australian National
League
2002,03,05 1st
Spanish Kings Cup 2003,2004 1st
Spanish Super Cup 2004 1st
Len Qualifications with
Nervi (Italy)
2006
World Cup Sydney, Australia 1999 8th
World Jnr Championships Kuwait City, Kuwait 1999 2nd
Overseas Clubs CN Barcelona (ESP) 2002/3
Atletic Barceloneta (ESP) 2003/4
Nervi (ITA) 2005/6
Rari Nantes Savona
(ITA)
2006/7
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Sydney Swans (True blue bandwagon supporter)
MOVIES: Anything with Will Farrell.
TV SHOW: Seinfield, Friends, Lost, World Series of Poker, Sunrise (Friday
Mornings)
CD’S: Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Pink
FOOD: Thai, Pizza,
DRINK: Mango Smoothies
WATER POLO EVENT: Post Competition Celebrations
HOBBIES: Cars (Ford Mustangs), Car racing, Golf, reading, sharemarket
PETS: Dog
BEST MATES: Tiger Woods, Michael Schumacer, Joe Haschem
LAST BOOK READ: The Zahir – Paolo Coelho
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Personality
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS? The absolute
best
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? The absolute best
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: World Champs Top 3
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic Gold
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Be successful in my own eyes
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 12 – sick of
swimming and international opportunities
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Tamas Kasas – Best
all round player.
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Roger Federer – Dominating Tennis
and his humbleness

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NAME: GAVIN WOODS
NICKNAME: Woodsy
D.O.B: 3 rd March, 1978
AGE: 28
BORN: Sydney, NSW
LIVES: Russell Lea, NSW
MARITAL STATUS: Defacto
HGT: 199
WGT: 100
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Balmain/NSWIS
TRAINS (Pool): Dawn Fraser Baths
COACH: Ray Mayers
CAP No. 10
POSITION: Centre Forward
HANDEDNESS: Right
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Partner Caroline Hildreth, daughter Siahn 3,
daughter Emmy 4 months.
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Studying Accounting, working Accountant.
SPORTS BEFORE Water Polo/AUSTRALIAN TEAMS/MAJOR
RESULTS (with year):
Full Basketball Australia Scholarship, 1993, aged 15.
SUPERSTITIONS: Just thinking I’m superstitious
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Lying back with my feet up on the couch
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Spaghetti Bolognaise
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Breakfast
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO: Play
golf
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: West Tigers, Rugby League
MOVIES: Lord of the Rings
TV SHOW: Supernatural
CD’S: Pete Murray
FOOD: Grilled chicken burgers
DRINK: Coffee
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympics Sydney, Australia 2000 8th
Athens, Greece 2004 9th
World Championships Perth, Australia 1998 4th
Fukuoka, Japan 2001 9th
Barcelona, Spain 2003 8th
Commonwealth Games / Manchester, England 2002 2nd
Champs
Club Titles (Aust and OS) Barcelona, Spain 2002 Spanish League Champions
Barcelona, Spain 2002 Cupa Del Rey
World Cup Sydney, Australia 1999 8th
World Jnr Championships Dunkirk, France 1995 4th
Havana, Cuba 1997 4th
Overseas Clubs Nuoto Catania, Italy 1998 7th
Barcelona, Spain 2000-2003 2nd, 1st, 3rd.
HOBBIES: I’d like it to be golf….
PETS: a fish called ‘Fish’
LAST BOOK READ: ‘The Big Red Bus’ to my daughter.
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Selective hearing!
FAMILY MEMBERS: Partner Caroline Hildreth, daughter Siahn 3,
daughter Emmy 4 months.
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR
PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL?
Partner was an Olympic swimmer 2000, sister and cousin are
Sydney Olympic Waterpolo gold medallists, father triple Olympian for
Waterpolo.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS? A
Waterpolo player
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As an alright
bloke
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: To win a major
championship medal
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: To win a major championship
gold medal
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To learn how to balance career, family,
study and Waterpolo.
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
WATER POLO CAREER? The opposition!
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? About 6.
It looked like fun.

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NAME: GEMMA BEADSWORTH
NICKNAME: Gem, beads, beady etc
D.O.B: 17/07/87
AGE: 19
BORN: Perth Western Australia
LIVES: Perth Western Australia
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 180cm
WGT: 83kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Fremantle Marlins (club) Western
Australian Institute of Sport & AIS
TRAINS (Pool): Challenge Stadium and Bicton
Pool WA
COACH: Greg Mcfadden National coach,
Wendy Arancini Club coach
CAP No. 2
POSITION: Centre forward, centre back
HANDEDNESS: Right
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Being a part of the gold medal winning 2006 World Cup team
who competed in China, inaugural winners of women’s
national league competition in Australia in 2004 and backing
up in 2005. Being selected in the tournament seven for the
2005 World Junior Women’s Championships.
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Julie Beadsworth (mum) Gene Beadsworth (dad)
Jamie Beadsworth (brother)
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Roger Federer for his unbelievable ability
and skill.
ROLE MODELS: Cathy Freeman, her ability to perform under so much
pressure from the media and fans as well as the pressure she would have
placed on herself.
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Bachelor of Commerce (major Property, second
year) Curtin University of Technology (Bentley WA)
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU NOW:
SUPERSTITIONS: no superstitions, don’t like the idea of things that are out
of my control
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: nice long massage, followed by a hot bath
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Cassata ( ice-cream cake pretty easy to
do!)
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: hair dryer would be one of them
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO: go out with
friends, relax and read
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: West Coast Eagles AFL
MOVIES: Dirty Dancing, The Departed, A Night at the Roxbury, Dodgeball,
Wedding Crashers, The Notebook
TV SHOW: Greys’s Anatomy, Seinfield, Friends, Frasier
BANDS/MUSIC: Sneaky Sound System, Mariah Carey, Beyonce, The
Killers, Bloc Party, Snow Patrol
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Championships Montreal, Canada 2005 6th
Commonwealth Games / Perth WA 2006 Gold medal
Champs
Club Titles (Aust and OS)
National League Sydney, NSW 2004 Gold medal
National League Brisbane Qld 2005 Gold medal
National League Sydney NSW 2006 Bronze medal
World Cup Tianjin, China 2006 Gold medal
World Jnr Championships Perth WA 2005 Bronze medal
CD’S: Mariah Carey Music Box
FOOD: seafood, sushi, sticky date pudding
DRINK: coffee
WATER POLO EVENT: (domestic) National league (international) World
Championships
HOBBIES: shopping, reading, floating and relaxing in my pool if that counts
BEST MATES: ex-school mates and water polo friends
LAST BOOK READ: Tandia, by Bryce Courtney
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Determination and family support
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED
SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Yes, my brother is in the Men’s National
Water polo team and has been playing professionally in Spain.
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY?
My parents and my brother have always supported with everything.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS? Determined,
loyal, laid- back
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: To make this World Championship
team, followed by winning the championship
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: Beijing Olympic Gold medal
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To achieve my full potential
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR WATER
POLO CAREER? Injury wise I dislocated my knee cap in 2005 World
Championships in the second last game of the tournament which kept me
out of the water for two months, partially dislocated my left shoulder in
Commonwealth Championships
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? I was nine years
old, my brother and I swam with Claremont Uniswim Swimming Club and
were told by friends to try Flippa ball (modified version of water polo) down at
Melville Water polo club Bicton Pool and have played ever since.
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Kelly Heuchan, her
natural ability and feel for the game also great person
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Roger Federer his outstanding ability
and skill

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NAME: VICTORIA BROWN
NICKNAME: Vb, veebs, beaver
D.O.B: 27 July 1985
AGE: 21
BORN: Melbourne, Victoria
LIVES: Brisbane, Queensland
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 183 cm
WGT: 80 kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Victorian Tigers
COACH: Aleks Osadchuk
CAP No. 1
POSITION: Goalkeeper
HANDEDNESS: Right
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum – Lynette Brown, Dad – Ray Brown,
Sister – Lindsey Brown
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU:
Non Professional Athletes.
Success and achievement through belief, determination and
persistence.
And my sister – for her strength, fortitude and achievement.
ROLE MODELS: Lance Armstrong and my Mum
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Bachelor Property and Construction,
Melbourne University
SPORTS BEFORE Water Polo/AUSTRALIAN TEAMS/MAJOR
RESULTS (with year):
Equestrian
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU
NOW: I like to turn the shower to cold before I get out.
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: A weekend at my farm and swimming in
the ocean
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Prosciutto wrapped salmon with
lentil, herb and yogurt salad – Jamie Oliver stole it off me…
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: My Pillow
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO: Going
Home to Melbourne and relaxing at the beach
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Australian Women’s Water Polo Team!
MOVIES: Borat, Super Troopers, Anchorman
TV SHOW: Greys Anatomy
BANDS/MUSIC: The Fray, U2, Ben Harper, Snow Patrol, Death Cab
for Cutie, Xavier Rudd, Bob Marley, Crowded House, Coldplay,
Powderfinger, Jackson Browne, Michael Franti, David Grey, The
Darkness, Best am I, Evermore, Eric Clapton, Dave Mathews Band
CD’S: All of the above!
FOOD: Roast Lamb and Mum’s Christmas Lunch
DRINK: Pasito
WATER POLO EVENT: 2004 Australian Uni Games
HOBBIES: Cooking, Music, Shopping, Beach, Socialising
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
6th FINA World
Championships
Montreal, Canada 2005 6th World Jnr Championships
World Jnr Championships Perth, Australia 2005 3rd
PETS: Dan the man
BEST MATES: Ellie, Kate, Jacko, Jamie, Janey, Rabbit, Charlie,
Hugh, Tom, Jimmy, Frank the Tank
LAST BOOK READ: Lance Armstrong – It’s not about the bike
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Optimism
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum, Dad and sister
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR
PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Yes. Mum – Fencing &
Dad - Fencing
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND
WHY? There have been many, and for various reasons. Jamie
Smyth, Kate Gilchrist, Jeanette Gunn, Denis Pocsik, Lyn Morrison,
Greig Richardson, Aleks Osadchuk, Greg McFadden, Eddie Denis
and me --because you have to have aspirations before you can be
influenced.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Optimistic, Independent and Driven
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As someone
who gave it all and enjoyed it along the way
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: 2008 Olympics
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: To be the best in the world and
to win Olympic Gold
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: There are many but it all boils down to
completing everything I set out to do and do it well.
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
WATER POLO CAREER? Plenty! But it’s impossible to become an
elite athlete without them.
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 14 -
Because it was offered at school and I wasn’t the greatest swimmer!
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Eddie Denis –
Professionalism, Determination, Persistence, Talent and Ability
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? At the moment - Rodger
Federer – For being the king of his sport but remaining so humble,
professional and unassuming
NOTABLE QUOTE: “I wanna be on you”

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NAME: NIKITA CUFFE
NICKNAME: Keats
D.O.B: 26 th September 1979
AGE: 27
BORN: Brisbane, Queensland
LIVES: Sydney, NSW
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 178 cm
WGT: 74 kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Sydney University Lions
TRAINS (Pool): SOPAC
COACH: Greg McFadden
CAP No. 3
POSITION: CF
HANDEDNESS: Right
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
My career highlights are 10 years of friendships with a wonderful group of girls,
travelling the world and competing at the highest possible level for Water Polo and
Australia.
The Water Polo and the experiences as a member of the Australian Team, both the
positive and negative, have developed my life skills, personal attributes, morals and
confidence that can now be used to make decisions and choices in the work place,
relationships and any other aspect of life.
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Team mates, coaches, family and having the goal
to win in Melbourne and then Beijing. Strong desire to be regarded as one of the best
players in the world.
ROLE MODELS:
Family and friends…..
My sporting role models include previous Women’s Water Polo squad members and
coaches.
As well as Wayne Bennett : Motivating and consistently successful and Michael
Milton: Set the record as the fastest down hill skier in Australia despite his disability, I
respect his courage and fearlessness.
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Completed a Bachelor Business Sport and Event
Management.
Currently work at the NSW Institute of Sport
Also part -owner of Benji Design which is a fashion label for kids.
www.benjidesign.com.au
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU NOW:
SUPERSTITIONS: None, I think that they a waste of time and energy.
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Bora Bora with friends and endless daiquiris
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Too many to list….?!?!?!
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Family and friends, mobile phone for
catching up with all of them.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO: Holidays, movies,
eating out, relaxing on the beach, seeing family and friends and working on Benji
Design.
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Australian Women’s Water Polo
MOVIES: Top Gun, Girls Just Want to have Fun….Dirty Dancing (all the classics!!)
TV SHOW: Greys Anatomy / Sex and the City
BANDS/MUSIC: Anything that you can sing along too…..
CD’S: Dirty Dancing Soundtrack
FOOD: Sticky Date Pudding
DRINK: Strawberry and lychee Daiquiri or mango……….
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympics Athens, Greece 2004 4th Olympics Sydney, Australia 2000 Reserve, 1st World Championships Fukuoka, Japan 2001 5th Barcelona, Spain 2003 5th Commonwealth Games Manchester 2002 1st Club Titles (Aust and OS) State Senior Rep Since 1996
Australian Open Squad Since 1999
AIS scholarship holder Since 1997
NSWIS scholarship
holder
Since 2004
QAS scholarship holder 1994-2004
National Club
Championships, Perth
2002 MVP and highest goal scorer
World Jnr Championships Messina, Italy 1999 1 st
Overseas Clubs Pol. Mediterraneo
Catania, Italy.
WATER POLO EVENT: Olympic Games
HOBBIES: Planning holidays, going to movies, eating out, going to beach
PETS: One horrible mean cat named Tabby
BEST MATES: High School and water polo friends
LAST BOOK READ: The Magic Faraway Tree
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET: Family and friends
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum, Jan Dad, Greg and younger twin brother and sister Jeffrey
and Sasha.
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT
AT A NATIONAL LEVEL: Sasha also played Water Polo for Australia and hopes to
again in the future.
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY: Mum and
Dad, as they always said that I could do what ever I wanted. Then have supported me
in all the good times and the bad both Water Polo and life related.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS: Future GOLD Medallist
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As a passionate, supportive and
understanding team mate and friend who played in the best team in the World for a
while.
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: Win gold at FINA World Swimming
Championships in Melbourne. Improve skills, swimming fitness and strength in the
gym.
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: Playing personally and in a team that are both
consistently great and victorious. Olympic Gold and then retire happy.
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: A big happy family.
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR WATER POLO
CAREER? Injuries, non selections and strength targets in the gym!!
Shoulder injury : Missed World Championships in Montreal having surgery 2005
Broken Foot: Missed World Cup victory as I slipped on driveway 2 days before the
flight. 2006
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 13, it was offered as a
team sport at my high school Brisbane Girls Grammar School and it looked like fun.
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Debbie Watson – longstanding
member of the National Team- Captain for a lengthy time, she was retired but then
made a come back to compete in Sydney and win an Olympic Gold medal.
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Michael Milton: for his courage and fearlessness
NOTABLE QUOTE:
Be confident in your team mates ability, never doubt your own. Make everything you
do from here on in count for the team.
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
In 2006, was in the Australian team that won gold at the Commonwealth
Championships…..won a gold medal at the World Cup in Tianjing, China.
Awarded the Debbie Watson medal for Most Valuable Player in the Australian
National League. Member of the All Stars team for the National League and
was also the highest goal scorer.
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum - Julie Fraser; Dad – Ian Fraser; sister – Alana
Fraser
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: People who have overcome adversity
inspire me. For example, John Maclean who became a paraplegic after a traffic
accident and completed the Hawaiin Ironman and crossed the English
Channel; and Lance Armstrong who recovered from testicular cancer to win so
many Tour de France races. But not just sporting people - people who have
overcome personal or health battles. Also my parents and my team mates -
they inspire me to reach new levels in everything I do.
ROLE MODELS: The above people and past water polo Olympians – Naomi
Castle (Sydney 2000, Captain Athens 2004) and Melissa Byram (Sydney 2000
and a fellow left hander!)
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Studying a Bachelor Science/Laws degree at the
University of Queensland (am in my 6th NAME: SUZIE FRASER
NICKNAME: Suze, Frase, Fraz
D.O.B: 27 August 1983
AGE: 23
BORN: Brisbane, Queensland
LIVES: Brisbane, Queensland
HGT: 175cm
WGT: 63kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: KFC Queensland Breakers/ QAS/ AIS
TRAINS (Pool): Somerville House/ Yeronga/ Valley pool
COACH: Aleks Osadchuk (QAS coach)
CAP No. 5
POSITION: Driver
HANDEDNESS: Left
and final year!)
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU NOW: I was
a tomboy when I was little; I was going to be a physio instead of a lawyer (I did
first year physio and transferred to science/law).
SUPERSTITIONS: I’m trying to get out of the habit.
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Lying in the ocean on a calm day at the beach.
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: A few are still being perfected but the latest is
a good lamb roghan josh.
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Breakfast
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO: Be normal and
go out on week nights!! Also, spend time at the beach with friends and family.
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: The Wallabies
MOVIES: Love Actually/ Dirty Dancing
TV SHOW: Grey’s Anatomy
BANDS/MUSIC: Snow Patrol (at the moment but changes regularly)
CD’S: The Big Chill – an oldie but a goodie.
FOOD: A tie between gelati and hot chips (depending on weather)
DRINK: Mocha frappacino
WATER POLO EVENT: Sydney 2000 Olympics – watching
the girls win gold HOBBIES: Going to the beach, learning to surf (not yet a
hobbie but will be when I start learning!), trying new restaurants, going out for
gelati, spending time with friends & family.
PETS: None at moment – did have a crazy Springer Spaniel dog who has put
the family off pets for a while
BEST MATES: Midge, Jess and Nic.
LAST BOOK READ: Whitethorn by Bryce Courtenay
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Optimism
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum, Dad, sister.
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY? My
mum and dad. They have provided constant support, encouragement, advice
and motivation and have always been behind me no matter what. I could not
have got to where I am without them.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS? Stubborn,
hardworking, tenacious.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As someone who made
every day count and lived life to the fullest.
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: Make the Melbourne World
Championship team and win gold at the Championships.
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: Be in the gold medal winning Australian
team at the Beijing Olympics.
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Go overseas and travel; Work in New York for at
least a year; Live in a different Australian city; pursue a career in law
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR WATER
POLO CAREER? The usual setbacks that most athletes have experienced but
none that are notable. One of the things I had to do to really make a go of
waterpolo was become a lot stronger and bulk up so I could mix it with the
bigger girls on the international stage – I think I put on about 7kg of muscle in
six months.
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 13 My older sister
and friends played it at high school. I enjoyed swimming and netball and any
sport involving ball skills – water polo combined all of the above and was good
to do in summer.
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Very difficult to choose –
Melissa Byram because she was an awesome left hander and gave me so
many valuable tips; Sophia (a player in the Russian waterpolo team) because
she is an absolute freak at all aspects of the game and no matter how much
teams try to shut her down she still stands out.
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Michael Jordan – he has had a
spectacular career and I like the philosophies he stands by.
NOTABLE QUOTE: Michael Jordan: ‘I can accept failure. Everyone fails at
something. But I can’t accept not trying.’
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Championships Montreal, Canada (11th FINA Women’s Water
Polo World Championships)
2005 6th Commonwealth Games /
Champs
Perth, Australia 2006 1st
Club Titles Sydney, Australia 2004 Silver medal in the Australian National League as a member
of the Queensland Breakers team.
World Cup Tianjing, Beijing (14th FINA Women’s Water
Polo World Cup)
2006 Gold medal
World Jnr Championships Calgary, Canada (5th FINA World Junior Water
Polo Championships)
2003 6th

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NAME: KATE GYNTHER
NICKNAME: G.G.
D.O.B: 5 July 1982
AGE: 24
BORN: Brisbane, QLD
LIVES: Brisbane, QLD
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 174cm
WGT: 73kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Brisbane Barracudas/QAS/AIS
TRAINS (Pool): Somerville House/ Musgrave Park
COACH: Aleks Osadchuk, Greg Mcfadden
CAP No. 8
POSITION: Driver
HANDEDNESS: Right
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Competing at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Winning the 2006
World Cup.
OUT OF THE POOL
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: My family
ROLE MODELS: Lance Armstrong
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Diploma of Justice/ admin assistant
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: the ocean/ music
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Toblerone Cheesecake
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: My pillow
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO: Catch
up with friends, go to the beach
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Brisbane Lions
MOVIES: Dirty Dancing/ The Matrix
TV SHOW: Whose Line is it Anyway?
BANDS/MUSIC: David Gray, Counting Crows
CD’S: White Ladder, August and Everything After
FOOD: Thai/ Lollies
DRINK: Cola
HOBBIES: Beach, movies
PETS: 2 dogs, Bonnie and Buster
BEST MATES: Mel, Wendy, Nat, Jo, Gil, Caroline
LAST BOOK READ: Reading “The Power of One’
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Work ethic
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum, Dad, 2 brothers, step-dad, 2 step-sisters
and 2 step-brothers.
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR
PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Step-sisters, Mel and
Bec both in national team.
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND
WHY? My parents, always supported and encouraged me no matter
what I was doing.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Stubborn, determined, quirky.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As someone
who loved the game
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: Gold Melbourne World
Champs
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic Gold Medal
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Finish my study and work in a job that I
love doing.
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 10,
Mum and Dad both played and my brother and I were just always at
the pool.
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Simone Hankin,
because she was an amazing player and also coached me at Junior
Worlds and really inspired me to keep playing and improving.
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Lance Armstrong, he is just an
amazing example of what a person can achieve against the odds.
NOTABLE QUOTE: ‘’All our dreams can come true, if we have the
courage to pursue them’’ – Walt Disney
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympics Athens, Greece 2004 4 th
World Championships Barcelona, Spain 2003 7 th
Montreal, Canada 2005 6 th
Commonwealth Games / Champs Manchester, England 2002 1 st
World Cup Perth, Australia 2002 6 th
Tianjing, China 2006 1 st
World Jnr Championships Perth, Australia 2001 2 nd
Overseas Clubs Patras, Greece 2005-06 3 rd

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NAME: GEMMA HADLEY
NICKNAME: Gem, Hads
D.O.B: 30th March 1981
AGE: 25
BORN: Harrogate, England
LIVES: Perth, Western Australia
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 179 cm
WGT: 81kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: City Beach/ WAIS
TRAINS (Pool): Challenge Stadium
COACH: Greg McFadden
CAP No. 11
POSITION: Outside Shooter/ Utility
HANDEDNESS:
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Right
My highlights to date are winning the Commonwealth Championships in
2006 and the silver medal as part of the World Junior Championships both
held in front of a home crowd in my home pool. Also touring as part of the
National Team and winning the Bronze medal at the 2006 Holiday Cup in
the USA. Representing your country is always special.
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother- Fran Hadley, Father- Brian Hadley
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Many people have inspired my Water
Polo career so I could thank many people, but they know who they are.
ROLE MODELS: Simone Hankin (2000 Gold Medallist)
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: High School Teacher (Music and Physical
Education)
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU NOW: I
love playing and singing music. I play a number of musical Instruments.
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Music-singing or playing
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Mexican Food
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Music, Family, Friends
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO: Spend time
with my family and friends
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Too many! I do follow the Wallabies though.
MOVIES: The Bodyguard
TV SHOW: 24
BANDS/MUSIC: Crowded House, Billy Joel. I listen to anything that I can
sing along with.
CD’S: I have too many!!
FOOD: Would have to say Sunday Roast Dinner which is a family tradition
in our house.
DRINK: Don’t have one.
WATER POLO EVENT: Olympic Games
HOBBIES: Music, reading, playing with my nieces and nephews and
teaching.
PETS: Billie the Labrador.
BEST MATES: The City Beach Water Polo Girls. The rest know who they
are.
LAST BOOK READ: James Patterson – Judge and Jury
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? I would like to think that I am hard
working, dedicated and have fun with what ever I do.
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Commonwealth Games /
Champs
Perth, Australia 2006 1st
Holiday Cup California, USA 2006 3rd
Kirishi Cup Kirishi, Russia 2004 5th
Club Titles – NWPL Australia 2004 4th Perth Challenge Comets
NWPL Australia 2005 4th Perth Challenge Comets
World Jnr Championships Perth, Australia 2001 2nd
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum, Dad, Andrew, Alison, Claire, Richard and Zoe
(Brothers and Sisters)
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR
PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Yes, Claire has represented
Australia both in Trampolining and Water Polo, Zoe was a member of the
Australian Junior Water Polo Team, and my brothers have represented
Australia at Rugby Union.
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND
WHY? I would have to say both my family as they are always there to give
support and advice and John Green and family, John became a
quadriplegic after a rugby accident 18years ago and through his journey
has made me aware of what is truly important in life.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS? What you
see.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Someone who loved
what she did and always worked hard to be the best that she could be.
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: Make the World Championship
Team.
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic Games
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Stay healthy, have a family and be successful.
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
WATER POLO CAREER? Like anyone else injuries have played a part in
my career. I have had both my hip and knee operated on but thanks to a
great support staff particularly my sister Alison who has been my physio I
have been able to achieve what I have achieved to date.
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 10 years old
when I started flippaball (mini water polo), I started because my older
sisters played so I just followed I guess!
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Simone Hankin
because she has been the best coach and a really great friend.
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? I admire all athletes as they all work
hard to be the best that they can be.
NOTABLE QUOTE: “ everything happens for a reason, you may not
understand why at the time but it will make you a better person”

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: FIONA HAMMOND
NICKNAME: Fi
D.O.B: 10 th May 1983
AGE: 23
BORN: Sydney, NSW
LIVES: Sydney, NSW
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 172 cm
WGT: 67 kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Sydney University
TRAINS (Pool): SIAC
COACH: Ryan Moore
CAP No. 6
POSITION: Utility
HANDEDNESS: Right
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Winning Gold at the World Cup in China 2006.
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum: Lyn Hammond. Dad: Bruce Hammond.
Brothers: Michael Hammond, Ian Hammond. Sister: Melissa
Hammond.
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Just finished Bachelor of Human
movement ED at Sydney University
SUPERSTITIONS: sometimes have one but if it doesn’t work once
will change, so nothing specific
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: sleep in a comfy bed or a good
massage.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO: go to
the beach, relax with friend.
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Sydney Swans
FOOD: Magoes
DRINK: Diet Cola
WATER POLO EVENT: World Cup 2006
MOVIES: Notting Hill
BANDS/MUSIC: Lior at the moment
CD’S: Augie March Crowded Hour
HOBBIES: going to the beach
PETS: 2 dogs
BEST MATES: Rob, Nat, Millie and Phoebe
LAST BOOK READ: ‘The secrets of the last temple’, Paul Sassman
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum, dad, 2 brother and sister
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World League Russia 2005 3rd World League Cassenza, Italy 2006 4th Commonwealth Games / Perth, Australia 2006 1st Champs
World Cup Beijing, China 2006 1st World Jnr Championships Calagary, Canada 2003 5th Pithea Cup, Greece 2002 3rd Overseas Clubs Varese Olona Nuoto,
Italy
2006/7 Currently ranked 7th
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR
PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL?
Sister is in the junior national squad
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND
WHY?
Parents supported me and helped me out with a lot of my water polo
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Relaxed, easy going.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED?
Winning gold at Beijing
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: World Championships team
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: Gold Beijing Olympics
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Successful water polo career and a job
that I love.
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
WATER POLO CAREER? Difficult playing overseas, mentally
getting used to a different lifestyles and communicating without
speaking the same language.
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? At 13,
was a swimmer from a young age and wanted a change and I found
the team sport more enjoyable.
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Nathan Thomas,
smart player and very skilful.
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Barry Hall, Swans. Great
Player
NOTABLE QUOTE: It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the
size of the fight in the dog.
-Archie Griffen, two-time Heisman winner (5ft 9)

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: AMY HETZEL
NICKNAME: Pret
D.O.B: 27 April 1983
AGE: 23
BORN: Rockhampton, Queensland
LIVES: Brisbane, Queensland
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 178cm
WGT: 69 kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Queensland Academy of Sport
TRAINS (Pool): Sommerville House, Brisbane
COACH: Aleks Osedchuk
CAP No. 12
POSITION: Driver
HANDEDNESS: Right
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Captaining the Australian Junior team at the 2003 World Junior
Championships. Representing Australia at my first World
Senior Championships 2005. Playing in the Italian National
League 2006
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother, Jackie Hetzel; Father, Jay Hetzel;
Sisters, Mimi and Katherine Hetzel.
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: My training partners whom I
endure each session and each day with
ROLE MODELS: My parents and my sisters
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Completing degree in Occupational
Therapy
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Sleeping or watching a movie
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Vegetarian Lasagne
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: the support and love
from my friends and family
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO:
spending time on my family’s farm in northern NSW or our beach
house on Flinders Island, Tasmania. Also just spending time with my
friends and family.
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Brisbane Lions AFL
MOVIES: The Pursuit of Happiness
TV SHOW: Grey’s Anatomy
BANDS/MUSIC: Pete Murray, KT Tunstall
FOOD: gelato
DRINK: smoothies
WATER POLO EVENT: the Olympics
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympics Athens 2004 Reserve for Australian Team
World Championships Montreal, Canada 2005 6 th
Club Titles (Aust and OS) Sydney, Australia 2004 1st
World Jnr Championships Perth, Australia 2001 2nd
Calgary 2003 6th
Overseas Clubs Rari Nantes Florentia 2006 5th
HOBBIES: Travelling, outdoor activities
LAST BOOK READ: Marching Powder, Rusty Young
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? My positive and optimistic
nature
FAMILY MEMBERS: my parents and 2 sisters
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR
PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? My sisters represented
Australia in swimming and waterpolo
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND
WHY? My family, they’ve encouraged me to achieve my dreams
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS? Happy,
optimistic and creative
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As a passionate
and creative player who excelled in areas of life outside and
including waterpolo
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: Win a gold medal at the
World Champs
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: Win an Olympic Gold medal and
play a pivotal role in the Australian team that achieves that.
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To be successful in and out of the pool
whilst maintaining a balanced life filled with fun-loving and positive
people
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
WATER POLO CAREER? I have overcome injuries and avoided
surgery on my shoulders and hips 3 times
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 12, my
eldest sister was playing at the time and encouraged me to try it.
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Naomi Castle,
for her skilful, professional and determined approach to the game
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Lance Armstrong, for his
triumph over adversity

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: EMMA KNOX
NICKNAME: Knoxy
D.O.B: 3 March 1978
AGE: 28
BORN: Dampier, WA
LIVES: Perth, WA
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 173cm
WGT: 70kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Claremont/ Freo Marlins/WAIS
TRAINS (Pool): Challenge Stadium
COACH: Greg McFadden
CAP No. 1
POSITION: Goalkeeper
HANDEDNESS: Right
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Winning the World Cup in 2006 was a moment I will never forget. Coming 4 th
at the Athens Olympics was heartbreaking but also an achievement I am
very proud of. I was MVP at the Canada Cup in 2000. Winning gold in
Manchester 2002 for the Commonwealth GamesTournament. Australian all
star team 2004 and 2005.
OUT OF THE POOL
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: There are so many people that have given me
inspiration along the way. I carry something from each one of them when I play. They
know who they are and how much I appreciate them.
ROLE MODELS: I have a few people that I have learnt so many things from, not only
in water polo but also for my personal life. Tomaz Lasic played a big role in my early
career and a lot of my technique stems from him. Eddie Dennis has taught me so
much in goalkeeping over the last few years and I have become a more rounded
player from that. Hopefully I can continue working with him. Dani Woodhouse and
Simone Hankin have taught me so much about water polo and life and if I turn out to
be half the person they are I will be very lucky. There are others but just not enough
room!
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Customs Officer with the Australian Customs Service.
SPORTS BEFORE Water Polo/AUSTRALIAN TEAMS/MAJOR RESULTS (with
year): State rep for basketball during high school.
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU NOW: I hate public
phones. They scare me.
SUPERSTITIONS: None really. I think you make your own fate.
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Lying on white sand with clear blue water all around me
and an ice cold pina colada next to me.
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Spaghetti Carbonara – Sicilian style
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: My pillow
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO: Walk my dogs, watch
movies that I have missed. Catch up with my friends.
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Wallabies
MOVIES: Night at the Roxbury, Mystery men, anything that will make me laugh.
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympics Athens, Greece 2004 4th World Championships Fukuoka, Japan 2001 5th Barcelona, Spain 2003 7th Commonwealth Games / Manchester. England 2002 1st Champs
Club Titles (Aust and OS) Perth Comets 2004 4th Perth Comets 2005 4th Perth Comets 2006 9th World Cup Perth, Australia 2003 5th Tian Jin, China 2006 1st World Jnr Championships Prague, Czech Rep 1997 2nd Overseas Clubs Pol Mediterraneo,
Catania - Italy
2002 6th at end of season
TV SHOW: Medium
BANDS/MUSIC: Anything I can sing along to.
CD’S: At the moment it’s Little Birdy
FOOD: Sunday Roast
DRINK: Banana Smoothies
WATER POLO EVENT: Holiday Cup - USA
HOBBIES: Going to the movies, coffee with my friends, reading anything science
fiction….
PETS: My 2 dogs, 1 cat, 1 bird and 2 fish.
BEST MATES: Deb! You’re a champ!
LAST BOOK READ: At Risk by Patricia Cornwell.
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Sense of humour.
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum and Brother
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY? There are
a few, but these are mine so Im not going to tell!!
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS? Funny, ridiculous and
huggable.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? For having a good work ethic and
making people smile.
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: Not have a heart attack during one of my
training sessions!
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: Gold Gold Gold at Beijing!!!!
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: I would like to go out knowing I gave it my best shot.
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR WATER POLO
CAREER? Knee surgery in 1998, hip surgery 10 months prior to Athens Olympics.
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? I was 12 and I was asked
to fill in for someone who couldn’t play.
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Jesus Rollan Prada because he
was unbelievably athletic and undoubtedly the best goalkeeper during the 1990’s if not
ever. I liked his charisma in the pool and there was never a dull moment when I
watched him play.
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Andre Agassi. His persistence and athletic
ability was amazing but his modesty and the level of respect he held for every one of
his opponents was what set him apart from the rest.
NOTABLE QUOTE: Somewhere in the world right now, someone is training to beat
me. So I will train twice as hard today to make sure that doesn’t happen.

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: BRONWEN KNOX
NICKNAME: Bron/Bronnie
D.O.B: 16, April, 1986
AGE: 20
BORN: Brisbane, QLD
LIVES: Brisbane, QLD
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 181 cm
WGT: 87kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: KFC QLD Breakers/ QAS
COACH: Aleks Osadchuk
CAP No. 6?
POSITION: Centre back/forward
HANDEDNESS: Right
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mun (Helen Knox), Dad (Andrew Knox),
Sisters (Kirtsy, Meredith), Brothers (Tom, Hamish)
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Stories of People/Athletes
overcoming hardship to compete at the highest level possible, to do
the impossible
ROLE MODELS: Naomi Castle (McCarthy)
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Bachelor of Biomedical Science
NTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU
NOW: High School Drama Captain – lead role in musicals
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Reading Newspaper or good book
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Chocolate Brownie
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: my Favourite pillow
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO: Hang
out with friends
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Soccer Roos
MOVIES: anything with a good story line
TV SHOW: Greys Anatomy
BANDS/MUSIC: Snow Patrol
FOOD: Chocolate
DRINK: Juice
WATER POLO EVENT: World Cup
HOBBIES: reading, going to movies, hanging out with friends
LAST BOOK READ: For Freedom – Joy Chambers
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Length/height
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND
WHY? Family, especially my mother, as always supportive and
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Championships Montreal 2005 6 th
World Cup China 2006 1 st
World Jnr Championships Australia 2005 3 rd
Overseas Clubs USA College – Hartwick
College
2006 6 th
encouraging with trying to play sport, study, earn a living and have a
life
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS? Self
confident, easy going,
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? as being one of
the best players in my position
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: Gold at World Champs
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: Gold in 2008 Olympics
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To accomplish my sporting goals, and
graduate with a degree and career oportunities
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
WATER POLO CAREER? Recurring injuries and setbacks and
trying to fit in studying with trainings, camps and tours
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 14 years
to make up numbers for a club team
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Mark Oberman,
because first game I saw scored an amazing CF goal with huge gash
on head and blood running down face got out and got stiches and
got back in to keep playing
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Petria Thomas because
overcame so much to reach sporting victory
NOTABLE QUOTE: “The important thing in life is not the victory but
the contest; the essential thing is not to have won but to have fought
well.”

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: ALICIA MCCORMACK
NICKNAME: Macca
D.O.B: 7 TH June 1983
AGE: 23
BORN: Helensburgh, NSW
LIVES: Helensburgh, NSW
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 167 cm
WGT: 77kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Cronulla / NSWIS
TRAINS (Pool): Sutherland / Homebush
COACH: John Davie / Ryan Moar
CAP No. 1
POSITION: Goal Keeper
HANDEDNESS: Right
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Winning the World Cup in 2006
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: eg. Mum (Deb McCormack) Dad (Ron
McCormack) Brother (Jake McCormack)
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: People who battle against the
odds and triumph
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Administration Officer, NSW Institute of
Sport
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Weekend Getaway
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Chicken Butternut Pumpkin Risotto
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Friends and Family
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO: Beach,
go out with friends, read, shopping, BBQ’s
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Women’s Water Polo 2000 Olympic Team
MOVIES: Top Gun, Coach Carter
TV SHOW: Law & Order SVU, Prison Break
BANDS/MUSIC: Robbie Williams
CD’S: Robbie Williams Greatest Hits
FOOD: Ice cream
DRINK: Fresh fruit juice
WATER POLO EVENT: World Cup 2006
HOBBIES: Reading
BEST MATES: Dave, Elysha, Michelle
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Championships Montreal, Canada 2005 6th
Commonwealth Games / Perth, Australia 2006 1st
Champs
National League Sydney, Australia 2006 1st
World Cup Tanjing, China 2006 1st
World Jnr Championships Perth, Australia 2001 2nd
Calgary, Canada 2003 6th
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Friendly
LAST BOOK READ: Patricia Cornwell – Portrait of a killer
FAMILY MEMBERS: Ron, Deb & Jake
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS? Fun,
Passionate, Dedicated
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As a Champion
to made it through playing clean but tough Water Polo.
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: World Championship Gold
2007 & World League Team 2007
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic Gold 2008 Women’s
Water Polo
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Complete Uni Degree after Water Polo
career.
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
WATER POLO CAREER? Mental barriers.
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 15 yrs.
for School Sport at Kirrawee High
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Karen Kerr has
taught me so much about the sport and its history, no one loves the
game more than her.
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Many athletes inspire me to do
better and be great but I do not have a favourite. Getting to know
athletes from other sports has been invaluable to my growing as an
athlete.
NOTABLE QUOTE: Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: JANE MORAN
NICKNAME: Janey
D.O.B: 6 June, 1985
AGE: 21
BORN: Murwillumbah, NSW
LIVES: Brisbane, QLD
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 167cm
WGT: 70kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Brisbane Barracudas
TRAINS (Pool): Musgrave Park
COACH: Natalie Hoitz & Aleks Osadchuk
CAP No. 10
POSITION: Driver
HANDEDNESS: Right
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Representing Australia at the World League Super Finals in Italy,
2006 and coming 3 rd at the FINA Junior World Championships in
Perth in 2005.
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Parents Kerry and Richard Moran and siblings
Alan, Ashley, Felicity and Hugh
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: The gold medal the girls won at
the 2000 Olympics
ROLE MODELS: All of the water polo players that I have been lucky
enough to be coached by or influenced by in some way.
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Structural Engineer
SPORTS BEFORE Water Polo/AUSTRALIAN TEAMS/MAJOR
RESULTS (with year): Swimming, Australian Age Championships,
2000, 1 st 7.5km Open Water
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU
NOW: I cry in a lot of movies, even cartoons.
SUPERSTITIONS: I like to be the first one in the water for warm-up
before a game
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Massage
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Morrocan Lamb salad
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: My pillow – it goes on all
of my travels
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO: Water
ski and sail
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Brisbane Lions
MOVIES: Looking for Alibrandi
TV SHOW: Prison Break
BANDS/MUSIC: Michael Franti, Regurgitator, Jose Gonsalez, Red
Hot Chilli Peppers
CD’S: Best of U2
FOOD: Seafood
DRINK: Dry Ginger Ale
WATER POLO EVENT: The finals of any championships are always
exciting. So far, its been World League Super Finals
HOBBIES: Hockey, beaching, pubbing
PETS: Two dogs – Sandy and Bugsy
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Club Titles (Aust and OS) Brisbane, QLD 2005 3 rd at National League Finals
Sydney, NSW 2006 5 th at National League Finals
Sydney, NSW 2003 5 th at National League Finals
World Jnr Championships Perth, WA 2005 3 rd
BEST MATES: Sheridan Knell
LAST BOOK READ: Exodus
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Honesty
FAMILY MEMBERS: Kerry, Richard, Alan, Ashley, Felicity and Hugh
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR
PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Yes, my brother Alan
was in the Australian Triathlon Team and competed in four World
Championships and my cousin Patty was a swimmer and the first
Australian woman to go under 1 minute for 100 yards freestyle.
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND
WHY? The people I’m surrounded by – my family, friends, and
sporting colleagues
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Honest, happy and curious
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As the one who
never gave up
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: To make the Beijing
Olympic Team
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: To win at the Beijing Olympics
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To work my way up the management
ladder in a large engineering firm
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
WATER POLO CAREER? Yes, I was helping with renovations
around the house and my hand got cut by a circular power saw and
severed nerves, tendons and chipped the knuckle. I had four months
out of the water.
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? I started
playing for my high school at 14. It was a progression from
swimming and other ball sports
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? There are too
many. I think I admire all of them because they play an amateur
sport simply for the love of it, without any financial gains.
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Lance Armstrong because of
the adversity that he overcame to do as well as he did
NOTABLE QUOTE: Winners make sacrifices, losers make excuses

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: REBECCA RIPPON
NICKNAME: Bec
D.O.B: 26 December 1978
AGE: 28
BORN: Sydney,NSW
LIVES: Sydney,NSW
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 167
WGT: 71
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Balmain Tigers/ NSWIS
TRAINS (Pool): SOPAC
COACH: Phil Bower/Ryan Moore
CAP No. 4
POSITION: Counter Attack/Driver
HANDEDNESS: Right
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Being part of the Australian Team to compete in the 2004 Olympic Games. However,
part of the team which won a bronze medal at the 2006 world league and recently won a
gold medal at the World Cup in China, are also the 2 other major achievements I have
been proud to have been a part of.
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Dad (Steve Rippon), Brothers (Adam and Justin Rippon), Sister
(Melissa Rippon), Step-mum (Leigh Rippon), Step Sister (Kate Gynther), Step Brothers
(Scott and Drew Gynther)
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: My entire family and my mother especially; people
who are able to overcome great obstacles in their life to achieve their goals and people
who are willing to work for what they want.
ROLE MODELS: My sister, Simone Hankin, Grant Hackett
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Completed my university degree in Sport Management. Work
as a swimming coach when I am living in Sydney
SPORTS BEFORE Water Polo/AUSTRALIAN TEAMS/MAJOR RESULTS (with year):
Swimming and Open water swimming (represented Australia at Open water swimming
once in the Oceania Swimming Championships
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU NOW: I have a soft
toy dolphin that travels the world with me. My mothers side of the family is Lebanese
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Catching waves at the beach until I am so tired that I can
come home and fall asleep on the lounge watching dvds
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: bacon and eggs on pancakes
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: My toothbrush
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO: go to the beach, movies,
go out for dinner, hang out with good friends and my family
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Canberra Raiders NRL, Australian Cricket team, Liverpool Football
club
MOVIES: A few good men, Lost in Translation, The prestige, Austin Powers series
TV SHOW: Prison Break BANDS/MUSIC: Madonna, Garbage
CDs: Christina Aguilera- Stripped, Madonna- The Immaculate Collection
FOOD: Lebanese DRINK: Cola and Lemon squash
WATER POLO EVENT: National club Championships
HOBBIES: Beach, listening to music, movies, shopping
PETS: I don’t have any of my own but I claim my brothers 2 labradors (Wilson and
Chloe) as my own
BEST MATES: Fee, Tash, Hank, Sista,
LAST BOOK READ: “The Lincoln Lawyer” by Michael Connelly
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? The ability to laugh at myself
FAMILY MEMBERS: Liam (my Nephew)
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT
AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? My sister Melissa and my Step sister Katie are both
members of the Australian Womens waterpolo team
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY? My mum.
She had a very gentle personality but inside was a very strong woman and never just let
anything or anyone beat her without a real fight. Her attitude has taught me that nothing
can beat me if I don’t let it
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS? Stubborn, cheecky, loyal
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? I like to live my life how I want doing
things that I am passionate about and enjoy so that I am happy but also hard working to
achieve what I want along the way. So I guess I would like to be remembered like this.
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: to play well and help my team win a medal at
the world championships in March
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: To win a gold medal in 2008 in Beijing
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To have a career in the aquatic environment with both
swimming and waterpolo- perhaps with school children. To travel to certain parts of the
world that have eluded me so far and enjoy experiencing life there. Maybe to learn the
drums or guitar one day.
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR WATER POLO
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 14. I began playing at
school because they asked me to help the team as I knew how to swim. And I had seen
my brother playing and it seemed like a bit of fun
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Mel- my sister. She plays a game I
like and that I try and play myself. She does a lot of creative things in the water and is
more involved in setting up situations for others than just for herself.
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Grant Hackett. I love his attitude and his work ethic
NOTABLE QUOTE: if it doesn’t kill you it makes you stronger
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympics Athens, Greece 2004 4th World Championships Barcelona, Spain 2003 7th Montreal, Canada 2005 6th Commonwealth Games /
Champs
Manchester, UK 2002 1st Perth, Australia 2006 1st Club Titles (Aust and OS) National Club Championships, Newcastle 2003 1st with Cronulla Sharks
Club Champions Trophy, SIAC 2003 1st with Cronulla Sharks
National League, Sydney (finals) 2004 3rd with Balmain Tigers
National League, Brisbane (finals) 2005 2nd with Balmain Tigers
World Cup Perth, Australia 2002 5th Tian Jing, China 2006 1st World Jnr Championships Quebec, Canada 1995 2nd Prague, Czech Republic 1997 2nd Overseas Clubs Rasula Alta; Sicily, Italy A2 competition 2000/1 2nd Rasula Alta; Sicily, Italy A2 Competition 2001/2
Vouliagmeni Nautical Club; Athens Greece 2006 1st in Greek Domestic Competition
European Champions Cup; Final 4 (Sicily, Italy)
Vouliagmeni Nautical Club; Athens Greece 2006/7 Currently playing

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NAME: MELISSA RIPPON
NICKNAME: Mel
D.O.B: 20/January/1981
AGE: 26
BORN: Sydney NSW
LIVES: Brisbane QLD
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 169 cm
WGT: 71 kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Brisbane Barracudas/QAS/AIS
TRAINS (Pool): Somerville House
COACH: Aleks Osadchuk
CAP No. 13…11
POSITION: Utility
HANDEDNESS: Right
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Competing in Athens at the 2004 Olympics. Winning World Cup 2006.
OUT OF THE POOL
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: My family. They have been there from
the very beginning supporting both me and Bec (and now Katie!). As a
group they keep me focused and grounded and aware that everyone is
fighting their own battles even if its not in the pool.
ROLE MODELS: Definitely my sister Bec, No matter what she is going
through she manages to make sure she comes out smiling and she has
such focus, I admire her. Also Michael Jordan and Lance Armstrong for
their achievements both on and off the sporting arena. They have
overcome adversity and still risen to the top.
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Student- Fitness TAFE & 1 st year-sport and
exercise nutrition/ Work- Water polo development officer
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU NOW: I
cant think of anything… its pretty hard to have a secret with 2 sisters in the
team!
SUPERSTITIONS: I chew gum in the warm up of every game
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: good tunes maybe some waves and warm
sun, though not too hot
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: hmmm thai green curry???
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: chocolate!!!
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO: anything that
involves a good laugh and good friends
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Any team I am playing in
MOVIES: Top Gun, Dirty Dancing (the classics) Old school, Dodgeball
TV SHOW: Seinfeld, SVU
BANDS/MUSIC: A bit of everything. Eminem, Counting Crows, David Gray
though at the moment I love Snow Patrol
CD’S: A good mix never hurt anyone
FOOD: Chocolate
DRINK: Water and purple can
HOBBIES: Reading, Movies, Beach, hanging out and having a good old
laugh
PETS: Currently living with Buster and Bonnie 2 dogs and have 3 other
dogs in the family Wilson, Chloe and Maximus
BEST MATES: Katie, Bec and Simone and of course Kai
LAST BOOK READ: Bad Ground the Story about Brant Webb and Todd
Russell being stuck in the mine
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? To have a good time doing pretty
much anything… or nothing. I love to have a good laugh
FAMILY MEMBERS: Dad Steve, Step Mum Leigh, Sister Bec, brothers
Adam and Justin, Step sister Katie, Step Brothers Drew and Scott, Sister
In Law Ange and 1 st nephew Liam with another bubba on the way
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR
PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Sisters both in the team with
me at the moment. Bec also represented Australia in Open water
Swimming.
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND
WHY? My mum. She showed me How to become the person I want to be
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS? Stubborn,
competitive, outgoing
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Someone who did
anything to win but had fun doing it
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: Make the team for World Champs
and WIN
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic Gold
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To be doing what I love and to live life
with no regrets
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
WATER POLO CAREER? Almost everyday
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 13… I did what
most little sisters do… I copied my big sister
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Karen Kuipers,
HOLLAND she was able to play in a variety of positions and lead by
example. Simone Hankin AUSTRALIA an all round athlete with such
determination and spirit. Had the ability to change a game on her own
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? That’s a tough one though I Michael
Jordan and Lance Armstrong are still up there for me. For those a little
closer to home, Michael Voss and Mike Hussey
NOTABLE QUOTE: NO REGRETS!
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Olympics Athens Greece 2004 4th World Championships Montreal Canada 2005 6th Barcelona Spain 2003 7th Commonwealth Games /
Champs
Manchester England 2002 1st Perth Australia 2006 1st Club Titles (Aust and OS) Orrizonte, Italy 2002 1st Italian League, 1st European Club Championship
Cronulla, Australia 2002 1st Sydney Comp, 1st Australian Club Nationals
World Cup Perth Australia 2002 6th Tianjing China 2006 1st World Jnr Championships Prague Czech Republic 1997 2nd Messina Italy 1999 1st Perth Australia 2001 2nd Overseas Clubs Orrizonte, Italy 2002 1st Italian League, 1st European Club Championship

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NAME: JENNA SANTOROMITO
NICKNAME: Jen Jen
D.O.B: 21ST JANUARY 1987
AGE: 20
BORN: SYDNEY NSW
LIVES: SYDNEY NSW
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 169cm
WGT: 65kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Cronulla
TRAINS (Pool): Homebush
COACH: Ryan Moar, John Davies
CAP No. 8
POSITION: Driver
HANDEDNESS: Right
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Sandy Santoromito, Richard
Santoromito, Mia Santoromito, Blaze Santoromito
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: People with a never give up
attitude and those who know what they want and will do
anything to achieve it.
ROLE MODELS: Simone Hankin
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: bachelor of Business Administration
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT
YOU NOW: I love reality tv
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: sleep
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: cakes
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: family
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO:
beach, shop, socialise
FAVOURITE:
MOVIES: dirty dancing
TV SHOW: laguna beach, prison break
BANDS/MUSIC: house and r n b
CD’S: ministry of sound
FOOD: chocolate and lollies
DRINK: diet cola
WATER POLO EVENT: national league final 06
BEST MATES: waterpolo and uni friends
LAST BOOK READ: catch me if you can
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Commonwealth Games /
Champs
Perth, Australia 2006 1st
Club Titles (Aust and OS) Cronulla National League 2006 1st
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA
OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Older sister
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? Coaches and family, for always being supportive
and doing whateveer they can to help me achieve my goals
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Fun, friendly, easy to make laugh
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As being
friendly and supportive team mate who never gave up and
always tried their best
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: world championships,
world junior gold medal
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic gold medal
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: to play the best possible
waterpolo that I am capable of
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY?
13, my older sister played
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Simone
Hankin, was a club member that I respected and was lead by
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Lance Armstrong,
achieved amazing things that was deemed near impossible
NOTABLE QUOTE: “Don’t live knowing what could have
been”

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NAME: MIA SANTOROMITO
D.O.B: 29 th of March, 1985
AGE: 21
BORN: Sydney, N.S.W
LIVES: Bonnet Bay, N.S.W
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 169cm
WGT: 80 kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Cronulla
TRAINS (Pool): Homebush
COACH: John Davis
CAP No. 13
POSITION: Centre back
HANDEDNESS: Right
OUT OF THE POOL
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: My family and friends keep me
strong and focused
ROLE MODELS: People who try their hardest to achieve their goals
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Student Studying Media and
Communications at Wollongong University
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Going to the beach
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: T.V
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO:
Movies, BBQ
FAVOURITE:
MOVIES: Night at The Roxbury, Dumb and Dumber, Zoolander
TV SHOW: Prison Break
BANDS/MUSIC: The Killers
FOOD: Sushi, spring Rolls, Seafood
DRINK: Beer
LAST BOOK READ: Can’t remember, probably a uni textbook
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? I am strong
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Commonwealth Games /
Champs
Club Titles (Aust and OS)
Perth, Australia 2006 1st
Cronulla Waterpolo Sydney, Australia 2006 1st
World Cup Beijing 2006 1st
World Jnr Championships Perth, Australia 2005 3rd
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR
PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Yes, Sister Jenna
Santoromito plays waterpolo
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND
WHY? All the coaches who have taught me how to play over the
years because without them I wouldn’t be where I am today
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS? Strong,
Physcial, funny
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Someone who
played hard and had fun
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: World Champs
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympics
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To Graduate from uni and do Honours
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Simone Hankin
because the way she played and understood waterpolo was amazing

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NAME: SOPHIE SMITH
NICKNAME: Soph
D.O.B: 26 February, 2006
AGE: 20
BORN: Brisbane, Australia
LIVES: Brisbane, Australia
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HGT: 181cm
WGT: 73kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Barracudas
TRAINS (Pool):
COACH: Aleks Osadchuk
CAP No. 3
POSITION: Centre Back
HANDEDNESS: Right
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Playing in the Junior Fina Women’s World Championships in
Perth, Australia, 2005 and finishing 3rd , being picked in the
Senior team to tour for World League in Kirishi, Russia and
finishing 3rd , winning Commonwealth Champs in Perth in
2006.
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Liz and Greg Smith and Holly (23), Jackson
(18) and Patrick (16)
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Mum and Dad with their
constant support and constructive criticism. Sharyn Gist and Aleks
Osadchuk (QAS Head Coaches) have also inspired me to achieve
and believe in myself.
ROLE MODELS: John Buchanan, Australian Cricket Coach, for
giving me advice on my sporting career
PERSONAL
STUDIES: Bachelor of Urban Development (majoring in Property
Economics), Queensland University of Technology
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU
NOW: Had Meningitis at 4mths old and was not expected to live!
SUPERSTITIONS: Due to my mum I am a believer in old wives
tales such as don’t walk under ladders and don’t put new shoes on
the table.
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Thai Foot Spa, Park Road, Milton,
Brisbane
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Buttermilk Pancakes with
Caramelised banana
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: my family
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO:
Cook, go to the beach, shop
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Wallabies, Australian Rugby Union Team
MOVIES: Love Actually
TV SHOW: Sex and the City, Grey’s Anatomy and Desperate
Housewives
SINGER: Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Christina Aguilera
CD’S: Any mix Cassie Grayson puts together
FOOD: Arnott’s Mint Slice
DRINK: Veuve Clicquot
WATER POLO EVENT: Commonwealth Championships, Perth,
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Commonwealth Games /
Champs
Perth, Australia 2006 1st World Jnr Championships Perth, Australia 2005 3rd Overseas Clubs Oneonta, New York 2005
Varese Olona Nuoto 2006-2007
Australia 2006
HOBBIES: Travelling, cooking, going to the beach, spending time
with family and friends
PETS: Millie, Barney and Eddie (3 dogs)
BEST MATES: Cassie Grayson, Patsy Redmond and Eleni
Anderson
LAST BOOK READ: The Last Secret of the Temple, Paul
Sussman
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Being born with extremely
long arms
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? Mum and Dad for their financial and emotional support
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Independent, ambitious and loyal
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As a smart,
hard-working player who never gives up
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: To make the Australian
National teams in the lead up to Beijing.
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: To play and win a gold medal
at the Olympic Games
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To play at the Olympic Games and to
own my own Real Estate Firm focussing on Prestige Real Estate
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
WATER POLO CAREER? Disappointments when missing out on
national teams
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 13,
when I went to High School it was a major sport and coming from a
swimming background it seemed a good sport to try.
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? Melissa Bryon
(nee: Mills) (2000 Olympic Gold Medalist), when I was starting to
learn how to play water polo for taking time to give advice on my
game and career while also inspiring me to be able to play like her.
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Adam Scott(golfer) because
he is talented and is very easy on the eye
NOTABLE QUOTE: “They never said it would be easy, they only
said it would be worth it.”

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WATER POLO RESULTS
Women - Final Teams Standings
2005
XI FINA World Championships
Montreal, Canada
1 Hungary
2 United States
3 Canada
4 Russia
5 Greece
6 Australia
7 Italy
8 Germany
2003
X FINA World Championships
Barcelona, Spain
1. United States
2. Italy
3. Russia
4. Canada
5. Hungary
6. Netherlands
7. Australia
8. Spain
Men - Final Teams Standings
2005
Montreal, Canada
1Serbia & Montenegro
2 Hungary
3 Greece
4 Croatia
5 Spain
6 Romania
7 Russia
8 Italy
10 Australia
2003
X FINA World Championships
Barcelona, Spain
1. Hungary
2. Italy
3. Serbia and Montenegro
4. Greece
5. Spain
6. United States
7. Australia
2001
IX FINA World Championships
Fukuoka, Japan
1. Spain
2. Yugoslavia
3. Russia
4. Italy
5. Hungary
6. Greece
10. Australia
1998
VIII FINA World Championships
Perth, Australia
1Spain
2 Hungry
3 Yugoslavia
4 Australia
2001
IX FINA World Championships
Fukuoka, Japan
1. Italy
2. Hungary
3. Canada
4. United States
5. Australia
6. Russia
7. Greece
8. Kazakhstan
1998
VIII FINA World Championships
Perth, Australia
1 Italy
2 Netherlands
3 Australia
4 Russia
5 Greece
6 Canada
7 Hungry
8 United States America
1994
VII FINA World Championships
Rome, Italy
1 Hungary
2 Netherlands
3 Italy
4 United States
5 Canads
6 Australia
7Russia
5 Italy
6 Russia
7 United States America
8 Greece
1994
VII FINA World Championships
Rome, Italy
1Italy
2 Spain
3 Russia
4 Croatia
5 Hungary
6 United States
10 Australia
1991
VI FINA World Championships
Perth, Australia
1Yugoslavia
2 Spain
3 Hungary
4 United States
5 Germany
6 Italy
7 Soviet Union
8 Australia
1986
V FINA World Championships
Madrid, Spain
1 Yugoslavia
2 Italy
3 USSR
4 United States
5 Spain
6 Germany
7 Cuba
8 France
1982
IV FINA World Championships
Guayaquil, Ecuador
1991
VI FINA World Championships
Perth, Australia
1. Netherlands
2 Canada
3 United States
4 Hungary
5 Australia
6 Germany
7 New Zealand
1986
V FINA World Championships
Madrid, Spain
1 Australia
2 Netherlands
3 United states
4 Canada
1982
IV FINA World Championships
Guayaquil, Ecuador
1 Netherlands
2 Australia
3 United States
4 Canada
1978
III FINA World Championships
West Berlin, Germany
1 Netherlands
2 Australia
3 United States
4 Canada
5 Germany
1 USSR
2 Hungary
3 Germany
4 Netherlands
5 Cuba
6 United States
7 Yugoslavia
8 Spain
1978
III FINA World Championships
West Berlin, Germany
1 Italy
2 Hungary
3 Yugoslavia
4 USSR
5 Romania
7 Germany
8 Bulgaria
1975
II FINA World Championships
Cali, Columbia
1 USSR
2 Hungary
3 Italy
4 Cuba
5Romania
6 Germany
7 Netherlands
8 United States
1973
I FINA World Championships
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1 Hungary
2 USSR
3 Yugoslavia
4 Italy
5 United States
6 Cuba
7 Romania
8 Netherlands

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Synchronised
Swimming
2006 World Cup Team

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AUSTRALIAN GIRLS IN SYNCH FOR MELBOURNE
Synchronised swimmers when compared to other Olympic athletes are second only to long distance
runners in aerobic capacity and to gymnasts in flexibility. Often described as “all-round” athletes they
must combine endurance, strength, flexibility and coordination with finely honed technical skills,
possess a strong creative streak, and develop an ability to interpret music.
Achieving this level of physical fitness and strength demands many hours of training, with pool workouts
averaging 25 to 30 hours each week and additional hours in other fitness activities.
To execute the underwater portion of the routines, the swimmer must be trained to hold her
breath, whilst also moving her legs above the water, or supporting her team mates in the execution of a
platform, lift or throw.
In the sport’s solo, duet and team events, movement is Synchronised to music. In duet and team, the
athlete must also swim in harmony with her team members. In every event, strength, endurance and
coordination combine with grace and beauty in a display of athleticism.
Australia has been competing in World Championships Belgrade 1973, in the Solo event, and with
duets and solos in the following years. The first team to compete at a World Championships was in
Madrid in 1986, and since then Australia has been represented at World Championship events in either
Solo, duet or the team events, the last one being in 2005 in Montreal.
Australia also competed at the first Olympic Games for Synchronised Swimming in 1984 in Los Angeles
and have only missed one Olympic event since that year.
The base squad for the World Championships in Melbourne was formed following the World
Championships in Montreal in 2005, with further selections held and the final team of (10) selected in
2006.
The Team will compete in the Solo, Duet and Team events. – JACINTA GUTHRIE
AUSTRALIAN SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING TEAM
NAME ATHLETES SOLO SOLO DUET DUET TEAM TEAM FREE COMBO
FREE TECH TECH FREE TECH FREE
Dannielle Leisch X X X X X
Taryn Otte X X X X X
Beth Studdard-Walsh X X X
Coral Bentley X X X
Samatha Reid X X X
Amber Burke X X X
Bianca Hammett X X X
Tamika Domrow X X X
Eloise Amberger X X X X
Sarah Bombell X X X X
COACHES & STAFF
Head Coach Anna Nepotacheva
Assistant Marina Kholod
Coach
Team
Jacinta Guthrie
Manager

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Ten Athletes have been named in the team events but eight will be named. The coach has the discretion under
Fina rules to name the eighth (8th) swimmer up to 2 hours prior to the routine being swum, provided that the
swimmer is already listed on the entry form. (FINA SS 13.2.1)
A BRIEF HISTORY
An aquatic version of gymnastics, Synchronised swimming was popularized in the 1920s. After being
introduced as a demonstration sport in the 1952, 1956, and 1968 Olympics, Synchronised swimming
made its competition debut in the first world championships, which were held in Belgrade in 1973
before becoming an official Olympic event in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. From then on,
Synchronised swimming is gaining in popularity.
The sport is divided in four different events: solo, duet, team of eight swimmers, and combination. The
first three events are made of two programs, the technical and free. The combination event is a mix of
the solo, duet and team routine.
HOW IT IS DONE
Don’t let their smile fool you… Synchronised swimming athletes must master technique, strength,
power and grace. Moreover, they must perform most of the figures under water, which is why the nose
plug is a must. Underwater speakers also play an important role since they allow swimmers to hear the
music and Synchronise their movements.
EVALUATION
In the technical program, swimmers perform mandatory figures in a precise order. In the free program,
athletes present a choreography at their image, there are no restrictions. Also, whether it is a technical
or free routine, the athletes can chose their swimsuits and music.
Synchronised swimmers are judged on a scale of 10. There are two panels of five judges each; one
focuses on the technical merit while the other evaluates the overall artistic impression. Judges also take
into consideration technique, execution, creativity and ease of performance.

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COACH PROFILES
NAME: ANNA NEPOTACHEVA
D.O.B: 25 September 1973
POSITION ON
TEAM
National Coach
BORN: U.S.S.R.
LIVES: Melbourne
OCCUPATION: Sunchronized Swimming
Coach
CLUB Sunchronized Swimming
Australia Inc
ACHIEVEMENTS (Australian Teams) Coached for Synchro Australia -Commonwealth Games (2006)– Solo – Bronze, Duet –
Silver Fina World Cup (Japan) – Team event – 12 th , Montreal (2005) Team event -17 th , and other international competitions
during 2004, 2005, 2006.
PREVIOUS SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS: Coached Synchronized Swimming in Russia for 14 years working with members
of the Russian National Team and composing choreography for Junior Teams as well as Open Solo. Also worked in Beijing
with a number of the Chinese national athletes. Awarded Highest Level of Government Recognition for Sports Coaching in
Russia.
WHEN I’M NOT INVOLVED IN SYNCHRO I ENJOY: Caring for my baby son.
NAME: MARINA KHOLOD
D.O.B: 23 August, 1980
POSITION ON
TEAM
Assistant Coach
BORN: Ukraine
LIVES: Brisbane, Australia
OCCUPATION: Coach
CLUB ASSI
ACHIEVEMENTS (Australian Teams) Oceania Games 2006, Nationals 2006, Coach for National team World Cup 2006
WHEN I’M NOT INVOLVED IN SYNCHRO I ENJOY: Photography, Art, Ballet, Literature

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ATHLETE PROFILES
NAME: ELOISE AMBERGER
NICKNAME: Ella, Elle, Bippy
D.O.B: 28/01/87
AGE: 19
BORN: Brisbane
LIVES: Brisbane
HGT: 165cm
WGT: 55kg
CLUB Neptunes
COACH: Marina Kholod
YEARS IN SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING: 8
PREVIOUS STATE/AUST TEAMS IN SYNCHRONISED
SWIMMING: State team since 2000, National Junior Team
2002 - 2004 National Open Team since 2004
PREVIOUS STATE/AUST TEAMS IN OTHER SPORTS: QLD
Swimming
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT IN SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING:
(who & how long) Mum – Club Secretary & State Committee
Representative
HOW DID YOU START SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING: Saw it
on TV
THREE BEST CAREER RESULTS: Australian Duet at Worlds
2005 and World Cup 2006, Australian Soloist Junior Worlds
2004
FAVOURITE EVENT: Open Free Duet with Sarah Bombell,
Open Combination Team
BEST EVENT: Open Free Duet
TRAINING ROUTINE (eg 5 swims, 2 gym): 37 hours per week
– land and water
2007 SEASON GOALS: to make Top 20 in Free Duet at Worlds
07
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING TERM GOALS: Be the
Australian Duet for Olympics 2008
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Be
the Australian Duet for Olympics 2008, Win a medal at 2010
Commonwealth Games
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: eg. Mum (first name/surname) Dad
(first name/surname) etc Mum – Elma Amberger, Dad –
Wayne Amberger, Brother – Josh Amberger, Half Sister – Trina
Amberger.
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA
OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Dad –
represented New Zealand in Marathon, water polo, squash,
volley ball, swimming. Represented singapore in marathon.
Brother is Australian Triathlete and represented Australia for
Swimming
BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN LIFE: Gemma Mengual, My Dad
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Gemma Mengual. Australian
Synchro girls
ROLE MODELS: Gemma Mengual, Marina Kholod
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Bachelor of Applied Science – Maj. In
Forensic Science
SCHOOL / UNIVERSITY / JOB: Queensland University of
Technology / Full time athlete / Casual Waitress
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: ALL BLACKS!
MOVIES: Austin Powers Trilogy, Saw Trilogy, Napoleon
Dynamite, Anchorman….
TV SHOW: Will & Grace, Prison Break, Supernatural
BANDS/MUSIC: Alternative, Dance, Electro
CD’S: Crazy Itch Radio – Basement Jaxx, Everything you ever
wanted to know about silence - Glassjaw
DRINK: Diet Coke, Malibu
HOBBIES: Shopping for shoes ☺
PETS: Two cockatiels- Brandy and Galliano
BEST MATES: Sarah Bombell, Marina Kholod, Carla McConnell
LAST BOOK READ: Scar Tissue – Anthony Kiedis (autobiography)
ACTOR: Will Ferrell
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW
ABOUT YOU
SUPERSTITIONS: Karma, walking under double posted signs!
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: The Beach
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Nutella Spoons
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Blistex
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM THE POOL:
Sleep, watch movies
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? My witt
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? My Dad – he has the strongest personality of
anyone I know and has achieved incredible things in his life
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As
someone who deserves the great opportunities I’ve been given
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To make Synchronzied Swimming a
more recognized and respected sport in Australia
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING
YOUR SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING CAREER? Our Sports
Low Profile
FAVOURITE SPORTS PERSON AND WHY? Gemma Mengual
IF YOU COULD INVITE THREE PEOPLE TO A DINNER
PARTY DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD THEY BE? Will
Ferrell, James Brown, Carmen Electra
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Lively, competitive and motivated
NOTABLE QUOTE: Ginger Rodgers did everything Fred Astair
did, but she did it backwards and in high heels! – Faith
Whittlesey

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NAME: CORAL BENTLEY
NICKNAME: Cozza
D.O.B: 30/12/1984
AGE: 22
BORN: Melbourne
LIVES: Melbourne
HGT: 167cm
WGT: 53kg
CLUB Dandee Dolphins
COACH: Anna Nepotacheva
YEARS IN SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING: 10 years
PREVIOUS STATE/AUST TEAMS IN SYNCHRONISED
SWIMMING: National Junior Team 2001/2002, National Team
05/06/07
HOW DID YOU START SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING: 15
years of Calisthenics and Swimming
THREE BEST CAREER RESULTS: 12 th in team – World Cup
2006
FAVOURITE EVENT: Technical Duet
BEST EVENT: Combination Team
TRAINING ROUTINE: 6 water sessions per week
2007 SEASON GOALS: World Championships
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING TERM GOALS: Improve
eggbeater height
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL:
2008 Beijing Olympics
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum (Wendy ) Erin, (Sister), Tim
(brother)
BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN LIFE: My parents, they taught me
everything I know and I owe a lot to them I couldn’t have
achieved everything I have today without their support.
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: My other team mates, I work
hard at training to keep up with them, without the 9 other girls at
training synchro wouldn’t be as much fun as it is with them
ROLE MODELS: My boyfriend Nick Byron, trains for
springboard diving, his dedication and effort at training is
admirable. To have someone who understands what its like to
train for something and make sacrifices for your sport is great
and I don’t think I could do this without his support.
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Completed a Bachelor of Exercise
Science,
SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY/JOB: Currently swim Teaching (North
Lodge Swimming Academy Dandenong).
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Essendon Bombers (AFL)
MOVIES: Dirty Dancing
TV SHOW: So you think you can dance?
BANDS/MUSIC: Britney Spears
CD’S: Britney Spears Greatest hits
DRINK: Apple and Raspberry Cordial
HOBBIES: Dancing
BEST MATES: Beth
LAST BOOK READ: Greg Louganis – Breaking the Surface
ACTOR: Drew Barrymore
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW
ABOUT YOU
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Lying in the sun listening to music
or reading a good book
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Anything sweet
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Tim (Teddy)
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM THE POOL:
Dance
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Big green eyes
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? My dad I’ll always remember everything he taught
me
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Happy
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Have my own family
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING
YOUR SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING CAREER? Injuries
FAVOURITE SPORTS PERSON AND WHY? Loudy Wiggins,
although she is an amazing Olympian and world champion she
is a beautiful person with a lovely heart
IF YOU COULD INVITE THREE PEOPLE TO A DINNER
PARTY DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD THEY BE? 1. Mike
(my dad) 2. Elvis Presley 3. Danny Bhoy (comedian)
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Dedicated, Smiley, Nervous
NOTABLE QUOTE: ‘Go confidently in the direction of your
dreams. Live the life you have imagined’. Henry David Thoreau

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NAME: SARAH BOMBELL
NICKNAME: Saz, Bombelly
D.O.B: 12/04/83
AGE: 23
BORN: Sydney
LIVES: Gold Coast
HGT: 167cm
WGT: 60kg
CLUB Neptunes
COACH: Marina Kholod
YEARS IN SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING: 13 years
PREVIOUS STATE/AUST TEAMS IN SYNCHRONISED
SWIMMING: State team since 1997, National Open Team since
2004
HOW DID YOU START SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING: Ballet
and injuries drove me to the pool. I went to do squad and the
synchro club was training at the same time. They asked me to
come and try and I never stopped.
THREE BEST CAREER RESULTS: Australian Duet at Worlds
2005 and World Cup 2006
FAVOURITE EVENT: Open Free Duet with Eloise Amberger,
Open Combination Team
BEST EVENT: Open Free Duet
TRAINING ROUTINE (eg 5 swims, 2 gym): 37 hours per week
– land and water
2007 SEASON GOALS: to make Top 20 in Free Duet at Worlds
07
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING TERM GOALS: Be the
Australian Duet for Olympics 2008
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Be
the Australian Duet for Olympics 2008, Win a medal at 2010
Commonwealth Games
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: eg. Mum (first name/surname) Dad
(first name/surname) etc Mum – Pam Bombell, Dad – Brian
Bombell, Brother – Daniel Bombell.
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA
OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? No
BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN LIFE: My honest hard working
parents
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Competing at International
Competitions. Getting to watch the best in the world training,
competing and pulling off moves you thought were impossible is
really inspiring.
ROLE MODELS: Gemma Mengual, Brooke Hanson, Marina
Kholod
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Bachelor of Exercise Science,
Masters of Physiotherapy (Accepted to begin 2009)
SCHOOL / UNIVERSITY / JOB: Emmanuel College, Griffith
University (Gold Coast) / Full time athlete / Casual Sales
Assistant.
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM:
MOVIES: The Benchwarmers, Anchorman, 40 year old Virgin,
TV SHOW: Will & Grace, House, Supernatural
BANDS/MUSIC: Ben Harper, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley.
CD’S: Live From Mars – Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
DRINK: Coffee, Diet Coke.
HOBBIES: Don’t really have time for any
PETS: Mini (Italian Greyhound), Chloe (Toy Poodle), Fred
(Cockatiel)
BEST MATES: Eloise Amberger, Marina Kholod, Kate Schulz,
Vanessa Rosvall, My Mum.
LAST BOOK READ: The Art of Happiness, Dalai Lama
ACTOR: Will Ferrell, Steve Carrell.
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW
ABOUT YOU
SUPERSTITIONS: Karma
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: The Beach, Massage.
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Baking Desserts, Asian stir frys
and soups
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Coffee, Blistex
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM THE POOL: Shop,
Beach, Watch Movies, Hang out with friends.
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? My ability to always find
the best of a bad situation.
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? My Grandfather. I admire how he coped with the
many hardships in his life.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As a hard
working and dedicated person.
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To make Synchronzied Swimming a
more recognized and respected sport in Australia, to become a
Sports Physiotherapist.
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING
YOUR SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING CAREER? Constant
injuries.
FAVOURITE SPORTS PERSON AND WHY? Brooke Hanson.
A perfect example of how hard work and determination pays off
in the end, no matter how old you are, or how may times you
fail.
IF YOU COULD INVITE THREE PEOPLE TO A DINNER
PARTY DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD THEY BE? Will
Ferrell, Jim Carey and Steve Carrell.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Analytical, Laid Back, Persistent.
NOTABLE QUOTE: The pain of discipline is far less than the
pain of regret.

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NAME: AMBER BOURKE
NICKNAME: Bambi
D.O.B: 2 March 1989
AGE: 17
BORN: Brisbane
LIVES: Brisbane
HGT: 165 cm
WGT: 50 kg
CLUB Aqualina
COACH: National: Anna Nepotacheva
State: Marina Kholod
Club: Laurel Glancy,Tania
Razouvaeva
YEARS IN SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING: 4 years
PREVIOUS STATE/AUST TEAMS IN SYNCHRONISED
SWIMMING: QLD
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT IN SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING:
Mum: Fundraiser for Aqualina, 1yr
HOW DID YOU START SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING:
Needed something to do on a Saturday
THREE BEST CAREER RESULTS: Open Free Combo Gold at
Oceania 2006, QLD junior duet State champs 2006
FAVOURITE EVENT: Combo Team
BEST EVENT: Figures
TRAINING ROUTINE: 6 swims, 2 land sessions, 1 ballet
session
2007 SEASON GOALS: FINA World Championships
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING TERM GOALS: Do the best I
can
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL:
Olympics
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Parents: Erica and Brendan Bourke, Little
Brother: Blaine
BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN LIFE: My Mum
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: My fish, Theodore. Because
no matter what he always acts content with life.
ROLE MODELS: Older swimmers in the team
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Engineering
UNIVERSITY: QUT
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Broncos
MOVIES: Pirates of the Caribbean, Howl’s Moving Castle
TV SHOW: House
BANDS/MUSIC: Panic! At the disco, My Chemical Romance,
The Used
DRINK: Mountain Dew
PETS: Gizmo and Theodore
BEST MATES: Shelly and Nic
LAST BOOK READ: Lisey’s Story by Stephan King
ACTOR: Johnny Depp
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW
ABOUT YOU
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Hot chocolate and a Book
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Anything that says: “Just add
water”
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Hair Straightener
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM THE POOL:
Relax, catch up with my mates
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? My Mum and Dad because they always enjoy life
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Live life to the Fullest, Experience
as much as I can.
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING
YOUR SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING CAREER? Hip and knee
injury
IF YOU COULD INVITE THREE PEOPLE TO A DINNER
PARTY DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD THEY BE? Gandhi,
Johnny Depp, Gerard Way.

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NAME: TAMIKA DOMROW
NICKNAME: Mika, Meeky
D.O.B: 06.09.89
AGE: 17
BORN: Bris. Qld. Aus.
LIVES: Bris.Qld .Aus
HGT: 165cm
WGT: 54kg
CLUB Neptunes
COACH: Marina Kholod
YEARS IN SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING: 7 years
PREVIOUS STATE/AUST TEAMS IN SYNCHRONISED
SWIMMING: 2005 World Championships Montreal, World Cup
2006 Japan, Qld. teams
HOW DID YOU START SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING:
Someone from swimming said I should try it.
THREE BEST CAREER RESULTS: 11 th Team event, World
Cup 2006, Gold –Team Oceania Championships
FAVOURITE EVENT: Free Combination (Team)
BEST EVENT: Team events
TRAINING ROUTINE: 6 swims, 2 Gym
2007 SEASON GOALS: 2007 World Championships, Olympics
team event 2008
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING TERM GOALS: Improvement
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL:
Olympics
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum –Leanne Domrow, Dad – Peter
Domrow, Brothers, Nick, Joel
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA
OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Yes, brother
Joel for Swimming
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Russian Synchro Team/
Virginie – World Solo Champion
ROLE MODELS: - My brothers
FAVOURITE:
MOVIES: Too many, anything comedy
TV SHOW: Who’s line it anyway, Thank God you’re here,
Family Guy
BANDS/MUSIC: Almost anything
HOBBIES: Fishing, playing the sims
PETS: My dogs, cat, bird and horses
BEST MATES: Nicole, John, Hayley and the list goes on
LAST BOOK READ: Narnia
ACTOR: Johnny Depp
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW
ABOUT YOU
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Seeing a movie
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: I don’t cook
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Family, friends,
my pets.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM THE POOL:
Hanging out with my friends
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING
YOUR SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING CAREER? All of my
Duet partners have quit.
FAVOURITE SPORTS PERSON AND WHY? Grant Hackett
IF YOU COULD INVITE THREE PEOPLE TO A DINNER
PARTY DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD THEY BE? Johnny
Depp, Kate Hudson, Jim Carey
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Determined, happy, individual
NOTABLE QUOTE: It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s
the size of the fight in the dog!

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NAME: BIANCA HAMMETT
NICKNAME: B
D.O.B: 12 September 1990
AGE: 16
BORN: Warrnambool, Australia
LIVES: Brisbane, Australia
HGT: 171cm
WGT: 50kg
CLUB Aqualina
COACH: National: Anna Nepotacheva,
State: Marina Kholod
Club: Laurel Glancy, Tania
Razouvaeva
YEARS IN SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING: 8 years
PREVIOUS STATE/AUST TEAMS IN SYNCHRONISED
SWIMMING: Australian Oceania Free Combo Team (2006),
Queensland State Teams (2000 to 2007)
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT IN SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING:
Mum - judging for 6 years
HOW DID YOU START SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING:
Previously did Gymnastics and when I moved to QLD I saw an
article in the paper on synchro - tried it and loved it.
THREE BEST CAREER RESULTS: Gold medal at Oceania
championships 2006 (Open free combo team), Gold medal
Australian championships 2006 (Open Free Combo team) and
Australian 13-15 yrs Solo Champion 2005.
FAVOURITE EVENT: Teams
BEST EVENT: Teams
TRAINING ROUTINE: 6 swim, 3 land, 1 ballet
2007 SEASON GOALS: Be selected in more than one event
for World Championships, Selection into team for Olympic
qualifier.
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING TERM GOALS: Compete at
World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Olympics.
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL:
Winning a medal at World Championships, Commonwealth
Games and/or Olympics.
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Kerrie Hammett (mum), Wayne Hammett
(dad), Damian Hammett (Brother).
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA
OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? No
BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN LIFE: My mum
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: A photo of myself as a 8
year old with 3 Qld members of the 2000 Australian Olympic
team – wanting to be like them and compete at the Olympics.
ROLE MODELS: My coaches and leading synchro athletes
(past and present)
STUDIES: Student – Year 12
SCHOOL: School, Calamvale College
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Australian Synchronized Swimming team
(because I’m on it)
MOVIES: Comedies (I like to laugh), Dramas and thrillers
TV SHOW: Will and Grace
BANDS/MUSIC: R n B
CD’S: Usher, Chris Brown, Nelly, Justin Timberlake, etc. And
Soundtracks
DRINK: Water
HOBBIES: Synchro, watching movies and hanging out with
friends
PETS: Omo (dog) and Casper (Cockatiel)
BEST MATES: Marina Thaqi, my friends from school and
synchro
LAST BOOK READ: The Bone Collector
ACTOR: Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Johnny Depp, Jamie
Foxx and Adam Sandler
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW
ABOUT YOU KNOW
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Sleep
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Banana Cake
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: TV
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM THE POOL: Shop!
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? My friendly nature
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? My mum – she rocks
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? In a good
way
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: to work with animals
FAVOURITE SPORTS PERSON AND WHY? I like lots of
different sports and have favourite players from them all. They
are all great “team” players who can lift the team when needed.
IF YOU COULD INVITE THREE PEOPLE TO A DINNER
PARTY DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD THEY BE? Will
Smith, Adam Sandler and Jamie Foxx (it would be hilarious)
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Fun, talkative, energetic
NOTABLE QUOTE: Because of you, I’m me… so you’re the
real star!

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NAME: DANNIELLE LIESCH
NICKNAME: Spanky
D.O.B: 18 May 1978
AGE: 28yrs
BORN: Toowoomba, QLD
LIVES: Melbourne
HGT: 178cm
WGT: 60kg
CLUB Nunawading Synchro
COACH: Anna Nepotacheva
YEARS IN SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING: 18yrs
PREVIOUS STATE/AUST TEAMS IN SYNCHRONISED
SWIMMING: OAP 1994-2000, Open National Team 1994-2002
& 2004-2007,
Junior Worlds 1995, World Cup 1997, World Championships
1998, European Circuit 1999, Olympics 2000, World
Championships 2001, European Circuit 2005, Commonwealth
Games 2006, World Cup 2006
PREVIOUS STATE/AUST TEAMS IN OTHER SPORTS: State
Level Track and Field 1989-1991, State Level Swimming 1988-
1995
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT IN SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING:
Roslyn Liesch-Edmunds (mother) my club coach 1990-1998
HOW DID YOU START SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING: I
started out as a speed swimmer. It was something my family
had always been involved in. When we saw someone raining
for synchro, I was very interested. Synchro proved to be a
greater challenge, because as a perfection sport, there is
always something to learn and skills to master. So I took it up.
THREE BEST CAREER RESULTS: 2006 Commonwealth
Games 2 nd Duet Event
FAVOURITE EVENT: Solo
BEST EVENT: Solo
TRAINING ROUTINE: 6-10 swim sessions, 5-8 land sessions
(gym, cardio, ballet)
2007 SEASON GOALS: World Championships
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING TERM GOALS:
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL:
Compete at Olympics (2000) and Medal at Commonwealth
Games (2006)
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Roslyn Liesch-Edmunds (Mum) & Graham
Edmunds, Mitchell Liesch (Brother), Andrew Jeffrey (Boyfriend)
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA
OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Edward
Stanley “Nigger” Brown – Rugby League
BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN LIFE: In regard to synchro – my
mother and my coaches
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: surpassing my own
performances
ROLE MODELS: In Synchro – Team mates from 2000
Olympic Team
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Bachelor of Science/Commerce in
Organisational Psychology Completed 2004, Currently Swim
School Supervisor at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Brisbane Lions
MOVIES: Braveheart
TV SHOW: Alias
BANDS/MUSIC: U2
CD’S: U2 – Rattle and Hum
DRINK: Gin & Tonic
HOBBIES: Volley Ball
BEST MATES: Andrew Jeffrey (Boyfriend)
LAST BOOK READ: A Breath of Snow and Ashes – Diana
Garbaldon
ACTOR: Johnny Depp
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW
ABOUT YOU
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Massage or the Beach
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Risotto
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Sleep
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM THE POOL:
Catch friends
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? My determination
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As
Passionate & Enthusiastic
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To be healthy and happy and
eventually have children
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING
YOUR SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING CAREER? Plenty. The
biggest being dislocating my knee and shin 1 week before
National Championships
FAVOURITE SPORTS PERSON AND WHY? Virginie Dedieu
(France) – Current World Champion Soloist
IF YOU COULD INVITE THREE PEOPLE TO A DINNER
PARTY DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD THEY BE? My
Grandfather, My Brother and My Boyfriend. Because neither my
brother or boyfriend got enough of an opportunity to get to know
my Granddad.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Determined, Persistent and Enthusiatic
NOTABLE QUOTE: “Your greatest task in life is not to get
ahead of others, but to surpass yourself.”

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NAME: TARREN OTTE
NICKNAME: Tazza
D.O.B: 29.03.84
AGE: 22
BORN: Box Hill, VIC
LIVES: Port Melb, Victoria
HGT: 169cm
WGT: 59kgs
CLUB PLC
COACH: Anna Neptocheva
YEARS IN SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING: 13
PREVIOUS STATE/AUST TEAMS IN SYNCHRONISED
SWIMMING: State team since 1996, National Junior Team
1999-2001 National Team 2002-current
PREVIOUS STATE/AUST TEAMS IN OTHER SPORTS: N/A
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT IN SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING:
(who & how long) Sister – swimmer for four years, Mum – on
state committee for 10 years
HOW DID YOU START SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING:
Primary School Swimming Lessons – Teacher was the State
Team Manager and asked me to come a long to have a go.
Stayed ever since.
THREE BEST CAREER RESULTS: 2005 World Champs – Solo
– 24 th, 2006 World Cup – Team – 12 th, Solo, Duet and Team at
Junior Worlds 2002
FAVOURITE EVENT: Tech Solo and Combination Team
TRAINING ROUTINE: 10-15hrs in pool, 2 gym sessions
2007 SEASON GOALS: Perform extremely well at Worlds
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING TERM GOALS: Represent
Australia at the 2008 Olympics
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL:
Represent Australia at the 2008 Olympics, Win a medal at 2010
Commonwealth Games
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum – Suzanne Reeves-Finch, Step Dad
– Robert Finch, Dad – Ron Otte, Brother – Ryan Otte, Sisters –
Carissa Otte & Eliza Otte.
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA
OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Dad – Masters
Indoor Cricket
BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN LIFE: My mum – she has always
been there for me especially when I need it the most!!!
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: People who defy odds and
achieve incredible things.
ROLE MODELS: Katrina Orpwood – Past Coach
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Bachelor of Applied Science –
Physical Education – Secondary & Diploma of Education.
SCHOOL / UNIVERSITY / JOB: Uni: Victoria University of
Technology. Job: VUT Aquatic Centre, MSAC (Melbourne
Sports & Aquatic Centre) & Presbyterian Ladies’ College
Aquatic Centre
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: AFL – The mighty DEES!!!!
MOVIES: Along came Polly
TV SHOW: Will & Grace, Greys anatomy, Desperate
Housewives and Lost
DRINK: Coke, Ice Coffee Big M
HOBBIES: Shopping
PETS: None
BEST MATES: Mahla Khier
ACTOR: Owen Wilson & Kate Hudson
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW
ABOUT YOU
SUPERSTITIONS: Karma
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Massage
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Spaghetti Bolognase
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Food
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM THE POOL: Sleep
and Shop
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Chest ☺
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? My mum – she has always been there for me
especially when I need it the most!!!
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? A hard
working, caring/giving & successful person
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To be successful in life
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING
YOUR SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING CAREER? Being so sick
at a comp but still competing when I thought I couldn’t.
FAVOURITE SPORTS PERSON AND WHY? Glenn McGrath –
a great sportsman and person in general.
IF YOU COULD INVITE THREE PEOPLE TO A DINNER
PARTY DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD THEY BE? Kylie
Minogue, Owen Wilson & Steve Irwin.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Sleepy, Hungry & Funky
NOTABLE QUOTE: To be number 1 you have to train like your
number 2!!!

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: SAMANTHA
REID
NICKNAME: Sam
D.O.B: 28/10/88
AGE: 18
BORN: Brisbane
LIVES: Brisbane
HGT: 157 cm
WGT: 49kg
CLUB Aqualina
COACH: Laurel Glancy
YEARS IN SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING: 10years
PREVIOUS STATE/AUST TEAMS IN SYNCHRONISED
SWIMMING: Oceania 2003 and 2006; World Championships
Montreal 2005; World Cup Yokohama 2006; Qld teams since
2000
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT IN SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING:
Sister Kirsten, 10 years, retired 2005; Father Allan, past
president QSSI, long term computer scorer, including Sydney
Olympics
HOW DID YOU START SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING:
Followed sister Kirsten
THREE BEST CAREER RESULTS: Aust Combo Team Gold,
Oceania 2006; World Cup 2006 Aust team placed 12th; Qld
Junior Solo Champion 2005,2006
FAVOURITE EVENT: Free Routine Combination
BEST EVENT: Team events
TRAINING ROUTINE: 5 swims 2 gym sessions per week plus
training camps
2007 SEASON GOALS: Place well at World Championships
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING TERM GOALS: Be selected
for Olympic Squad at trial event in 2007
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL:
Represent Australia at 2008 Olympic Games
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum Kerry Reid Dad Allan Reid brother
Nick Reid sister Kirsten Reid
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA
OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Sister Kirsten
was in Australian Synchro team for Oceania, Fiji in 2003 and the
Australian team in Montreal World Junior Synchro
Championships 2003 and was a long term member of the
Queensland team; Brother Nick represents Queensland in In-
Line Hockey, and is presently a member of the Australian
squad, and was the goalkeeper in the Queensland Futsal team
for 3 years.
BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN LIFE: My Mum
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: The Spanish Synchro team
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: 1st year of Business Degree
SCHOOL / UNIVERSITY: Griffith Uni
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Spanish Synchro team
MOVIES: Kicking and Screaming; How to lose a guy in 10 days
TV SHOW: America’s next top model
BANDS/MUSIC: Bob Sinclair
CD’S: Justin Timberlake; Nelly Futado
DRINK: Cruisers
HOBBIES: Shopping
PETS: Dogs Penny, Blossom and Gypsy
BEST MATES: Lots of them
LAST BOOK READ: Angels and Demons, Dan Brown
ACTOR: Sarah Jessica-Parker; Matthew McConaughey
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW
ABOUT YOU
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: The steam room
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Pancakes
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Lipgloss
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM THE POOL: Shop,
go to movies
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Persistence
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? My Mum, she’s always there for me
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As a happy
person who tried my best
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Be on TV
FAVOURITE SPORTS PERSON AND WHY? I’m not a sports
fan
IF YOU COULD INVITE THREE PEOPLE TO A DINNER
PARTY DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD THEY BE? Orlando
Bloom; Paris Hilton; Nelly Furtado
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Small, loud, happy

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: BETHANY WALSH
NICKNAME: Beth
D.O.B: 2/11/1985
AGE: 21
BORN: Melbourne
LIVES: Melbourne
HGT: 165cm
WGT: 61kg
CLUB Dandee Dolphins
COACH: Anna N
YEARS IN SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING: 10years
PREVIOUS STATE/AUST TEAMS IN SYNCHRONISED
SWIMMING: Vic Team 2000-2006 Aus Junior Team 2002, Aus
Open Team 2005-2007
HOW DID YOU START SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING: Saw a
“Come and try day” for Synchro, went along with my best friend
and that was it!
THREE BEST CAREER RESULTS: Junior Figure State
Champion 2003, Duet State Champion 2006, 12 th In team Fina
World Cup 2006
FAVOURITE EVENT: Duet
BEST EVENT: Duet
TRAINING ROUTINE: 6 Swims, 3Gym
2007 SEASON GOALS: Team Finals at Worlds
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING TERM GOALS: To make AUS
team for Olympics
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: To
compete in Olympics
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum:- Carmel Stutterd, Dad:- David
Walsh, Sisters Amy and Madeleine, Niece:- Amelia, nephew:-
Bennett
BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN LIFE: Friends and Family
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Music
ROLE MODELS: My team mates
STUDIES: Exercise Science
Part Time JOB: Swim School Instuctor
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: North Melbourne
MOVIES: Little Miss Sunshine, Garden State, Almost Famous
TV SHOW: Friends
BANDS/MUSIC: Silverchair, Tori Amos Tool
CD’S: Neon Ballroom, Let It Be, Aha Shake Heartbreak
DRINK: Diet Coke
HOBBIES: Going to the beach
PETS: Rabbit
BEST MATES: Coral, Liz a Ads, Daz, Emma
LAST BOOK READ: The Bronze Horseman
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW
ABOUT YOU
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Going to the beach
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Pancakes!
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Music
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM THE POOL: Hang
out with friends
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Sense of humour
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHY? Friends and family as they are always there
through good times and bad and to learn from and listen too!
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Would like to run a half marathon
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING
YOUR SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING CAREER? An ongoing
knee injury
FAVOURITE SPORTS PERSON AND WHY? Lance Armstrong,
amazing athlete!
IF YOU COULD INVITE THREE PEOPLE TO A DINNER
PARTY DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD THEY BE? Daniel
Johns, Tori Amos and Maynard
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?
Easy going, happy, laid back
NOTABLE QUOTE: “be proud, persist, work hard, stand tall,
don’t quit, don’t bend, don’t break, don’t fall!”

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING RESULTS
I FINA World Championships
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1973
Solo
1. T. Anderson USA 120.46
2. J. Carrier CAN 112.53
3. J. Hasumi JPN 104.18
Duet
Duet
1. T. Anderson G. Johnson USA 1. 118.39 Waldo, Cameron CAN
2. J. Carrier, M. RamseyCAN 112.91 2. Josephson, Josephson USA
3. M. Fujiwara, Y. Fujiwara
107.31
JPN 3. Itoh, Kotani JPN
Team
1. United States 117.61
2. Canada 112.91
3. Japan 107.31
II FINA World Championships
Cali, Columbia
1975
Solo
1. G. Johnson USA 133.083
2. S. Fortier CAN 130.866
3. Y. Unesaki JPN 126.616
Duet
1. R. Curren, A. NorriahUSA 129.433
2. L. Wilkin, C. StewartCAN 127.733
3. Y. Fujiwara, M. Fujiwara JPN
126.099
6. D. Burridge, L. Steanes AUS
108.450
Team
1. United States 128.812
2. Canada 125.129
3. Japan 123.691
III FINA World Championships
West Berlin, Germany
1978
Solo
1. H. Vanderburg CAN 187.849
2. P. Tyron USA 181.499
3. Y. Unezaki JPN 179.650
Duet
1. Calkins, VanderburgCAN 183.300
2. M. Fujiwara, Y. Fujiwara JPN
181.842
3. T. Barone USA 180.758
Team
1. United States 182.300
2. Japan 181.533
3. Canada 177.919
IV FINA World Championships
Guayaquil, Ecuador
1982
Solo
1. T. Ruiz USA 192.300
2. K. Kryczka CAN 188.983
3. M. Motoyoshi JPN 181.533
Duet
1. S. Hambrook, K. Kryczka CAN
190.541
2. C. Costie, T. Ruiz USA
188.650
3. I. Abe, M. Fuieara JPN
181.900
Team
1. Canada 188.258
2. United States 186.833
3. Japan 182.050
V FINA World Championships
Madrid, Spain
1986
Solo
1. C. Waldo CAN
2. S. Josephson USA
3. M. Hermine FRA
Team
1. Canada
2. United States
3. Japan
VI FINA World Championships
Perth, Australia
1991
Solo
1. S. Frechette CAN 201.013
2. K. Babb-Sprague USA 196.314
3. M. Kotani JPN 195.110
Duet
1. K. Josephson, S. JosephsonUSA
199.762
2. M. Kotani, A. Takayama JPN
194.307
3. K. Glen, L. Alexander CAN
192.649
Team
1. United States 185.884
2. Canada 193.259
3. Japan 189.753
VII FINA World Championships
Rome, Italy
1994
Solo
1. B. Dyroen-Lancer USA 191.040
2. F. Okuno JPN 187.306
3. L. Alexander CAN 186.826
Duet
1. B. Dyroen-Lancer, J. Sudduth USA
187.009
2. F. Okuno, M. Tachibana JPN
186.259
3. L. Alexander, E. Woodley CAN
186.259
Team
1. United States 185.884
2. Canada 183.263
3. Japan 183.215
VIII World Championships
Perth, Australia
1998
Solo
1. O. Sedakova RUS 99.467
2. V. Dedieu FRA 98.667
3. M. Tachiban JPN 97.600
Duet
1. O. Brusnikina, O. Sedakova RUS
99.073
2. M. Tachibana, M. Takeda JPN
98.06
3. V. Dedieu, M. Lignot FRA
97.32
Team
1. Russia 99.667
2. Japan 98.267
3. USA 97.133
IX FINA World Championships
Fukuoka, Japan
2001
Solo
1. O. Brusnikina RUS 99.434
2. V. Dedieu FRA 98.287
3. M. Tachibana JPN 97.870
Duet
1. M. Tachibana, M. Takeda JPN 98.910
2. A. Davydova, A. Ermakova RUS
98.390
3. C. Carver-Dias, F. Letourneau CAN
96.704
Team
1. Russia 98.917
2. Japan 98.083
3. Canada 97.453
X FINA World Championships
Barcelona, Spain
2003
Solo
1. V. Dedieu FRA 99.251
2. A. Ermakova RUS 97.417
3. G. Mengual ESP 97.334
Duet
1. A. Davydova, A. Ermakova RUS
99.084
2. M. Tachibana, M. Takeda JPN
98.084
3. G. Mengual, P. Tirados ESP
96.667
Team
1. Russia 99.500
2. Japan 98.333
3. United States 97.500
XI FINA World Championships
Montreal, Canada
2005
Solo
1 V Dedieu FRA 99.001
2. A. Ermakova RUS 98.250
3. G. Mengual ESP 97.417
Duet
1 A Davydova/A Ermakova RUS
99.084
2 G Mengual/P Tirados ESP
97.417
3 S Harada/E Suzuki JPN
97.334
Team
1 Russia 99.334
2 Japan 97.834
3 Spain 97.750