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Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM 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
Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM 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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