Melbourne, Australia March 17- April 1, 2007 - Hanson Media Group
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<strong>Australia</strong>n Aquatics <strong>Media</strong> Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – <strong>Melbourne</strong> <strong>March</strong> <strong>17</strong> – <strong>April</strong> 1, <strong>2007</strong> © HSM<br />
NAME: ROBERT MAITLAND<br />
NICKNAME: robo<br />
D.O.B: 4 September 1983<br />
AGE: 23<br />
BORN: Brisbane, QLD<br />
LIVES: Brisbane, QLD<br />
MARITAL STATUS: Single<br />
HGT: 190cm<br />
WGT: 98kg<br />
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Sydney Uni<br />
TRAINS (Pool): Syd Uni, QAS<br />
COACH: James Moar, Simon Daley<br />
CAP No. 5<br />
POSITION: Centreback<br />
HANDEDNESS: Right<br />
OUT OF THE POOL<br />
FAMILY MEMBERS: Steve & Fran Maitland, Peter (brother)<br />
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: People who are better than me<br />
ROLE MODELS: Any one who dominates their sport and makes it<br />
look easy (eg. Kelly Slater, Roger Federa)<br />
PERSONAL<br />
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Study undergrad – Human movements,<br />
Postgrad- Masters of Commerce.<br />
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU<br />
NOW: Was the heaviest baby mater hospital (Brisbane) 1983, 13<br />
pound.<br />
SUPERSTITIONS: don’t believe in superstitions<br />
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: surfing<br />
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: searching the fridge for food.<br />
ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: my head<br />
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM WATER POLO:<br />
relaxing at the beach with my mates and some beer.<br />
FAVOURITE:<br />
SPORTING TEAM: Any from Queensland<br />
MOVIES: Comedies<br />
TV SHOW: Sport<br />
BANDS/MUSIC: Mostly rock but just about anything on TripleJ<br />
radio<br />
CD’S: don’t exist anymore with MP3 players<br />
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS<br />
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS<br />
World Championships Montreal 2005 10th ?<br />
Commonwealth Games / Perth 2006 1st<br />
Champs<br />
Club Titles (Aust and OS) Perth 2002 1 st<br />
Sydney 2003 1 st<br />
Brisbane 2005 1st<br />
World Jnr Championships Napels, Italy 2003 10th<br />
Istanbul, Turkey 2001 9 th<br />
FOOD: Lots of meat and best served if I haven’t cooked it<br />
DRINK: Water and icy cold beer<br />
WATER POLO EVENT: world champs<br />
HOBBIES: surfing, golf, holidays<br />
PETS: Want a dog<br />
BEST MATES: know who they are<br />
LAST BOOK READ: Complete history of the world<br />
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE<br />
AND WHY? Mates to take me away from sport to a normal life<br />
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?<br />
Friendly, relaxed and fun<br />
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Like a myth<br />
WATER POLO SHORT TERM GOALS: Olympics 2008<br />
WATER POLO ULTIMATE GOAL: good result at Olympics 2008<br />
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: reach my potential<br />
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR<br />
WATER POLO CAREER? Getting a paid job.<br />
WHAT AGE DID YOU START WATER POLO AND WHY? 14<br />
because a friend got me into it.<br />
FAVOURITE WATER POLO PLAYER AND WHY? The ones on<br />
my team, because I can’t lose to them<br />
FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? The ones who dominate one<br />
sport, or are professional at a few.<br />
NOTABLE QUOTE: Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a<br />
loser. VINCE LOMBARDI
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