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