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Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM 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”
Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM 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. 2002 2 nd Highest goal scorer for the season, 5 th
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