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