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: NICK D’ARCY<br />
NICKNAME: Darcy<br />
D.O.B: 23/07/87<br />
AGE: 19<br />
BORN: Brisbane, QLD<br />
LIVES: Kawana, QLD<br />
HWT: 181cm<br />
WGT: 80kg<br />
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Maroochydore<br />
Swimming Club<br />
TRAINS (Pool): Kawana Aquatic Centre<br />
COACH: Brian Stehr<br />
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won two gold medals at 2006 Mare<br />
Nostrum series….placed sixth in 200m fly at 2006 Pan Pacific<br />
Championships….finished as ninth highest pointscorer at 2006<br />
Mare Nostrum series….two time <strong>Australia</strong>n Age champion in 200m<br />
fly….won a silver medal in 200m fly at 2006 Oceania<br />
Championships….won 200m fly at 2006 <strong>Australia</strong>n Short Course<br />
Championships<br />
IN <strong>2007</strong> Claimed silver in the 200m fly and was sixth in 100m fly at<br />
the Telstra <strong>Australia</strong>n Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)<br />
IN 2006 Won two gold and one silver medal in 200m fly at Mare<br />
Nostrum series….ninth highest placed competitor of the Mare<br />
Nostrum series…bronze medallist 200m fly at FINA World Cup in<br />
Belo Hirozonte…claimed silver in 200m fly and was fourth in 100m<br />
fly at the Oceania Championships in Cairns.…placed fourth in<br />
200m fly at Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in<br />
<strong>Melbourne</strong>….placed sixth at major international meet debut in<br />
200m fly at Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, BC….won 200m<br />
fly for maiden national open title and was seventh in 50m fly at<br />
Telstra <strong>Australia</strong>n Short Course Championships in Hobart<br />
IN 2005 Finished fourth in 200m fly at Telstra Trials in<br />
Sydney....won gold in 200m fly and was third in 100m fly at Fisher<br />
& Paykel <strong>Australia</strong>n Age Championships in Brisbane….selected on<br />
<strong>Australia</strong>n Junior Pan Pac Team (although unable to compete due<br />
to injury)….won gold in 100 and 200m fly at Qld Age<br />
Championships in Brisbane<br />
IN 2004 Won gold in 200m fly and was second in 100m fly at the<br />
Fisher & Paykel <strong>Australia</strong>n Age Championships in Perth.…won Qld<br />
Age Championships in Brisbane in 100 & 200m fly….sixth 200m fly<br />
Telstra <strong>Australia</strong>n Short Course Championships in Brisbane<br />
IN 2003 Won gold in 200m fly at Qld Age State Championships in<br />
Brisbane….was third in 200m fly at Fisher & Paykel <strong>Australia</strong>n Age<br />
Championships in Brisbane<br />
IN 2002 Gold medallist in 200m fly at Qld Age Championships in<br />
Brisbane<br />
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS<br />
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS<br />
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC, Canada 2006 6 th 200m fly<br />
Oceania Champs Cairns, <strong>Australia</strong> 2006 2 nd 200m fly; 4 th 100m fly; 7 th 50m fly<br />
OUT OF THE POOL<br />
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum - Sue, Dad – Justin, Brothers – Ben<br />
and Mitch;<br />
PERSONAL<br />
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: BSc University Queensland; SPORTS<br />
BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Surfing,<br />
snowboarding, wakeboarding, tennis; SUPERSTITIONS: If you<br />
hold your breath going past a graveyard you get another life;<br />
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Music; ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE<br />
WITHOUT: Surfing; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM<br />
SWIMMING: Sleeping<br />
FAVOURITE<br />
SPORTING TEAM: Manly Sea Eagles; MOVIES: Dirty Sanchez;<br />
TV SHOW: Entourage, The OC; BANDS/MUSIC: Rap; CDs: Rap;<br />
FOOD: Kebabs: DRINK: Coke; SWIM MEET: Junior Pan Pacs<br />
2005; HOBBIES: Surfing; PETS: Two dogs; BEST MATES:<br />
Hickey, Turner, Tanner; LAST BOOK YOU READ: Da Vinci Code;<br />
WHAT'S YOUR GREAT ASSET? Telstra Shares; HAVE ANY OF<br />
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE<br />
AND WHY: Dad and mum because they help me out when I have<br />
problems; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As<br />
someone who could do anything; SWIMMING SHORT TERM<br />
GOALS: Medal at World Championships; SWIMMING CAREER<br />
ULTIMATE GOAL: Win at the Olympic Games; PERSONAL<br />
AMBITIONS: To complete medicine and be an Olympian; HAVE<br />
YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR<br />
SWIMMING CAREER? Lots of coaches telling me I can't do it.<br />
Lots of broken bones. Lots of sickness. WHAT AGE DID YOU<br />
START SWIMMING AND AGE? Age seven because my parents<br />
forced me; FAVOURITE SWIMMER: Grant Hackett; FAVOURITE<br />
ATHLETE: Darren Lockyer; NOTABLE QUOTE: "Live fast, die<br />
young".<br />
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:<br />
EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING N MEET<br />
100m butterfly 54.59 <strong>2007</strong> Aust. Champs<br />
200m butterfly 1:57.82 9th 2006 Pan Pacs
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