Melbourne, Australia March 17- April 1, 2007 - Hanson Media Group
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: EPHRAIM HANNANT<br />
NICKNAME: Eph<br />
D.O.B: 18/02/1988<br />
AGE: 19<br />
BORN: Gold Coast, QLD<br />
LIVES: Gold Coast, QLD<br />
HGT: 180cm<br />
WGT: 76kg<br />
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Miami Swimming Club<br />
TRAINS (Pool): Pizzey Park<br />
COACH: Denis Cotterell<br />
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won gold in 200m back at 2006<br />
Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials….won gold in 200m back<br />
at 2006 Swim Meet of Champions in Mission Viejo….placed<br />
sixth in 200m back at 2006 Pan Pacific Championships….won<br />
gold in 400m IM at 2005 Junior Pan Pacific<br />
Championships….won a gold and a bronze at 2004 Oceania<br />
Championships<br />
IN <strong>2007</strong> Placed second in 200m back and fifth in the 400m free<br />
at the Telstra <strong>Australia</strong>n Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)<br />
IN 2006 Won gold in 200m back and bronze in 400m IM at<br />
Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in <strong>Melbourne</strong>.…added<br />
gold in 200m back and silver in 400m free at Swim Meet of<br />
Champions in Mission Viejo....won 200m back and silver in<br />
400m free at Telstra GP2 in Brisbane.…won 200m free and was<br />
second in 400m free at Telstra GP1 in Brisbane….placed sixth<br />
in 200m back at Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, BC<br />
IN 2005 Was third in 800m free, fifth in 400m IM and seventh in<br />
200m back at Telstra Trials in Sydney….won bronze in 400m IM<br />
& was fourth in 800m free at Telstra <strong>Australia</strong>n Short Course<br />
Championships in <strong>Melbourne</strong>….won gold in 400m IM at Junior<br />
Pan Pacific Championships in Maui IN 2004 Placed sixth in<br />
400m IM at Telstra Olympic Team Selection Trials in<br />
Sydney….won silver in 1500m free and bronze in 400m IM at<br />
Telstra <strong>Australia</strong>n Short Course Championships in<br />
Brisbane….won 4x200m free, was third in 200m free and fourth<br />
in 400m IM at Oceania Championships in Suva….won two gold,<br />
two silver and a bronze at Fisher & Paykel <strong>Australia</strong>n Age<br />
Championships in Perth IN 2003 Won 10 gold medals at Qld<br />
Open & Age Championships….won Swimmer of the Meet at Qld<br />
Age Championships<br />
OUT OF THE POOL<br />
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother – Pam, Dad – Ralph, 10 brothers<br />
and sisters; WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Grant Hackett<br />
and my family; ROLE MODELS: My dad<br />
Individual <strong>Australia</strong>n Long Course Titles: - 1<br />
1- 200m backstroke (06)<br />
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS<br />
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS<br />
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC, Canada 2006 6 th 200m back<br />
Junior Pan Pac Champs Maui, USA 2005 1 st 400m IM; 4 th 1500m free<br />
Oceania Champs Suva, Fiji 2004 1 st 4x200m free; 3 rd 200m free; 4 th 400m IM<br />
PERSONAL<br />
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Swimmer; SPORTS BEFORE<br />
SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Rugby, now OZ-<br />
Tag; INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW<br />
ABOUT YOU: I have 10 brothers and sisters;<br />
SUPERSTITIONS: Wetting myself before a race; ULTIMATE<br />
RELAXATION: Sleeping; SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN:<br />
Eggs; ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: My Mum;<br />
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING:<br />
Hanging out with friends<br />
FAVOURITE<br />
SPORTING TEAM: Brisbane Broncos; MOVIES: Dumb and<br />
Dumber; TV SHOW: Friends; BANDS/MUSIC: Punk, MxPx;<br />
CDs: iPod; FOOD: Mum's baked dinner; DRINK: JB's; SWIM<br />
MEET: Grand Prixs: HOBBIES: Surfing; PETS: None; BEST<br />
MATES: Jesse, Josh, Heidi, Kyle, Jamie; WHAT'S YOUR<br />
GREATEST ASSET: Surf board; HAVE ANY OF YOUR<br />
FAMILY MEMBERS REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR<br />
PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? My brother Ben<br />
who won the NRL grand final with the Brisbane Broncos; WHO<br />
HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND<br />
WHY: My family; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF<br />
IN THREE WORDS? Fun, sporty, funny; HOW WOULD YOU<br />
LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Just a genuine guy; SWIMMING<br />
SHORT TERM GOALS: To break the Aust 200 backstroke<br />
record; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: To be the<br />
best; PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To be a free man; HAVE YOU<br />
ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR<br />
SWIMMING CAREER? No; WHAT AGE DID YOU START<br />
SWIMMING AND WHY? At eight because I thought it was OK;<br />
FAVOURITE SWIMMER? Grant Hackett; FAVOURITE<br />
ATHLETE? Lance Armstrong; NOTABLE QUOTE: "What mind<br />
of man can believe he can achieve."<br />
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:<br />
EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING NG MEET<br />
100m backstroke 56.98 2006 Santa Clara Int.<br />
200m backstroke 1:59.74 5th 2006 Swim Meet of Champs<br />
200m freestyle 1:50.87 2006 Grand Prix 1<br />
400m freestyle 3:52.07 2006 Swim Meet of Champs<br />
400m IM 4:23.65 2006 Aust. Champs
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