Melbourne, Australia March 17- April 1, 2007 - Hanson Media Group

Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM
NAME: BRONTE BARRATT
NICKNAME: B, Bront, Baz.
D.O.B: 08/02/1989
AGE: 18
BORN: Brisbane, QLD
LIVES: Brisbane, QLD
HGT: 171 cm
WGT: 56kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Albany Creek/QAS
TRAINS (Pool): Albany Creek
COACH: John Rodgers
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won gold and bronze at 2006 Commonwealth
Games….silver medallist in 4x200m free at 2005 FINA World
Championship on her maiden Australian team….won a silver and bronze
at 2006 Pan Pacific Championships….winner of five gold medals at the
Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Maui….won gold and silver at 2006
FINA World Short Course Championships….has won two Australian Short
Course titles....has won 18 individual Australian Age titles
IN 2007 Won 200m free and was second in 400m free at the Telstra
Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)
IN 2006 Second in the 400m free, third in the 200m free at Telstra
Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne….won gold in 4x200m,
claimed bronze in 400m free and was fourth in 200m free at
Commonwealth Games in Melbourne….won gold in 4x200m, silver in
400m free and was tenth in 200m free at FINA World Short Course
Championships in Shanghai….added four gold and a silver at Fisher &
Paykel Australian Age Championships in Sydney….won silver in 4x200m,
bronze in 200m free and was fifth in 400m free at Pan Pacific
Championships in Victoria, BC IN 2005 Won silver in 4x200m free on
senior Australian team debut at FINA World Championships in
Montreal….finished fifth in 200m free at Telstra Trials in Sydney….won
five gold medals at the Junior Pan Pacs in Maui…. swam five personal
bests to win five gold medals at the Fisher & Paykel Australian Age
Championships in Brisbane….claimed gold in both the 200 and 400m free
at the Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Melbourne….won 400m free at FINA World Cup in Sydney IN 2004 A
semi finalist in both the 100 and 200m free at the Telstra Olympic Team
Selection Trials in Sydney….was a member of the Trans Tasman series
against New Zealand….won five gold medals at the Fisher & Paykel
Australian Age Championships in Perth IN 2003 A member of the
Australian Age and Trans Tasman team….won the 50, 100m free and
200m IM at the Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in
Brisbane
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Champs Montreal, Canada 2005 2nd 4x200m
Commonwealth Melbourne,
Games
Australia
2006 1 st 4x200m; 3 rd 400m free; 4 th 200m free
World Short Course Shanghai, China 2006 1st 4x200m; 2nd 400m free; 10th 200m free
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC,
Canada
2006 2nd 4x200m; 3rd 200m free; 5th 400m free
Junior Pan Pac Maui, USA 2005 1
Champs
st 50m,100m,200m, 4x100m, 4x200m free; 2nd 400
free
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 1
1 – 200m freestyle (07)
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002….won her first ever individual gold medal at an Australian Age
Championships, claiming the 50m free in Sydney
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother, father, siblings – Ashley and Cameron;
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: University; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING
AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Netball and hockey; SUPERSTITIONS:
The number 13 and routine before a race; ULTIMATE RELAXATION:
Sleeping in bed; SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN: Omelet; ONE THING
YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: Chocolate and friends; WHAT WOULD
YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING: Go to University
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Brisbane Lions and Broncos; MOVIES: The Sweetest
Thing, Notebook; TV SHOW: Survivor, The OC; BANDS/MUSIC: Cold
Play; CDs: Party Mix; FOOD: Pizza, Lasagna; DRINK: Coke; SWIM
MEET: Montreal 2005; HOBBIES: Beach, shopping, dancing; PETS: Dog
– Buddy; BEST MATES: They know who they are; HAVE ANY OF YOUR
FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A
NATIONAL LEVEL? Grandmother – Olympic long jumper; WHO HAS
BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY? Family
and friends because they have given me so much support; HOW WOULD
YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: Happy, determined,
love; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: World Championships 2007;
SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic Games, 2008;
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To achieve 100 things that I thought were
unachievable; WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY?
Three years old, my brothers swam and I went to club nights and joined in;
FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND WHY? Susie O'Neill – she seems like she
is a quiet achiever; FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Darren Lockyer –
he's a machine; NOTABLE QUOTE: "I am not scared of tomorrow for I
have seen yesterday, and I love today", William Allen White.
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EV EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING NG MEET
200m freestyle 1:58.07 3rd 2007 Aust. Champs
400m freestyle 4:08.34 3rd 2007 Aust. Champs
200m individual medley 2:15.72 10th 2005 Aust Age Champs