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: DANNI MIATKE
NICKNAME: Miteatakmi
D.O.B: 29/11/1987
AGE: 19
BORN: Darwin
LIVES: Melbourne
HGT: 175.5cm
WGT: 68kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Carey Aquatic / VIS
TRAINS (Pool): Carey Aquatic Centre
COACH: Rohan Taylor
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Gold medallist 50m fly at the 2005 FINA World
Championships….gold medallist 50m fly at 2006 Commonwealth Games….has won
one gold, two silver and a bronze medal at two FINA World Short Course
Championships….won three gold, a silver and a bronze at 2004 Oceania
Championships….has amassed 22 individual Australian Age medals including 10 gold
IN 2007 Placed second in 50m fly and sixth in the 100m fly at the Telstra Australian
Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)
IN 2006 Australian champion in the 50m fly and finished fifth in 100m fly at Telstra
Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne….gold medallist 50m fly at 2006
Commonwealth Games in Melbourne….won gold as a heat swimmer in 4x100m
medley & silver in 4x100m free at FINA World Short Course Championships in
Shanghai….won two gold and a silver at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age
Championships in Sydney….placed second in 50m fly, fourth in 100m free and 100m
fly and fifth in 50m free at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Hobart
IN 2005 Gold medallist 50m fly at the FINA World Championships in Montreal
clocking a new Commonwealth record of 26.11….won her maiden senior Australian
Championship in the 50m fly at the Telstra Trials in Sydney….took out 50m fly and
claimed third in both the 100m fly and free at the Telstra Australian Short Course
Championships in Melbourne…. won two gold and two silver at Fisher & Paykel
Australian Age Championships in Brisbane IN 2004 Finished second in the 50m fly
and fifth in the 100m fly at the Telstra Olympic Team Selection Trials in
Sydney….placed third in the 50m fly and fourth in both the 100m fly and 100m free at
the Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Brisbane….won her first ever
international medals - silver in the 4x200m and a bronze in the 4x100m free, also
finished 13th in the 200m free at the FINA World Short Course Championships in
Indianapolis….bronze medallist in the 50m fly at the FINA World Cup in
Melbourne….won five medals including two gold at the Fisher & Paykel Australian
Age Championships in Perth…. added three gold, a silver and a bronze at the
Oceania Championships in Suva IN 2003 Won two gold and two silver at the Fisher &
Paykel Australian Age Championships in Brisbane….represented Australia in the
Fisher & Paykel Trans Tasman Series….won silver in the 50m fly and bronze in the
100m event at the Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Hobart….finalist
in the 50m fly and free at the FINA World Cup in Melbourne
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother- Linda, Step-father- Ken, Little brother- Michael, Father-
Peter, Step-mother- Roz ; WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: My parents and my
squad members; ROLE MODELS: Coach Rohan Taylor, mother Linda
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: University – Biological Science; SPORTS BEFORE
SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Athletics and basketball;
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU NOW: I haven’t
lived at home since I was 14; SUPERSTITIONS: Never open an umbrella indoors;
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Reading a book; SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN:
Cinnamon toast; ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Colourful pop corn;
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING: Shopping – 100% addicted
to shopping
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Green Bay Packers; MOVIES:‘Garden State’ and ‘Little Nicky’;
TV SHOW: ‘McLeod's Daughters’; BANDS/MUSIC: Snow Patrol, The Shins and The
Red Hot Chilli Peppers; CD’S:The Red Hot Chilli Peppers - ‘Californication’;
FOOD: Roast lamb; DRINK: Lemon, lime and bitters; SWIM MEET: Age National
Championships; HOBBIES: Knitting, shopping and reading; PETS: Dog- ‘Otto’ and
cat- ‘Jack’; BEST MATES: Alyce Hull and Katie Bird; WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST
ASSET? I’ll leave that for you to work on; HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS
REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? No;
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY? My
parents- they taught me all my values, which helped to shape my beliefs and opinions
– coach Rohan Taylor, he's like a mentor to me; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE
YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: Smart, fiery, chilled-out; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO BE REMEMBERED? As me; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: Win a medal
at the FINA World Championships – Win the 50m butterfly; SWIMMING CAREER
ULTIMATE GOAL: To break a world record; PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To open my
own lolly shop and to write my name in the sand on the moon; HAVE YOU
ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING CAREER? I had
to move from Darwin to Melbourne by myself when I was 14 to continue my
swimming; WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY? At about the age
of 7 because my mum thought I would enjoy it; NOTABLE QUOTE: “It’s all fun and
games ‘till someone gets hurt”
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
World Champs Montreal, Canada 2005 1st 50m fly
Commonwealth Games Melbourne,
Australia
2006 1st 50m fly
World Short Course Indianapolis, USA 2004 2nd 4x200m free; 3rd 4x100m free; 13th 200m free
Shanghai, China 2006 1st 4x100m medley (heat swim); 2nd 4x100m free; DQ
50m fly
Duel in the Pool Irvine, USA 2005 5th 100m fly
Oceania
Championships
Suva, Fiji 2004 1st 50m, 4x50m free, 50m fly; 2nd 100m free; 3rd 100m fly
Individual Australian Long Course Titles: 2
50m butterfly (05, 06)
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING NG MEET
50m butterfly 26.11 Commonwealth Record 2005 World Champs
100m butterfly 59.83 10th 2007 NSW Open
Champs
50m freestyle 25.71 2006 Australian Age
100m freestyle 56.14 2005 Aust. Champs