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: MELANIE<br />
SCHLANGER<br />
NICKNAME: Mel<br />
D.O.B: 31/08/1986<br />
AGE: 20<br />
BORN: Nambour, QLD<br />
LIVES: Brisbane, QLD<br />
HWT: <strong>17</strong>6cm<br />
WGT: 67kg<br />
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Commercial/QAS<br />
TRAINS (Pool): Valley Pool<br />
COACH: Stephan Widmer<br />
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won bronze in 100m free, 4x100m &<br />
4x200m free at 2006 Pan Pacific Championships….finished fifth<br />
in 50m and 100m free at the 2006 Telstra Commonwealth<br />
Games Trials….won a silver medal at the 2006 Mare Nostrum<br />
series….has won four bronze medals at <strong>Australia</strong>n Age<br />
Championships<br />
IN <strong>2007</strong> Was fifth in the 100m free and eighth in the 50m free at<br />
the Telstra <strong>Australia</strong>n Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)<br />
IN 2006 Finished fifth in 50m, 100m free and was seventh in<br />
200m free at the Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in<br />
<strong>Melbourne</strong>….won silver in 200m free at Monaco leg of Mare<br />
Nostrum series….five time finalist at Mare Nostrum<br />
series….claimed gold in 100m free and silver in 50m and 200m<br />
free at Telstra GP1 in Brisbane….won gold in 50 & 100m free<br />
and was fifth in 200m free at Telstra GP2 in Brisbane….won<br />
bronze in 100m free, 4x100m & 4x200m free & was fifth in 50m<br />
free at Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, BC….finished<br />
seventh in 100m free at Telstra <strong>Australia</strong>n Short Course<br />
Championships in Hobart<br />
IN 2005 Finalist in 50m and 100m free at Telstra GP in<br />
Canberra….won bronze in the 50m free at the Fisher & Paykel<br />
<strong>Australia</strong>n Age Championships in Brisbane….competed for<br />
University of Hawaii<br />
IN 2004 Won bronze in the 50m and 100m free at the Fisher &<br />
Paykel <strong>Australia</strong>n Age Championships in Perth<br />
IN 2003 Claimed bronze in 50m free at the Fisher & Paykel<br />
<strong>Australia</strong>n Age Championships in Brisbane<br />
OUT OF THE POOL<br />
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum – Linda, Dad – Paul, Sister – Nikki,<br />
Brother – Adam; WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: My training<br />
squad; ROLE MODELS: Leigh Matthews – Brisbane Lions<br />
coach for his attitude for sporting success<br />
PERSONAL STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Studying Bsc at<br />
University Queensland – Biomedical Science; SPORTS<br />
BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW:<br />
Athletics, water polo, tennis;<br />
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT<br />
YOU: I started swimming when I was 12 for three months but<br />
quit because I hated it; SUPERSTITIONS: None; ULTIMATE<br />
RELAXATION: Laying on the beach; SPECIALITY IN THE<br />
KITCHEN: Chicken Schnitzel; ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE<br />
WITHOUT: Jeremiah, my teddy bear; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO<br />
DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING: Sleep, computers, eat out at<br />
cafes<br />
FAVOURITE<br />
SPORTING TEAM: Brisbane Lions; MOVIES: Harry Potter<br />
Series; TV SHOW: Desperate Housewives, House, Prison<br />
Break; BANDS/MUSIC: I like all music except Opera and Punk;<br />
CDs: Salt'n'Pepa, 'The best of'; FOOD: Chocolate and chicken<br />
schnitzel; DRINK: Pepsi Max; SWIM MEET: Commonwealth<br />
Games Trials; HOBBIES: Computers; PETS: My cats, Co Co;<br />
BEST MATES: Cassie Hunt, Jacinta Boyd; LAST BOOK YOU<br />
READ: Harry Potter; WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? My<br />
massive hands and feet; HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY<br />
MEMBERS REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED<br />
SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? No, my family are not bless<br />
at any sports; WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN<br />
YOUR LIFE AND WHY: Cassie Hunt for being the person who<br />
constantly reminds me of the good in people; HOW WOULD<br />
YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: Awesome,<br />
amazing and modest; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE<br />
REMEMBERED? A friend; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS:<br />
4x100 world title with a super fast split; SWIMMING CAREER<br />
ULTIMATE GOAL: A world record; PERSONAL AMBITIONS:<br />
To be a doctor; HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY<br />
OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING CARERR? I get sick<br />
a lot; WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY?<br />
14 – because little athletics finishes at u/15; FAVOURITE<br />
SWIMMER AND WHY? Leisel Jones – she constantly amazes<br />
me; FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Lance Armstrong – for<br />
what he overcame to be the best; NOTABLE QUOTE: "Just<br />
when the caterpillar thought it was the end of the world, it<br />
became a butterfly".<br />
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS<br />
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS<br />
Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC, Canada 2006 3 rd 100m, 4x100m, 4x200m free; 5 th 50m free<br />
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:<br />
EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ST ALL-TIME<br />
AUSTRALIAN<br />
RANKING NG<br />
MEET<br />
50m freestyle 25.60 8th 2006 Aust. Champs<br />
100m freestyle 54.94 = 6th 2006 Aust. Champs<br />
200m freestyle 2.00.01 2006 Aust. Champs
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