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Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM COACH PROFILES NAME: GREG TOWLE D.O.B: 1977 POSITION: Head Coach – Open Water Team LIVES: Sydney CLUB/INSTITUTE: SAL PREVIOUS AUSTRALIAN TEAMS: 2006 Pan Pacific Championships, Victoria, Canada; 2006 World Open Water Championships, Napels, Italy NAME: DON WATSON-BROWN D.O.B: 1971 POSITION: Coach LIVES: Townsville CLUB/INSTITUTE: Gardens QLD PREVIOUS AUSTRALIAN TEAMS: 2007 Jnr Pan Pacs, Maui
Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM ATHLETE PROFILES DAVID BROWNE NICKNAME: Brownie D.O.B: 09/10/1987 AGE: 19 BORN: Johannesburg, RSA LIVES: Brisbane, QLD HGT: 180cm WGT: 78kg CLUB/INSTITUTE: St. Peters Western TRAINS (Pool): St. Peters Lutheran College COACH: Michael Bohl CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Finished seventh in 10km open water and was twelfth in 400m IM at 2006 Pan Pacific Championships….has won four medals at Australian Age Championships….has won three gold and a bronze at Australian Age Open Water Championships…. won silver in 5km at the 2007 Swimming Australia Open Water Championships IN 2007 Was fifth in the 800m free and sixth in the 400m IM at the Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)….won silver in 5km & was fourth in 10km at the Swimming Australia Open Water Championships in Melbourne (Dec 06) IN 2006 Finished fifth in 400m IM at Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne.…placed fourth in 5km and 10km at Swimming Australia Open Water Championships in Sydney….won gold in 400m IM and bronze in 200m IM at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in Sydney.…was 5th in 400m IM at Santa Clara International….claimed bronze in 10km at Qld Championships….was seventh in 10km open water, 12th in 400m IM and 16th in 800m free at Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, BC IN 2005 Placed fourth in 10km at Australian Open Water Championships on the Gold Coast….won gold in the 5km at the Australian Age Open Water Championships on the Gold Coast….won silver in 400m IM at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in Brisbane IN 2004 Won bronze in the 400m free at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in Perth…added gold in 5km at Australian Age Open Water Championships in Perth….won gold in 200m IM and 400m free at Qld Age Championships in Brisbane….was fifth in 1500m free and seventh in 800m free at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Brisbane IN 2003 Gold medallist in 5km at Australian Age Open Water Championships on the Gold Coast.…finalist in 400m and 1500m free at Fisher & Paykel Australian Age Championships in Brisbane IN 2002 Won bronze in 5km at Australian Age Open Water Championships in Sydney OUT OF THE POOL FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother – Debbie, Father - Phillip, Brother - Andrew, Sister - Emma; WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: My God and my coach; ROLE MODELS: Jesus Christ PERSONAL AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS Pan Pacific Champs Victoria, BC, Canada 2006 7 th 10km; 12 th 400m IM; 16 th 800m free PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE: EVENT ENT PERSONAL BEST ST ALL-TIME AUSTRALIAN RANKING NG STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Bachelor of Economics at the University of Queensland; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Cross Country running and Athletics; INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU: At the end of training I like to pretend I’m a porpoise; SUPERSTITIONS: None; ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Recovery sessions on Friday afternoon; SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: I bake cookies!; ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Oxygen; WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING: I like to go to gigging(concerts). FAVOURITE SPORTING TEAM: Australian Open Water Dolphins (the other Dolphins can come too); MOVIES: “The Corporation”; TV SHOW: John Safran’s Music Jamboree; BANDS/MUSIC: Moot; CDs: “Step Up”-Wiseacre; FOOD: Fruit Smoothies; DRINK: Lemon Lime Bitters; SWIM MEET: 2006 Australian Titles(December 2006); HOBBIES: I collect bottle caps and I stretch; PETS: Sooty the three legged dog; BEST MATES: God; LAST BOOK YOU READ: My Bible; WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET?: I can’t be very angry with anybody for very long; HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL?: My Dad played tennis; WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY: Jesus died for my sins(although I sometimes forget that); HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS? Let me think; HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As someone who “Got it right”; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: To represent my country to the best of my ability at the Melbourne World Championships; SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: To represent my country to the best of my ability at the Olympic Games; PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To do God’s will; HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING CAREER: Pain; WHAT AGE DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY?: At three months because someone put me in the water; FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND WHY?: Josh Santacaterina because he gives his all; FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Roger Federer because he wins with grace and Lance Armstrong because he got back on the bike; NOTABLE QUOTE: “It’s not where you come from, it’s where you going/ It’s not what you drive, It’s what drives you/ It’s not what’s on you, It’s what’s in you! Gatorade”-from a Gatorade Commercial. MEET 400m freestyle 3:58.54 2006 Aust. Champs 800m freestyle 8:11.75 2007 Aust. Champs 400m IM 4:26:11 2007 Aust. Champs
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