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
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