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: JOSH SANTACATERINA<br />
NICKNAME: Santa<br />
D.O.B: 21/05/1980<br />
AGE: 26<br />
BORN: Ayr, QLD<br />
LIVES: Brisbane, QLD<br />
HGT: 190cm<br />
WGT: 80kg<br />
CLUB/INSTITUTE: St Peter’s Western<br />
TRAINS (Pool):<br />
St Peter’s Western<br />
COACH:<br />
Michael Bohl<br />
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won gold in 25km at 2006 FINA<br />
Open Water Championships….won bronze in 5km at 2004<br />
FINA Open Water Championships….has won two <strong>Australia</strong>n<br />
Open Water Championships….won 800m free at 2004<br />
Telstra Olympic Team Selection Trials<br />
IN <strong>2007</strong> Was third in the 1500m free at the Telstra <strong>Australia</strong>n<br />
Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)….won silver in 10km &<br />
bronze in 5km at the Swimming <strong>Australia</strong> Open Water<br />
Championships in <strong>Melbourne</strong> (Dec 06)….won 2006/07<br />
Swimming <strong>Australia</strong> Open Water Swimming Grand Prix<br />
Series IN 2006 Second in 5km & 10km at <strong>Australia</strong>n Open<br />
Water Championships in Sydney….won gold in 25km, was<br />
eighth in 10km & ninth in 5km at FINA World Open Water<br />
Championships in Naples IN 2005 Won 10km and was third<br />
in 5km at the Telstra <strong>Australia</strong>n Open Water Championships<br />
on the Gold Coast….placed fifth in 25km, was 14th in 10km<br />
& 16th in 5km at FINA World Championships in Montreal IN<br />
2004 Won bronze in 5km and was 11th in 10km at FINA<br />
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS<br />
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS<br />
World Champs Barcelona, Spain 2003 5 th 5km<br />
Montreal, Canada 2005 5 th 25km; 14 th 10km; 16 th 5km<br />
World Open Water Hawaii, USA 2000 15 th 25km<br />
Dubai, UAE 2004 3 rd 5km; 11 th 10km<br />
Naples, Italy 2006 1 st 25km; 8 th 10km; 9 th 5km<br />
Individual <strong>Australia</strong>n Open Water Titles: 2<br />
1 – 5km (04); 1 – 10km (05)<br />
World Open Water Championships in Dubai….Claimed<br />
gold in 5km and silver in 10km at <strong>Australia</strong>n Open Water<br />
Championships in Perth….won 800m free, was fifth in 1500m<br />
free and eighth in 400m free at Telstra Olympic Team<br />
Selection Trials in Sydney IN 2003<br />
Silver medallist in 5km, bronze medallist in 10km & 25km at<br />
Telstra <strong>Australia</strong>n Open Water Championships on the Gold<br />
Coast….finished fifth in 5km at FINA World Championships<br />
in Barcelona<br />
PREVIOUS YEARS<br />
2002….grabbed silver in 25km at the <strong>Australia</strong>n Open Water<br />
Championships on the Gold Coast….2001….finished second<br />
in 25km and third in 10km at <strong>Australia</strong>n Open Water<br />
Championships in Brisbane….2000….was a finalist in the<br />
400m free at the Telstra Olympic Trials in Sydney….won<br />
silver in 25km at the <strong>Australia</strong>n Open Water Championships<br />
in <strong>Melbourne</strong>….finished 15th in 25km at the FINA World<br />
Open Water Championships in Hawaii
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