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
ALEXANDRA BAGLEY
D.O.B: 02/03/1989
AGE: 18
LIVES: Townsville, QLD
CLUB/INSTITUTE: Gardens
TRAINS (Pool): Townsville
COACH: Don Watson-Brown
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won gold in 1500m free and
10km at 2007 Jnr Pan Pacs….won silver in 10km & was
third in 5km at 2007 Swimming Australia Open Water
Championships
IN 2007
Won silver in 10km & was third in 5km at the Swimming
Australia Open Water Championships in Melbourne (Dec
06)….won 1500m free and 10km at Jnr Pan Pacs in Maui
IN 2006
Was fourth in 800m free and sixth in 400m free at Fisher &
Paykel Australian Age Championships in Sydney
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum - Tracey, Dad - Mark ,
Brothers – Jonathon, Harrison and Mackenzie; WHAT OR
WHO INSPIRES YOU: My Grandfather; ROLE MODELS:
Past and Present Olympians
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Just graduated from yr 12 and
have deferred university for a year and will commence a
Bachelor of Medicine/surgery in 2008 at James Cook
University in Townsville; SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING
AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: I represented various
regional teams at state level for basketball. Currently just
do swimming; INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT
KNOW ABOUT YOU: I’m a really big fan of the cricket
and love following and watching the Ashes series;
SUPERSTITIONS: None; ULTIMATE RELAXATION:
Sleeping; SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Spaghetti; ONE
THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Friends and Family;
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING:
Shop & socialise with friends.
FAVOURITE
SPORTING TEAM: Australian Telstra Dolphins; MOVIES:
The Holiday, Family Stone, Pretty Woman (favourite oldie)
; TV SHOW: Grey’s Anatomy; BANDS/MUSIC: The Fray,
Ben Harper, Jack Johnson; CDs: Same as above; FOOD:
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
EVENT LOCATION YEAR RESULTS
Junior Pan Pac Champs Maui, USA 2007 1 st 1500m free; 10km
PERSONAL BEST TIMES AND RANKINGS- LONG COURSE:
EVENT ENT PERSONAL
BEST ST
ALL-TIME
AUSTRALIAN
RANKING NG
Chocolate; DRINK: Boost – Passion Mango; SWIM
MEET: Age Nationals ; HOBBIES: shopping, listening to
music, socialising; PETS: Though I’m not a big fan of
animals we have a dog, a bird and fish; BEST MATES:
Swimming friends; LAST BOOK YOU READ:
Hmmm….don‘t read enough to remember; WHAT’S
YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Focus and determination;
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR
LIFE AND WHY: Mum - mainly because we share the
same interests and aspirations. She is always there to
guide and influence my decisions – someone I couldn’t do
without; HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN
THREE WORDS? Dedicated, hard working, friendly;
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Not
really sure; SWIMMING SHORT TERM GOALS: To
improve skills and learn as much as I can to represent
Australia proud at the 2007 World Champs for open water;
SWIMMING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: To make the
Olympics; PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To achieve as much
as I can in swimming, make as many national teams and
then pursue a career in medicine; HAVE YOU
ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR
SWIMMING CAREER? Not major ones – but definitely
experienced low periods like most people do; WHAT AGE
DID YOU START SWIMMING AND WHY? At a very
young age to learn to swim; FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND
WHY? Libby Lenton – appears to always have a positive
attitude; FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Rodger
Federer …other than the fact that he is definitely good
looking, he speaks well in front of the media, and most
importantly respects fellow opponents.
NOTABLE QUOTE: To accomplish great things, we must
not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also
believe (Anatole, France).
MEET
800m freestyle 8:54.13 2007 Jnr Pan Pacs
1500m freestyle 16:45.45 2007 Jnr Pan Pacs