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SWIMMER PROFILES - MENSimon Burnett Age 21David Carry 22Date of Birth: 14.04.83Born: OxfordLives: OxfordshireNickname: PsiClub: Wycombe DistrictCoach: Bob PayHeight: 1.89mWeight: 80kgDate of Birth: 08.10.81Born: AberdeenLives: Loughborough/AberdeenNickname: DCClub: City of AberdeenCoach: Ian Turner/EileenAdamsHeight: 1.84mWeight: 74kgTRAINS: High WycombeOCCUPATION: StudentFirst Sporting Success: Winning the 50m Freestyle atthe club championships aged 9Finest Sporting Moment: Winning the 200m Freestyleat the Olympic trials to qualify for AthensTips for the Top: Believe you can do the impossibleand sacrifice everything to do itFirst GB Selection Year: 2002Sporting Heroes: Alexander Popov, Ian Thorpe,Matt BiondiClosest Friend in Sport: Lyndon FernsFavourite Sport Other than Swimming:Tennis, pool and snookerThree Words that Best Describe you:Determined and conscientiousWould Most like to Meet: Harry Hill, Michael JordanPrized Possessions: My laptopBiggest Influence on Career: Bob PayToughest Opponent: The pain barrierFavourite Venue: Ponds Forge SheffieldTips to Relax: Breathing exercisesTRAINS: LoughboroughOCCUPATION: SwimmerFirst Sporting Success: Winning my very first schoolswimming galaFinest Sporting Moment: Making the Olympics teamTips for the Top: Realise your potential and achieveyour goalsFirst GB Selection Year: 2002Sporting Heroes: Sir Steve RedgraveClosest Friend in Sport: Chris ThompsonFavourite Sport Other than Swimming: GolfThree Words that Best Describe you:Cool, calm, collectedWould Most like to Meet: Kate HolmesBiggest Influence On Career: Ian Black (1956Olympian and my former school headmaster)Favourite Venue: Tollcross Park, GlasgowTips to Relax: Chat to friends about anything otherthan swimmingWhere do you see yourself in 10 Years?A long way from a swimming poolWhere do you see yourself in 10 Years?Still thinking about an answer to this questionSwimming: PBT100Free 49.90 Sheffield 2004200Free 1:48.50 Sheffield 2004Career Highlights:Bronze medal winner 4x200m Freestyle relay at theCommonwealth Games in Manchester, NCAA Champion2003 in the 200m Freestyle, British Champion in the200m Freestyle 2004, English record holder 100mBackstroke short course.Swimming: PBT100free – 1:49.71 Sheffield 2004200free – 3:52.28 Sheffield 2004Career Highlights:Swimming for Scotland in the 200m Freestyle finalat the Commonwealth Games in 2002, doing an Asia-Pacific World Cup tour with the GB team and beingselected for the Athens Olympics.18
Chris Cook Age 25Todd Cooper Age 21Date of Birth: 05.05.79Born: South ShieldsLives: NewcastleNickname: CookyClub: City of NewcastleCoach: Ian OliverHeight: 1.82mWeight: 79kgDate of Birth: 25.06.83Born: KidderminsterLives: StirlingNickname: Toddly, CoopClub: StirlingCoach: Chris MartinHeight: 1.83mWeight: 72kgTRAINS: Gateshead/NewcastleOCCUPATION: StudentFirst Sporting Success: 100m breaststroke Nationalchampion in 2001Finest Sporting Moment: Breaking the British andCommonwealth 100m breaststroke short course recordTips for the Top: Get up when you’re knocked downFirst GB Selection Year: 2003Sporting Heroes: Michael Johnson and Mohammad AliClosest Friend in Sport: Darren Wigg and James GibsonFavourite Sport Other than Swimming: FootballThree Words that Best Describe you:Positive, determined, competitiveWould Most like to Meet: Steve Irwin – he’s so enthusiasticabout what he doesPrized Possessions: My passport to AthensBiggest Influence On Career: ParentsToughest Opponent: InjuryFavourite Venue: Ponds Forge SheffieldTips to Relax: Be interested in things other thanswimmingTRAINS: StirlingOCCUPATION: StudentFirst Sporting Success: Winning regionalchampionships in athleticsFinest Sporting Moment: Qualifying for the OlympicsTips for the Top: Be dedicated and work onyour techniqueFirst GB Selection Year: 2003Sporting Heroes: Michael JohnsonClosest Friend in Sport: Gregor TaitFavourite Sport Other than Swimming: AthleticsThree Words that Best Describe you:Determined, silly, glaiketWould Most like to Meet: Bob DylanBiggest Influence on Career: My parents and my coachToughest Opponent: Anyone faster than meFavourite Venue: Ponds Forge SheffieldTips to Relax: Listen to some musicWhere do you see yourself in 10 Years?A director or editor of music videosWhere do you see yourself in 10 Years?Doing whatever makes me happySwimming: PBT50Beast - 27.90 Sheffield 2004100Breast - 1:01.27 Daegu, South Korea 2003200Breast - 2:12.67 Sheffield 2004Career Highlights:Broke the British and Commonwealth 100mbreaststroke record in at the Swimming World Cupin Stockholm 2004, silver medallist in the 100mbreaststroke at the World University Games in SouthKorea 2003.Swimming: PBT50fly – 24.20 Sheffield 2004100fly – 52.46 Sheffield 2004Career Highlights:Qualifying for the Athens Olympics, getting close toa medal at the European Short Course Championshipsand breaking the British record in the 100m Butterfly19
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Page 5 and 6: MEDIA PROTOCOL FOR TEAM GB AQUATICS
Page 7 and 8: COMPETITION VENUEThe swimming will
Page 9 and 10: BRITISH SWIMMING - AN OLYMPIC HISTO
Page 11 and 12: WOMEN’S OLYMPIC FACTS●●●●
Page 13 and 14: SWIMMINGTHE 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES13
Page 15 and 16: TEAM GB SWIMMING STAFFNational Perf
Page 17: WEDNESDAY AUGUST 18TH10.00AMWomen
Page 21 and 22: Ian Edmond Age 26Adam Faulkner Age
Page 23 and 24: James Goddard 21James Hickman 28Dat
Page 25 and 26: Darren Mew 24David O’Brien 21Date
Page 27 and 28: Graeme Smith Age 28Gregor Tait Age
Page 29 and 30: SWIMMER PROFILES - WOMENKirsty Balf
Page 31 and 32: Kathryn Evans Age 23Joanne Jackson
Page 33 and 34: Karen Legg Age 25Melanie Marshall A
Page 35 and 36: Sarah Price Age 25Katy Sexton Age 2
Page 37 and 38: TEAM GB STAFF PROFILESBill Sweetenh
Page 39 and 40: Ian TurnerDavid LylesPosition: Head
Page 41 and 42: NEWCOMER’S GUIDE TO SWIMMINGSwimm
Page 43 and 44: 1924F.BarkerGladys.H.CarsonPhyllis
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Page 49 and 50: SWIMMING WORLD RANKINGS - As at 1st
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Page 59 and 60: Schedule 2Schedule of Olympic Quali
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PAST BRITISH OLYMPIC DIVING MEDALLI
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OLYMPIC SELECTION CRITERIA - DIVING
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