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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Canberra, ACT, AUS |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Chandler and Australian Institute of Sport [AIS]: Canberra, ACT, AUS |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Relaxing with friends, going to the movies, sleeping, shopping, watching Australian rules football, baking. (Swimming Australia, 16 Jun 2010 ) |
| Hero / Idol | Lance Armstrong and Muhammad Ali. (AOC, 21 June 2005) |
| Awards and honours | In 2005 she received the Order of the Medal of Australia [OAM]. (iqsport.com.au, 29 Feb 2008) She was named Femaile Individual Medley Swimmer of the Year at the Australian Swimmer of the Year Awards in 2003 and 2004. (iqsport.com.au, 29 Feb 2008) She was named 2003 'Womensport Queensland' Junior Sportswoman of the Year. (iqsport.com.au, 29 Feb 2008) She was named 2002 Australian Institute of Sport Discovery of the Year. ((Swimming Australia, 16 Jun 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Tracy Menzies |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Al, Little Alice. (Swimming Australia, 16 Jun 2010' The Australian, Mar 23 2010) |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2002 |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from which country? | Australia |
General Interest | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning gold in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. (Swimming Australia, 16 Jun 2010) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "If you keep on cutting corners, eventually you'll go around in circles." (AAP, 21 Jul 2003) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | "I have always had a competitive nature and swimming has helped me to channel my competitive energy in a positive way." |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She started swimming at age six. |
International Debut | |
| Competing for | Australia |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | Her family. (AOC, 21 Jun 2005) |
| Other information | 2001 GOODWILL GAMES During the 2001 Goodwill Games, she was a volunteer basket girl at the swimming, carrying the athlete's clothing to and from the pool deck. (The Age, 17 Jul 2003) CHARITY She was diagnosed with mild asthma at the age of 10 and in August 2006, she became an ambassador for the Asthma Foundation. She is also an ambassador for the Breast Cancer Foundation. (iqsport.com.au, 29 Feb 2008) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Nursing - University of Canberra: Canberra, ACT, AUS |
General Interest | |
| Injuries | She suffered a lower back injury in 2006. (NOC, 14 May 2008) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | She never walks over drains. (Swimming Australia, 16 Jun 2010) |
| Ambitions | To win a medal at the Commonwealth Games for the third time in a row. She also aims to keep swimming until the 2012 Olympic Games, finish her degree and work as a nurse in pediatric care. (University of Canberra, 22 Jun 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Training Regime | She has an intense training session that includes swimming 10 times a week combined with abdominal exercises, yoga and pilates as well as weekly physio/massage treatments. |
International Debut | |
| Tournament | Commonwealth Games |
| Location | Manchester |