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| Human Interest | |
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General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Surfing, sleeping and watching television. (clubsonline.com.au, 16 Jun 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | He took up swimming for safety reasons: "so that I did not drown". |
General Interest | |
| Hero / Idol | Roger Federer, Michael Phelps and the New Zealander rugby union player Doug Howlett. (clubsonline.com.au, 16 Jun 2010, qasport.qld.gov.au, 04 Jun 2008) |
| Awards and honours | He received the Australian Sports Commission's Male Discovery of the Year award for 2005. (Swimming Australia, 20 Feb 2007) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Michael Bohl |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began swimming at age eight. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Brodes. (clubsonline.com.au, 16 Jun 2010) |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2004 |
| Competing for | Australia |
| Location | Fiji |
Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Other information | EARLY DAYS He left the New South Wales north coast town of Kempsey to move to Brisbane and train under former Olympic Games coach John Rodgers. (Swimming Australia, 28 Aug 2006) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "There's no easy way to the top." (NOC, 14 May 2008) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Brisbane, QLD, AUS |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | St. Peters Western and QAS: Brisbane, QLD, AUS |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Hospitality Management, Tourism - University of Queensland: Brisbane, QLD, AUS |
General Interest | |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | "If I think of doing something I have to do it because otherwise something bad will happen." (clubsonline.com.au, 16 Jun 2010) |
International Debut | |
| Tournament | Oceania Championships |