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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Higher education | Sport and Recreation Studies - Auckland University of Technology : New Zealand |
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| Injuries | He suffered a knee injury in 2007 that required surgery. (stuff.co.nz, 09 Apr 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | His parents signed him up for swimming lessons from an early age. His family then relocated from South Africa to New Zealand when he was 12 and he started swimming competitively. |
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| Awards and honours | He was named 2011 New Zealand Swimmer of the Year. (swimmingnz.org.nz, 10 Apr 2010) |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2005 |
| Competing for | New Zealand |
| Tournament | World Championships |
| Location | Montreal, QC, CAN |
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| Hobbies | Playing drums, surfing, watching sport. (swimming.org.nz, 31 Jul 2015) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | English |
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| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Live life to its fullest with no regrets and don’t ever look back on what could have happened, look forward and make what you want to happen, happen." (kimberleycrossman.com, 26 Jun 2012) |
| Other information | RETIREMENT He announced his retirement from swimming in October 2016. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 18 Oct 2016) MOVE TO THE UNITED STATES In December 2012 he moved to train at the University of Southern California with coach Dave Salo. "I've known the coach [Salo] for quite a while and he's a world-class breaststroke coach. But also the quality of breaststrokers already there is also a positive move. For the past couple of years I've had no breaststroke partners in New Zealand." (stuff.co.nz, 10 Mar 2013) TRAVELLER He was born in South Africa but spent his early childhood in England. At age 12 he moved with his family to New Zealand. (weddingwire.com, 14 Nov 2015) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Family | Wife Jenna |