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| Human Interest | |
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Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Cranbrook Eastern Edge Swim Club: Sydney, NSW, AUS |
Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Sydney, NSW, AUS |
| Higher education | Law, International Relations - Bond University: Gold Coast, QLD, AUS |
General Interest | |
| Injuries | Prior to taking up swimming she suffered a series of stress fractures as a result of competing in athletics. (paralympic.org.au, 13 Jan 2010) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning a bronze medal and sharing the podium with teammate Ellie Cole in the S9 100m butterfly at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (paralympic.org.au, 13 Jan 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | She has always enjoyed swimming. She used to live in Indonesia, where she would swim to cool off. |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | Her parents and her former school teacher, Julia Dangar. (qasport.qld.gov.au, 13 Jan 2010) |
| Awards and honours | She received a Medal of the Order of Australia [OAM] in 2014. (dailytelegraph.com.au, 26 Jan 2014) She co-captained the Australian swim team at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (foxsports.com.au, 24 Aug 2008) She was named Bond University Sportsperson of the Year of 2007 and was a finalist for the Australian Universities Sportsperson of the Year of 2007. (paralympic.org.au, 13 Jan 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Yuriy Vdovychenko [national] |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She took up competitive swimming after being forced out of athletics due to injury in 2002. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Annie (paralympiceducation.org.au, 13 Jan 2010) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Victory is what happens when 10,000 hours of hard work meet one moment of opportunity." (paralympic.org.au, 13 Jan 2010) |
| Hero / Idol | Australian runners Cathy Freeman and John Landy. (QAS, 10 Nov 2009) |
Impairment Information | |
| Type of Impairment | Limb deficiency |
| Classification | S9, SB9, SM9 |
General Interest | |
| Other sports | She used to compete in athletics but had to give up the sport because of repeated stress fractures. (paralympicchallenge.gov.au, 25 Apr 2012) |
| Impairment | She is missing the lower part of her left arm as the result of a congenital limb deficiency. (paralympic.org.au, 13 Jan 2010) |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2006 |
| Competing for | Australia |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Legal Professional |