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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Gannets Diving Club: Australia |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Sports Management - Texas A-M University: United States |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Relaxing with friends, dancing. (VIS, 18 Aug 2010) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | She always wears odd socks. (aggieathletics.com, 31 Dec 2009) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Competing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (diving.asn.au, 10 Jul 2013) |
| Hero / Idol | US diver Greg Louganis. (olympics.com.au, 27 Jul 2012) |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (diving.asn.au, 10 Jul 2013) |
| Awards and honours | She was named the 2012 Most Valuable Diver for the Texas A-M women's swimming and diving team. (aggieathletics.com, 30 Apr 2012) She was named the 2010 Big 12 Diver of the Year while competing for Texas A-M in the United States. (Australian Commonwealth Games Team Handbook, 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Matthew Adamson, Jay Lerew |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She was originally a gymnast and took up diving in 2003 at age 14. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Jae (VIS, 18 Aug 2010) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Practice doesn't make perfect, it's perfect practice that makes perfect." (aggieathletics.com, 31 Dec 2009) |
| Other information | BREAK She took several months off diving after the 2012 Olympic Games in London due to being diagnosed with mild depression. "There are no words to describe how flat you feel. I definitely went into a depressive state. You have this dream, you achieve your dream, and then you ask 'what's next?'" (diving.asn.au, 10 Jul 2013) TATTOO She has a tattoo of a butterfly on her hip. (olympics.com.au, 29 May 2012) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | "I love the feeling when you do a perfect dive. It's very satisfying and makes all the sacrifice well worth it." |
| Training Regime | She trains up to 30 hours per week. |