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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Melbourne Vicentre SC: Australia |
General Interest | |
| Famous relatives | Her grandfather is former Australian prime minister, Malcolm Fraser. (Swimming Australia, 14 Jul 2010) She has a grandfather who represented Australia in trap-shooting, a grandmother who won state golf championships, a cousin who played Australian rules football for Hawthorn and her mother played pennant golf and A-grade tennis. (The Australian, 10 Nov 2007) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | She took up swimming because all her friends were doing it. |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | Her mother. (Swimming Australia, 14 Jul 2010) |
| Hero / Idol | Australian swimmers Susie O'Neill and Liesel Jones. (Swimming Australia, 14 Jul 2010; theaustralian.com.au, 22 Mar 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Ian Pope |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began swimming at around age 12. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2008 |
| Competing for | Australia |
| Location | Mexico |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Student |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Sam, Sammy (swimming.org.au, 2013) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "If you're going to be a bear, be a grizzly." (Swimming Australia, 14 Jul 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from which country? | Australia |
General Interest | |
| Other information | SUPPORT In 2012 she was a recipient of a high performance sports scholarship given by the University of Melbourne while studying a bachelor of science. (sport.unimelb.edu.au, 2012) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | She likes to watch 'The Devil wears Prada' before a swim meet. (Twitter profile, 09 Mar 2012) |