Felicity Galvez
Date of Birth: 04/03/1985
Club: SOPAC Swim Club
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NICKNAME
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Flis, Flea
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PERSONAL BEST TIMES – LONG COURSE (50m Pool)
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D.O.B
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4/03/1985
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50m butterfly – 26.24 – 2009 Telstra Australian Championships
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BORN
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Melbourne, VIC
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100m butterfly – 57.60 – 2008 Mare Nostrum - Barcelona
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LIVES
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Canberra ACT
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200m butterfly – 2:07.66 – 2008 Mare Nostrum – Monaco
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PHYSICAL
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167cm, 60kg
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200m freestyle – 1:58.00 – 2008 Olympic Games
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CLUB/INSTITUTE
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SOPAC/AIS
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PERSONAL BEST TIMES – SHORT COURSE (25m Pool)
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TRAINS (POOL)
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AIS
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50m butterfly – 25.25 – 2009 FINA World Cup - Berlin
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COACH
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John Fowlie
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100m butterfly – 55.46 – 2009 FINA World Cup – Stockholm CR
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MAIN EVENT
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100m Butterfly
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200m butterfly – 2:3.91 – 2009 FINA World Cup – Stockholm
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OUT OF THE POOL
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IN THE POOL
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FAMILY MEMBERS
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Mum - Lynne, Dad - Fernando, Sister – Natasha, Husband - Adrian
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INDIVIDUAL AUSTRALIAN LONG COURSE TITLES: 1
2003 – 200m Butterfly CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Won silver in the 4x100m free relay at the 2010 Pan Pacs
Won bronze in the 400m free relay at the 2009 World Championships Won gold as a heat swimmer in 4x200m free and 4x100m medley at 2008 Olympic Games
2010 – Won silver in the 4x100m free relay at Pan Pacs
2009 – Won 200m free and second in 100m fly at the Duel in the Pool
Won the 100m and 200m double at the Canet leg of the Mare Nostrum
2008 - Won gold as a heat swimmer in 4x200m free and 4x100m medley at Olympic Games in Beijing; Won two gold, two silver at World Short Course Championships
2007 - Second in the 200m fly, third in the 100m fly and fourth in the 50m fly at the Telstra Australian Championships
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OTHER SPORTS PLAYED/PLAY
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Netball, basketball, hockey and tennis
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SUPERSTITIONS
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Lucky swim suit, cap and goggles
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STUDIES/OCCUPATION
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Cert IV nail technician
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SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN
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Eating my husband’s great food
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FAVOURITE
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SPORTING TEAM
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Sydney Swans
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SIM MEET
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World Short Course 2008
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TV SHOW
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So you think you can dance
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BANDS/MUSIC
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All top 40 countdown
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CDs
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John Mayer
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FOOD
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Pasta
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DRINK
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Coke
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HOBBIES
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Learning to cook with Alice Mills and shopping
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PETS
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2 Dogs - ‘Toby’ and ‘Juno’
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SOMETHING PEOPLE WOULDN’T KNOW ABOUT YOU?
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I grew up in Spain for 8½ years
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WHAT AGE DID YOU START
SWIMMING AND WHY? |
At 12 years just for fun
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PLACE TO SHOP
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Bali
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WHO IS THE MOST FAMOUS PERSON YOU HAVE MET
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President George W Bush
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HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED?
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As a great swimmer, who always supported other people, and did the best for her country
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AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
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MEET
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LOCATION
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YEAR
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RESULTS
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Olympic Games
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Athens, Greece
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2004
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5th 200m fly
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Beijing, China
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2008
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1st 4x100m medley (heat swim), 4x200m free (heat swim)
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World Champs
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Barcelona, Spain
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2003
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7th 200m fly
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Montreal, Canada
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2005
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1st 4x100m medley (heat swim) 5th 200m fly
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Melbourne, Australia
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2007
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1st 4x100m medley (heat swim) 9th 200m fly
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Rome, Italy
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2009
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3rd 400m free relay, 13th 100m fly, 5th 800m free relay (heat swim)
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Comm Games
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Melbourne, Australia
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2006
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2nd 200m fly
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World Short Course
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Moscow, Russia
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2002
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9th 200m fly
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Indianapolis,
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2004
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5th 200m fly
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Manchester, England
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2008
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1st 50m, 100m fly; 2nd 200m fly, 4x100m medley
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Pan Pacific
Champs
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Yokohama, Japan
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2002
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4th 200m fly 13th 100m fly
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Irvine, California
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2010
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2nd 4x100m free relay, 10th 100m fly, 11th 100m free, 13th 200m free, 29th 50m free,
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Duel in the Pool
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Indianapolis, USA
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2003
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4th 200m fly; 5th 100m fly
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