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| Jakob Andkjaer - Denmark |
| EVENTS: 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly |
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Making his first Olympic appearance on the Denmark Olympic Team... Specializes in the freestyle and butterfly strokes... Will compete in the 50m free, 100m free and 100m fly... Previously competed on the Danish National Team at the 2007 World Championships, 2006 European Championships and 2008 European Championships... Finished third in the 50m butterfly at the World Championships with a time of 23.56... Took third in the 50m fly at the 2006 European Championships and fifth at the 2008 Championships... Also swam on the sixth-place 800m free relay team at the 2008 European Championships... His top time in the 50m free is 22.47, set at the 2007 Alabama Long course Invitational... His top time in the 100m free is 49.06, set at the 2007 Denmark Long Course Championships... Also set his personal-best time of 53.53 at the 2007 Denmark Championships... Finished his time at Auburn am 11-time All-American, NCAA champion and SEC champion... Ranks 10th all-time at Auburn in the 50y free with a 19.42... Ranks sixth in the 100y free with a 42.52, fifth in the 200y free with a 1:35.08 and sixth in the 100y fly with a 46.54... Also swam on the NCAA-record 400y freestyle relay... Full name is Jakob Schioett Andkjaer... Is the son of Eva and Niels Andkjaer... Is a native of Farum, Denmark... Height: 6-7... Born May 7, 1985. |
| Sanjay Ayre - Jamaica |
| EVENTS: 400m |
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Making his second appearance on the Jamaican Olympic Team... Made his Olympic debut appearance in 2000 (Sydney) where he ran on the bronze medal-winning 1600m relay team... Ran third leg of the relay in the preliminary round of the Olympics and the leadoff leg in the semifinal round... Also earned a bronze medal in 2005 World Championships in the 1600m relay (leadoff leg), clocking a time of 2:58.07... Finished his Auburn career in 2003 as a four-time All-American and was a four-time NCAA qualifier... Part of a 1600m relay team that placed second in the NCAA Outdoor Championship in 2001... 2000 SEC Indoor Champion in the 400m... 2000 SEC Freshman of the Year... Ran the third leg on the 1600m relay team that holds the Auburn record with a time of 3:01.92... Individually, Ayre ranks fifth all-time at Auburn in the 400m with a time of 44.92... Also ran on the Auburn-record sprint medley relay team that posted a time of 3:12.17... In Auburn's indoor record book, he ranks second all-time in the 400m with a time of 45.92 and ran on the eighth-ranked 1600m relay team (3:08.11)... Ran a personal-best 44.29 in the 400m in Jamaica in 2002... His best time in 2008 is a 45.24 set in June in Kingston, Jamaica... Stands 6-2 and is a middle-distance runner from Kingston, Jamica... Born on June 19,1980. |
| Fred Bousquet - France |
| EVENTS: 100m Butterfly, 400m Freestyle Relay, 400m Medley Relay |
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Making his third appearance on the French Olympic Team after also competing in 2000 (Sydney) and 2004 (Athens)... Specializes in the butterfly and freestyle strokes... Was the first swimmer to break 19 seconds in the 50y free, swimming an 18.74 at the 2005 NCAA Championships... Once held the short course World record in the 50m free with a 21.10, set at the 2004 NCAA Championships... Finished his Auburn career a 21-time All-American with six NCAA individual titles and 15 SEC titles... Currently ranks second all-time at Auburn in the 50y free (18.74), 100y free (41.84) and seventh in the 100y fly (46.66)... Swam a career-best 21.60 in the 50m free at the French Olympic Trials, a time that ranks seventh in the World all-time... Holds three of the top 25 fastest times in the 50m free... Also swam a career-best 48.52 in the 100m free at the French Olympic Trials... Swam a career-best 51.50 in the 100m fly at the French Olympic Trials, a time that qualified him for the team... His 51.50 ranks in the top 25 all-time in the World and is a national record... Bousquet's 23.74 split in the 50m fly is also a national record... Trained leading up to the Olympics with fellow Auburn swimmers and Olympians Cesar Cielo (Brazil) and Alexei Puninski (Croatia)... Trained under former Auburn swimmer and Australian Olympian Brett Hawke... Is a native of Perpignan, France... Full name is Frederick Thierry Bousquet... Parents are Roger Bousquet and Dawy Roth... Born April 8, 1981... Has a sister, Valerie Roth-Bousquet... Height: 6-3... Completed his Auburn career following the 2004-05 season. |
| George Bovell - Trinidad & Tobago |
| EVENTS: 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle |
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Making his third appearance on the Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Team after also competing in 2000 (Sydney) and 2004 (Athens)... Won a bronze medal in the 200m IM at the 2004 Olympics, making him one of eight Auburn swimming Olympic medalists... Was the ninth person ever to win an Olympic medal for Trinidad & Tobago... Specializes in the sprint freestyle and individual medley events... Finished his time at Auburn a 25-time All-American, winning five individual NCAA titles and seven SEC titles... Won two gold medals (200 free, 200 IM) and two silver medals (100 free, 100 back) at the 2003 Pan-American Games... Followed up with a bronze in the 50 free at the 2007 Pan-Am Games... Holds the Auburn record in the 200y IM (1:42.66)... Currently ranks seventh all-time at Auburn in the 50y free (19.32), eighth in the 100y free (42.64), second in the 200y free (1:34.14) and ninth in the 400y IM (3:50.01)... Swam a career-best and national-record 1:58.80 in the 200m IM at the 2004 Sydney Olympics... A native of Port of Spain, Trinidad... Parents are George and Barbara Bovell... Born July 18, 1983... Has a brother, Nicholas, and a sister, Alexandra... Brother Nicholas is a former member of the Auburn swimming and diving team... Father, George, was a collegiate swimmer and mother, Barbara, was an Olympic runner for Barbados and Canada... Height: 6-5... Completed his Auburn career following the 2005-06 season. |
| Nick Bovell - Trinidad & Tobago |
| EVENTS: 200m Individual Medley |
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Making his first appearance on the Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Team... Qualified for the 2004 Olympics, but had to withdraw because of an injury... Specializes in the backstroke and IM events... Is competing in the 200m IM at the Olympics... Has competed on several national teams for Trinidad & Tobago at the Pan American Games and World Championships... Set a personal-best time of 2:03.02 in the 200m IM at the 2007 Pan Am Games... Made consolation finals in the 400y IM, 100y back and 200y back at the
2006 SEC Championships... Competed at Auburn from 2005-07... Is the younger brother of former Auburn swimmer and Olympic bronze medalist George Bovell... Also has a sister, Alexandra... Is the son of George and Barbara Bovell... Father, George, was a collegiate swimmer and mother, Barbara, was an Olympic runner for Barbados and Canada... Height: 6-0... Born March 11, 1986... Hometown is Port of Spain, Trinidad. |
| Adam Brown - Great Britain - 2008 SIGNEE |
| EVENTS: 400m Freestyle Relay |
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Adam Brown has signed a National Letter of Intent to Auburn and will join the Tiger swimming and diving team in the Fall of 2008... Is a native of Cambridge, Great Britain... Stands 6-5 and specializes in the sprint freestyle events... Earned a place on the Olympic team for the 400m free relay team... Will compete against Fred Bousquet, Cesar Cielo and Matt Targett, along with fellow newcomer Gideon Louw, in the 400m free relay... Comes to Auburn after attending The Southport School in Australia... Brown was announced as a member of the Great Britain Olympic Team on April 14, 2008... Ranked in a tie for 57th in the world in 2008 in the 100m free with a time of 49.50... Born January 16, 1989. |
| Yoav Bruck - Israel |
| POSITION: Israeli Television Commentary |
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Former Auburn swimmer and three-time Olympian Yoav Bruck will provide commentary for Israeli Television during the 2008 Olympic Games... Swam the freestyle leg on the Israeli 400m medley relay team at the 1996 Olympics, marking the first time that Israel was represented in an Olympic swimming final... Bruck currently lives in Tel Aviv, Israel, where he is the owner/CEO of Issta Sport - a sports travel/tourism agency in Israel... Graduated from Auburn in 1994 with a degree in public relations/television... Competed in the Olympics for Israel in 1992 (Barcelona), 1996 (Atlanta) and 2000 (Sydney)... Was an 18-time All-American during his time at Auburn... Still ranks 10th all-time at Auburn in the 200y freestyle with a time of 1:35.53... A native of Moshav Lachish, Israel, Bruck was born on March 6, 1972. |
| Marc Burns - Trinidad & Tobago |
| EVENTS: 100m |
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Making his third Olympic appearance for Trinidad & Tobago after competing in the 2000 (Sydney) and 2004 (Athens) Olympics... Advanced to the semifinals in the 400m relay at the 2000 Olympics, running anchor in the preliminary and third leg in the semifinal... The 38.92 ran by the team in the semifinals set a new national record... Competed in the 100m at the 2004 Olympics... Ran anchor on the 400m relay at the 2004 Olympics, leading the team to a seventh-place finish... Set a new national record in the 400m relay with a 38.53, breaking the mark set at the 2000 Olympics... Won the silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships... Also won bronze in the 400m relay at the World Championships in 2001... Placed second in the 100m dash at the Bislett Games IAAF Golden League meet in Oslo, Norway in 2005 - competed there in preparation for the 2005 World Championships where he won a silver medal in the 100m... Won World Athletics Final in 2005... Won a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in the 100m... 2004 Indoor All-American in the 60m... Also earned All-America honors in the 100m at the 2003 NCAA Championships... Finished fourth in the 100m at the 2003 Outdoor NCAA championships... Ranks seventh all-time at Auburn in the 100m with a time of 10.24... Also ranks second all-time at Auburn in the Indoor 60m with a time of 6.61... Is the 15th-fastest man in the world in 2008 in the 100m with a 10.01... Born January 7, 1980 in Trincity, Trinidad & Tobago... Currently trains in Auburn under Henry Rolle. |
| Cesar Cielo - Brazil |
| EVENTS: 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle Relay, 400m Medley Relay |
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Making his first Olympic appearance in Beijing... A sprinter that specializes in the short freestyle strokes... Has swum under 19 seconds in the 50y freestyle more than any other person combined... Holds the Auburn, NCAA and U.S. Open records in the 50y free (18.47) and 100y free (40.92)... Ranks third all-time at Auburn in the 200y free (1:34.35) and fourth in the 100y fly (46.23)... A two-time NCAA Swimmer of the Year - is the first person to earn that honor since Matt Biondi... Finished his Auburn career a 19-time All-American, holding 10 NCAA individual titles and 19 SEC titles (both Auburn records)... Was the 2008 SEC Swimmer of the Year... Won three gold medals and a silver at the 2007 Pan-American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil... Set Pan-Am Games records in the 50m free, 100m free and 400m free relay... His 21.84 in the 50m free is a South American record and ranked in the top 25 in the world all-time... Swam a career-best 48.34 in the 100m free at the 2008 Columbus Grand Prix, setting a new South American record... Trained leading up to the Olympics with fellow Auburn swimmers and Olympians Fred Bousquet (France) and Alexei Puninski (Croatia)... Trained under former Auburn swimmer and Australian Olympian Brett Hawke who will also join him as part of the Brazilian coaching staff... Is a native of St. Barbara, Brazil... Full name is Cesar Augusto Cielo Filho... Parents are Cesar and Flavia Cielo... Has one sister, Fernanda... Born January 10, 1987... Height: 6-3... Gave up his final year of eiligibility to turn professional following the comlpetion of the 2008 season. |
| Timicka Clarke - Bahamas |
| EVENTS: 100m |
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Making her second appearance on the Bahamas Olympic Team after also competing at the 2004 (Athens) Olympics... Barely missed out on a medal at the 2004 Olympics after she led the 400m relay team to a fourth-place finish - just 15 hundredths of a second out of third... Competed in the 100m at the 2007 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan... Competed in the 100m and 400m relay at the 2005 World Championships... Completed her Auburn career in 2003 and was a three-time NCAA qualifier... Ran on the Auburn-record 400m relay team, clocking a 43.32 in 2003 and the Auburn-record 800m relay team with a 1:32.42 (2003)... Ranks seventh all-time at Auburn in the 100m with a time of 11.33 and the 200m with a time of 23.29... Is on the sprint medley relay team that ranks second all-time at Auburn with a 3:53.06... In the indoor record book, she ranks sixth all-time at Auburn in the 60m with a 7.37 and ninth in the 200m with a 23.86... Is also part of the distance medley relay team that ranks seventh all-time at AU with an 11:30.50... Her top time in the 100m in 2008 is 11.43, set on June 26 in Nassau, Bahamas... Personal best in the 100m is 11.26, set in Atlanta in 2007... Born November 9, 1980 in Nassau, Bahamas. |
| Kirsty Coventry - Zimbabwe |
| EVENTS: 100m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke, 200m Individual Medley, 400m Individual Medley |
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Making her third appearance on the Zimbabwe Olympic Team after also competing in 2000 (Sydney) and 2004 (Athens)... Won three medals at the 2004 Olympics - taking gold in the 200m back, silver in the 100m back and bronze in the 200m IM... Specializes in the backstroke and individual medley events... Holds the LCM world record in the 200m backstroke with a 2:06.39 set at the 2008 Missouri Grand Prix... Set the SCM world record in the 200m back with a 2:00.91 at the 2008 FINA World Short Course Championships... Also set SCM world records in the 200m IM (2:06.13) and 400m IM (4:26.52) at the 2008 World Championships... Named Swimmer of the Meet at the 2008 FINA World Short Course Championships... Trains at Texas under former Auburn coach and current Texas women's head coach Kim Brackin... Brackin also serves as the Zimbabwe national team head coach... Works as a volunteer assistant under Brackin at Texas... Completed her Auburn career following the 2004-05 season... Has won seven gold medals in either World Championships or Olympics... Has 14 total medals... Finished her Auburn career a 24-time All-American with seven individual NCAA titles and 14 SEC titles... A native of Harare, Zimbabwe... Full name is Kirsty Leigh Coventry... Parents are Rob and Lyn Coventry... Born September 16, 1983... Has a sister, Lauren... Height: 5-9... Has been called "golden girl" and "national treasure" in her home country, Zimbabwe. |
| Dave Denniston - USA - PARALYMPICS COMPETITOR |
| EVENTS: 50m Butterfly, 100m Breastsroke (Swims in the S5 category) |
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One of the best breaststrokers in the World before a 2005 sledding accident left him paralyzed... A member of the 2003 U.S. National Team at the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain... Is making his second trip to Beijing after winning a gold medal in the 400m medley relay as part of the 2001 U.S. National Team at the World University Games... Also won a gold medal and set a world record in the 400m medley relay in 2004 as part of the U.S. National Team at the World Short Course Championships in Moscow, Russia... Earned his spot on the U.S. Paralympic Team after clocking a 1:55.40 in the 100m breast... Will also swim in the 50m fly after timing a 48.20 at the Paralympic Trials... Finished fourth in the 100m breast (1:02.18) and sixth in the 200m breast (2:14.73) at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials... Was sixth in the 100m breast (1:02.32) and ninth in the 200m breast (2:17.51) at the 2000 Olympic Trials... Finished his Auburn career in 2001 as a 15-time All-American, three-time NCAA champion and seven-time SEC champion... Earned his degree in communications... Still holds the Auburn record in the 100y breast (52.62) and 200y breast (1:53.48)... Currently resides in Longmont, Colo., and commutes to Colorado Springs once a week to train with the U.S. Paralympics Resident Swimming Team... Born September 29, 1978... Son of Thomas and Terrilyn Denniston... Has a sister, Karyn... Got back into competitive swimming after talking to former Auburn assistant coach Jimi Flowers, who currently serves as the team leader for the U.S. Paralympic Team... Currently travels the country, doing motivational speeches and conducting swim clinics... For more information, go to www.davedenniston.com. |
| Alana Dillette - Bahamas |
| EVENTS: 100m Backstroke |
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Making her first Olympic appearance... Dillette is the second Auburn swimmer ever to make the Bahamas Olympic team, joining Jeremy Knowles who will make his third Olympic appearance in 2008... Is just the third female from the Bahamas ever to qualify to compete in the Olympic Games... Will also swim on the Olympic team with Auburn signee Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace... Specializes in the backstroke events... Named the Bahamas Female Swimmer of the Year in 2007... Swam on the Bahamas National Team at the 2007 World University Games and the Pan-American Games, swimming in the backstroke and butterfly events... Helped the Bahamas earn its first-ever medal at the Pan Am Games after she swam the backstroke leg on the bronze medal-winning 400m medley relay team... Earned All-America honors at the 2008 NCAA Championships after swimming the butterfly leg on Auburn's fifth-place 200y medley relay team... Earned her spot on the Olympic team by swimming a 1:03.02 in the 100m back preliminary at the Ohio Grand Prix... Trains at Auburn under Dorsey Tierney-Walker... Just finished her sophomore season on the Auburn swimming and diving team... Is majoring in hotel and restaurant management... Full name is Alana Kathryn Dillette... Height: 5-9... Born on December 2, 1987... Parents are Al and Kathryn Dillette... Has two brothers, Adam and Robert... Brother Robert swam for the University of Ottawa... Hometown is Nassau, Bahamas. |
| Vonette Dixon - Jamaica |
| EVENTS: 100m Hurdles |
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Making her first Olympic appearance for Jamaica... Finished eighth in the 100m hurdles at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Canada with a time of 13.02... Won a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games (Manchester, UK) in the 100m hurdles with a 12.83... Placed ninth in the 2003 World Championships in Paris with a 12.87... Missed out on a third-straight finals appearance at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, as she finished fifth in her semifinal heat of the 100m hurdles with a 13.08... Returned to the finals at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan - finishing seventh with a 12.64... Also finished fifth at the 2007 World Athletics Final in Stuttgart, Germany, with a 12.90... In 1997 transferred to Auburn from Meridian Community College (Mississippi) where she won the Junior College Indoor National Championship in the 55m and 200m...Also won Junior College National Championship in the 100m hurdles and the 200m... Was a 1999 All-American in the 60m hurdles... Earned All-SEC honors in 1999 in the 60m hurdles... Was the 2000 SEC Indoor Champion in the 60m hurdles... Holds Auburn women's indoor record for the 60m hurdles (7.94); ranks sixth all-time in the 55m with a 6.82, fourth in the 60m (7.27), ninth in the 200m (24.05) and fourth in the 55m hurdles (7.65)... Also holds the Auburn outdoor record in the 100m hurdles (12.93), set in 2000... Ranks 10th all-time at Auburn in the 100m with an 11.40... Is the 16th-fastest woman in the world in 2008 in the 100m hurdles with a time of 12.71, set in January in Berlin, Germany... Originally from Westmoreland, Jamaica, and born on November 26, 1975. |
| Ambrose "Rowdy" Gaines - USA |
| POSITION: NBC Sports Commentary |
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For the fifth Olympics in a row, former Auburn swimmer Rowdy Gaines will set up behind the microphone to call the action for NBC Sports... Swimming's top commentator, Gaines regularly calls the Olympics, U.S. Olympic Trials, NCAA Championships and SEC Championships... A member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, he is also a member of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, Florida Sports Hall of Fame and the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame... The 1981 Auburn graduate is also recognized on the Auburn Tiger Trail... Selected as a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team, but did not compete due to the American boycott of the Games... Came back to win three gold medals (100m free, 400m free relay, 400m medley relay) at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, making him the most decorated Auburn Olympic swimmer ever... Named the 1980 World Swimmer of the Year... Recipient of the 1982 McDonald's Spirit Award and the 2007 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award... One-time world record holder in the 50m free, 100m free, 200m free, 400m free relay and 400m medley relay... Still holds the Auburn record in the 200y free (1:330.80) and ranks third all-time in the 100y free (42.38)... Finished his Auburn career a 22-time All-American, five-time NCAA champion and six-time SEC champion... In 1991, Rowdy contracted Guillain-Barre Syndrome, an inflammatory disorder of the peripheral nerves... Partially paralyzed for more than a month, Rowdy fought back and overcame the disorder... He eventually regained world-class times and, at the age of 35, became the oldest swimmer to qualify for the trials for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta... Gaines currently runs the "Rowdy's Kidz" swim camps, sponsored by the Limu Beverage Company. |
| Mark Gangloff - USA |
| EVENTS: 100m Breaststroke, 400m Medley Relay |
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Making his second appearance on the United States Olympic Team after competing in Athens in 2004... Won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics as part of the U.S. 400m medley relay team, making him one of only eight Auburn swimming Olympic medalists... Earned his spot on the Olympic team after swimming a personal-best 1:00.10 to finish second in the 100m breast at Olympic Trials... Is also expected to swim in at least the preliminary of the 400m medley relay... Specializes in the breaststroke... Finished his Auburn career a 12-time All-American with a NCAA title and four SEC titles... Won a gold medal and a silver medal at the 2007 Pan-American Games, setting new Pan-Am Games records in the 100m breast and 400m medley relay... Won two silver medals at the 2008 FINA World Short Course Championships, taking second in the 50m breast and 400m medley relay... Is the fourth American Auburn male swimmer to make multiple Olympic teams... Barely missed out on an individual medal at the 2004 Olympics, finishing fourth in the 100m breast... Ranked in the top 10 in the World in the 100m breast with a time of 1:00.10... Swam his personal-best time of 2:13.44 in the 200m breast at the 2003 Pan-Am Games... Won gold medals in the 100m breast and 400m medley relay at the 2003 Pan-Am Games... Won a gold in the 400m medley relay and silver in the 50m breast at the 2005 FINA World Championships... Trains under former Auburn head coach David Marsh at SwimMAC Carolina... Parents are Ken and Jennifer Gangloff... Is married to the former Ashley Rubenstein, a national champion diver at Auburn... Has an older sister, Corey, and a younger sister, Cindy... Born June 8, 1982 in Buffalo, N.Y... Completed his Auburn career following the 2004 season... Appeared in the movie "The Guardian" with Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher. |
| Harvey Glance - USA |
| POSITION: Coach |
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Glance makes his first Olympic appearance as a coach, following a career that included selections to the U.S. Olympic Teams in 1976, 1980 and 1984... Won a gold medal in the 400m relay at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada, and finished fourth in the 100m... Ran at Auburn from 1976-79... Earned his bachelor's degree in health and human performance from AU in 1991... Coached at Auburn from 1990-97 before taking the reigns of the track and field team at Alabama... Was a three-time NCAA champion while on The Plains: won the 100m in 1976 and 1977, the 200m in 1976 and the indoor 60y in 1976... Won gold medals at the Pan-Am Games in 1979 (1600m relay) and 1987 (400m relay); also won a silver in the 100m at the 1979 Pan-Am Games... Took gold in the 400m relay at the 1987 World Championships... Finished his Auburn career a 14-time All-American and a 14-time SEC champion... Ranks second all-time at Auburn in the indoor 55m (6.13) and third all-time in the long jump (25 feet-9.25 inches)... Ranks second all-time at Auburn in the outdoor 100m (10.04), third all-time in the 200m (20.39) and ran on the Auburn record-holding 400m relay team (39.00)... Also ranks seventh all-time in the long jump (25-9.75)... Held the World Record in the 100m dash in 1976 with a run of 9.9 seconds... Named U.S. Head Coach at the 1999 Pan-Am Games... U.S. Head Coach at the 2003 World Championships... Is a native of Phenix City, Ala... Graduated from Central High School... Born March 28, 1957. |
| Brett Hawke - Brazil |
| POSITION: Assistant Coach |
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Is set to make his third consecutive Olympic appearance but his first as a coach... Hawke, a native of Australia, competed at the 2000 (Sydney) and 2004 (Athens) Olympic Games... Hawke is now on the coaching staff at Auburn where he focuses on the sprinters... Coached 2008 Olympians Cesar Cielo, Fred Bousquet and Alexei Puninski... Will be on Cielo's Brazilian coaching staff at the Olympics... Was a 17-time All-American during his time at Auburn, tallying nine NCAA titles and seven SEC titles... A member of Auburn's first NCAA Championship team in 1997... A five-time Australian champion, Hawke also won three medals in the Commonwealth Games and was a championship finalist in the 50m free at the 2001 and 2003 FINA World Championships... Also took the bronze in the 50m free at the 2002 Pan-Pacific Championships... His career-best time of 22.07 in the 50m free was at one time an Australian record... His 19.16 in the 50y free still ranks fourth all-time at Auburn... Is a native of Sydney, Australia... Born June 2, 1975... Son of Geoff and Jackie Hawke... Is married to the former Trudi James, an Auburn soccer player from 1994-97... Together they have four children: Kirra (9), Kobe (5) and newbortn twins Yasmin and Lily. |
| Margaret Hoelzer - USA |
| EVENTS: 100m Backstroke, 400m Medley Relay |
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Making her second appearance on the U.S. Olympic team after also qualifying in 2004 (Athens)... Specializes in the backstroke... Qualified in both the 100m back and 200m back at Olympic Trials... Finished second in the 100m back with a 59.21 and first in the 200m back with a world-record time of 2:06.09... Broke the world record previously held by former teammate Kirsty Coventry... Is also expected to swim in at least the preliminary of the 400m medley relay... Finished her time at Auburn as a 23-time All-American, seven-time NCAA champion and nine-time SEC champion... Still ranks fourth at Auburn in the 200y free (1:66.40), third in the 100y back (52.54) and second in the 200y back (1:52.14)... Won gold in the 200m back at the 2007 FINA World Championships; also swam on the gold-medal 800m free relay team... Won silver in the 200m back at both the 2003 and 2005 World Championships... Won gold in the 200m back at the 2004 and 2006 FINA World Short Course Championships, came back to earn bronze in 2008... Set her personal-best time of 28.93 in the 50m back at the 2007 FINA World Championships; personal-best in the 100m back (59.21) came in the finals at 2008 Olympic Trials; personal-best in 200m back was a world-record performance at the Olympic Trials with a time of 2:06.09... Trained under former Auburn head coach David Marsh at SwimMAC Carolina; currently trains under Olympic assistant coach Sean Hutchinson at KING Aquatics... Is a native of Huntsville, Ala... Graduated from Auburn in 2005 with a degree in psychology... Full name is Margaret Josephine Hoelzer... Height: 5-11... Born March 30, 1983... Daughter of Hans Hoelzer and Elizabeth Livingston... Has an older sister, Martha... Completed her Auburn career following the 2005 season. |
| Stephanie Horner - Canada - 2008 SIGNEE |
| EVENTS: 400m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle Relay |
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Stephanie Horner signed a National Letter of Intent to Auburn and will join the Tiger swimming and diving team in the Fall of 2008... Is a native of Beaconsfield, Quebec... Stands 5-10 and specializes in the mid-distance freestyle events... Earned a place on the Canadian Olympic team for the 400m free and 800m free relay... Earned her spot on the team after winning the 400m free at Canadian Olympic Trials with a personal-best time of 4:10.16... Was named to the 800m free relay team after she finished third in the 200m free with a personal-best time of 1:59.65... Comes to Auburn after attending the Queen of Angels Academy and Marianopolis School... Trains under coach Paul Berger at the Beaconsfield Bluefins swim club... At the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Horner collected a silver medal in the 200m freestyle
(2:00.29) and a bronze medal in the 200m IM (2:15.42)... Born March 19, 1989.
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| Jeremy Knowles - Bahamas |
| EVENTS: 100m Butterfly, 200m Butterfly, 200m Individual Medley |
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Making his third appearance on the Bahamas Olympic Team after also competing in 2000 (Sydney) and 2004 (Athens)... Specializes in the individual medley, but has also competed at the Olympic level in the breaststroke and butterfly... Finished his Auburn career a six-time All-American and a two-time SEC champion... Holds Bahamas senior national records in 13 individual events (200m free, 400m free, 1500m free, 50m back, 200m back, 50m breast, 100m breast, 200m breast, 50m fly, 100m fly, 200m fly, 200m IM, 400m IM) and four relays (200m FR, 400m FR, 200m MR, 400m MR)... Still ranks fourth all-time at Auburn in the 200y fly (1:43.50) and third in the 400y IM (3:46.07)... His best time in the 100m fly (54.11) came at the 2007 Pan Am Games... His top 200m fly time of 1:58.34 came at the 2007 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships while his top 200m IM time (2:03.08) came at the Pan Am Games... Won 12 titles at the 2008 Bahamas National Championships (100m free, 200m free, 100m back, 50m breast, 100m breast, 100m fly, 200m fly, 200m IM, 200m FR, 400m FR, 200m MR, 400m MR)... Trains at the SwimMAC Carolina under former Auburn head coach David Marsh... Is a native of Nassau, Bahamas... Full name is Jeremy Daniel Knowles... Married to the former Heather Hulgan... Parents are Andy and Nancy Knowles... Born August 30, 1981... Height: 5-8... His father swam for the University of Miami and competed in the 1976 Olympics... His father is also a four-time Bahamas Olympic Team coach and is the current head coach of the Bahamas Swimming Federation... Knowles' great uncle was the first Bahamian to ever compete in the Olympics and to win a gold medal... His grandfather and uncle have also competed in the Olympics... Has three siblings; Dallas, April and Elliott... Completed his Auburn career following the 2003-04 season. |
| Gideon Louw - South Africa - 2008 SIGNEE |
| EVENTS: 50m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle Relay |
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Gideon Louw will transfer to Auburn following a two-year stint at Indian River Community College in Ft. Pierce, Fla. and will join the Tiger swimming and diving team in the Fall of 2008... Is a native of Pretoria, South Africa... Stands 6-4 and specializes in the sprint freestyle events... Earned a place on the Olympic team for the 50m free and the 400m free relay... Will compete against Fred Bousquet, Cesar Cielo and Matt Targett, along with fellow newcomer Adam Brown, in the 400m free relay... Will also compete against Cielo and George Bovell in the 50m free... Was a seven-time NJCAA champion in 2008, winning the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay and 400 medley relay... For his efforts, he was named NJCAA Swimmer of the Year... Was announced as a member of the South Africa Olympic Team on April 24, 2008 after swimming a 22.06 in the 50m free at the South African Swimming Championships... Ranked 34th in the world in 2008 in the 100m free with a 49.07 and tied for 16th in the world in 2008 with a 22.06... Born September 4, 1987. |
| Josanne Lucas - Trinidad & Tobago |
| EVENTS: 400m Hurdles |
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Making her first Olympic appearance for Trinidad & Tobago... Won a silver medal in the 400m hurdles at the 2005 Pan-Am Junior Championships with a time of 58.43... Is the 2005 Trinidad & Tobago Outdoor Championships 400m hurldes national champion and 2006 Trinidad & Tobago champion in the 100m hurdles... 2005 Outdoor All-American in the 400m hurdles and the 1600m relay... 2005 Indoor All-American in the 1600m relay... All SEC in 400m hurdles... Was a six-time All-American at Auburn... Was runner-up in the 400m hurdles at the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Championships... Finished her time at Auburn following the 2006 season and was a member of Auburn's 2006 NCAA National Championship team... Competed for Trinidad & Tobago at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland - competing in the 400m hurdles... Ran her career-best time of 55.29 in the 400m hurdles in 2006 in Sacramento, Calif... Is the 20th-fastest female in the world in the 400m hurdles in 2008 with a time of 55.46... Ran on the Auburn-record indoor 1600m relay team, posting a 3:29.50... Also in the indoor records, ranks third in the 55m hurldes (7.64), second in the 60m hurdles (8.20) and fourth in the destance medley relay (11:29.61)... Is on the Auburn-record outdoor 1600m relay team (3:27.93)... Also ranks third in the 100m hurdles (13.02) and second in the 400m hurdles (55.44)... Born on May 14, 1984... Parents are Durly and Juliet Roberts-Lucas... Hometown is Canbee, Tobago. |
| Gabor Mate - Hungary |
| EVENTS: Discus |
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Making his third Olympic appearance for Hungary...Finished 11th in the discus at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece... Posted a best throw of 63.41 meters to finish fourth in his group in the preliminary at the 2004 Olympics, followed up with a 57.84 in the finals to finish 11th... Also competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, throwing a 60.86m in the preliminary... Placed second in 1998 Junior World Championships in the discus... Placed third in the discus at the 2005 World University Games... Finished 12th in the discus at the 2006 European Championships... National Champion in discus in 1999 and 2000... Finished his Auburn career in 2003 as a five time All-American... Won SEC Championship in discus in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2003... Also SEC Champion in shot put in 2003... Is the Auburn and NCAA record holder in the discus with a throw of 219 feet-09 inches... Ranks sixth all-time at Auburn in the shot put with a 59-4.75 and third all-time in the hammer throw (215-6)... In the Auburn indoor record book, ranks third in the shot put (61-3.5) and third in the 35 lb. weight throw (64-10.75)... Born on February 9, 1979 in Bekescsaba, Hungary... Has a younger sister, Katalin, that is currently a senior on the Auburn track and field team. |
| Avard Moncur - Bahamas |
| EVENTS: 1600m Relay |
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Making his second appearance on the Bahamas Olympic Team after competing in the 400m and 1600m relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics... Ran the leadoff leg in the semifinals of the 1600m relay and the lead leg in the final in 2000 - coming less than a half second from a medal as the Bahamas finished fourth... Has won five medals at World Championships, including a gold medal in the 400m at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Canada, clocking a 44.64... Also won silvers in the 1600m relay in 2001, 2005 and 2007, and a bronze in the 1600m relay in 2003... Finished third in the 400m (45.12) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England... Took fourth in the 400m (44.97) at the 2002 IAAF Grand Prix in Paris, France... Finished eighth in the 400m (45.40) at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan... His top 400m time of 44.45 came in 2001 in Madrid, Spain, and is tied for the Bahamas national record... Was a 10-time All-American at Auburn... Transferred to Auburn after competing at NCAA Division II Morehead College where he was an All-American in the 400m... Won the NCAA outdoor title in the 400m in 2000 with a time of 44.72... Followed up in 2001 by repeating in the event as the NCAA Champion... Won two SEC indoor titles, taking the 400m in 2001 with a time of 45.68 after running on the winning 1600m relay team in 1999 (3:09.31)... Won the 2001 SEC outdoor title in the 400m with a time of 44.76... Also ran on the SEC champion 1600m relay team in 1999 (3:03.78)... Holds the Auburn outdoor record in the 400m with a time of 44.45, also ran on the Auburn record 1600m relay team (3:01.92) and sprint medley relay team (3:12.17)... Also ran on the second-ranked 400m relay team (39.10) and the third-ranked 800m relay team (1:21.80)... Holds the Auburn indoor record in the 400m with a time of 45.68... Ran on the indoor 1600m relay team (3:07.07) that ranks fifth all-time at Auburn... Stands 6-5 and is a middle-distance runner from Nassau, Bahamas... Born November 2, 1978... Finished his Auburn career in 2001. |
| Gisela Morales - Guatemala |
| 100m Backstroke, 200m Backstrok |
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Making her second Olympic appearance for Guatemala after competing at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece... Finished 27th in the 100m backstroke preliminary at the 2004 Olympics, clocking a time of 1:03.72... Also swam in the 200m backstroke at the 2004 Olympics, finishing 26th in the preliminary with a time of 2:18.23... Is the lone swimmer to represent Guatemala at the 2008 Olympics... Specializes in the backstroke and butterfly events... Will competed in the 100m and 200m backstroke events in Beijing... Earned All-America honors while at Auburn, finishing 10th in the 200y back... Competed at Auburn from 2005-07... Morales currently trains under Costa Rican coach Juan Murillo... Her full name is Gisela Maria Morales Valentin... Her parents are Jose Angle and Marie Gisela... Born on December 17, 1987... Has two brothers, Manuel and Andres... Height: 6-0... Hometown is Guatemala City, Guatemala. |
| Alexei Puninski - Croatia |
| EVENTS: 100m Butterfly, 400m Medley Relay |
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Making his first appearance on the Croatian Olympic Team... Was an alternate for the Croatian 400m free relay team at the 2004 Olympics, but had to withdraw because of illness... Specializes in the freestyle and butterfly strokes... Will compete in the 100m fly and on the 400m medley relay at the Olympics for Croatia... Previously competed on the Croatian national team at the European Championships, Mediterranean Games and at the 2006 FINA World Short Course Championships... Finished his career a 15-time All-American, three-time NCAA champion and 12-time SEC champion... Holds the Auburn record in the 100y fly with a 45.51... Also ranks ninth all-time at Auburn in the 50y free (19.38) and fourth in the 100y free (42.42) while swimming on two Auburn-record relay teams (200y MR, 400y MR)... Swam on the NCAA-record holding 200y medley relay team, swimming the butterfly leg... Qualified for the Olympics after clocking a personal-best 52.61 in the 100m fly at the Ohio Grand Prix, meeting his Olympic A standard... Ranked in the top 50 in the world in the 50m free and the 100m fly... Trained leading up to the Olympics with fellow Auburn swimmers and Olympians Cesar Cielo (Brazil) and Fred Bousquet (France)... Trained under former Auburn swimmer and Australian Olympian Brett Hawke... Is a native of Zagreb, Croatia... Mother is Svetlana Puninskaya... Born on January 11, 1985... Height: 6-1... Just finished his Auburn career following the 2007-08 season, completing his degree in international business. |
| Leevan Sands - Bahamas |
| EVENTS: Triple Jump |
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Making his second Olympic appearance for the Bahamas after also competing in the triple jump at the 2004 (Athens) Games... Won bronze at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France, with a mark of 17.26 meters in the triple jump... Was sixth at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil... Finished fifth in the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart, Germany after posting a leap of 17.07m in the triple jump... It was a repeat performance after he also finished fifth in the triple jump with a mark of 16.93m at the 2005 IAAF World Athletics Final in Monaco... Won the bronze medal in the triple jump with a jump of 17.26m at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England... Ranked eighth in the world in 2008 in the triple jump with a mark of 17.29m... Sands was four-time All-American... Was the NCAA long jump champion in 2003 and 2004... SEC indoor long jump champion and two-time SEC indoor triple jump champion... SEC outdoor long jump champion and two-time SEC outdoor triple jump champion... Was named the 2004 SEC Men's Track and Field Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year... Holds the Auburn indoor records in the long jump (26 feet-7 inches) and triple jump (55-10.25)... Holds the Auburn outdoor record in the triple jump with a leap of 55-2.25 and ranks second in the long jump with a mark of 27-2... Transferred to Auburn after two years at Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kansas... Won the NJCAA Indoor national title in the long jump in 2001 and 2002... Won double gold at the 2002 NJCAA Outdoor National Championships, winning the long jump and the triple jump... Also won the NJCAA outdoor title in the long jump in 2001... Stands 6-2 and is a triple jumper and long jumper from Nassau, Bahamas... Born August 16, 1981 in Nassau, Bahamas to two members of the Royal Bahamas Police Force - Leevan and Elaine Sands... His cousin, Shamar Sands, is also competeing in the 2008 Olympics for the Bahamas and also ran for Auburn... Has one son, Trey. |
| Shamar Sands - Bahamas |
| EVENTS: 100m Hurdles |
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Making his first Olympic appearance for the Bahamas... Competed for the Bahamas in the 2007 World Championships, timing a 13.72 in the 110m hurdles... Recently ran the 60m hurdles at the 2008 World Indoor Championships, clocking a 7.97... His top time in the 110m hurdles is 13.44, a mark set on June 26, 2008 in Nassau, Bahamas... The 5-11 hurdler was a NCAA outdoor qualifier in the 110m hurdles in 2006 after an injury kept him from competing most of the 2005 and 2006 indoor seasons... Qualified for the 60m hurldes at the 2007 NCAA Indoor Championships... At the 2004 NCAA Indoor Championships, placed 14th in the 60m hurdles... Was the 2003 NCAA indoor runner-up in the 60m hurdles... 2003 NCAA Indoor All-American... Holds the Auburn indoor record in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.59... Ranks fourth all-time in the indoor 60m with a time of 6.78 and third in the 55m hurdles (7.17)... Ranks second all-time at Auburn in the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.55... Also ran on the sprint medley relay team that ranks second all-time at Auburn (3:14.54)... The son of Tyrone and Virnetta Sands...Born April 30, 1985... Has three siblings, Sherea, Sherado and Jason ... Cousin of former Auburn jumper Leevan Sands, who is also competing for the Bahamas at the 2008 Olympics... Has twin daughters, Zion and Sarah... Currently training in Auburn under Henry Rolle. |
| Eric Shanteau - USA |
| EVENTS: 200m Breaststroke |
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Announced on July 11, less than a week after making the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team, that he had been diagnosed with testicular cancer a week prior to Olympic Trials... Chose to put off surgery until after Olympic Games... Earned his way on to his first Olympic team after finishing second in the 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:10.36... Set a new personal-best in the 200m breast at Trials with his 2:10.24 in the semifinals - more than a half-second faster than his previous personal-best... Also finished fourth (1:00.72) in the 100m breast and third (1:58.15) in the 200m IM at Olympic Trials... Was one of three former Auburn swimmers (joining Margaret Hoelzer and Mark Gangloff) to make the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team in 2008... Is the eighth Auburn male swimmer ever to make the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team... Specializes in the breaststroke - changed his focus from the IM to breaststroke after he finished collegiate swimming at Auburn... Finished his time at Auburn an 11-time All-American... A double gold medalist in the 200m IM and 400m IM at the 2005 World University Games, he became the first American ever to sweep the IM events... Took the silver medal in the 400m IM at the 2003 World University Games... Barely missed out on a spot on the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team after he finished third in both the 200m IM and 400m IM - finished behind Michael Phelps and Erik Vendt in the 400m IM and Phelps and Ryan Lochte in the 200m IM... Was also a semifinalst in the 200m IM and 400m IM at the 2000 Olympic Trials at age 16... Still holds the Auburn record in the 400y IM with a 3:42.44 and is second all-time in the 200y IM (1:44.15)... Also ranks fifth all-time in the 200y breast (1:56.56)... Grew up training under Chris Davis at Swim Atlanta, but currently trains under former Auburn head coach and current Texas head coach Eddie Reese, as well as his brother - former Florida head coach Randy Reese, at Longhorn Aquatics... Is a native of Lilburn, Ga... Born October 1, 1983... Height: 6-1... Parents are Richard and Janet Shanteau... His older brother Ryan swam collegiately at Georgia Tech... Completed his Auburn career following the 2005-06 season. |
| Maurice Smith - Jamaica |
| EVENTS: Decathlon |
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Making his second Olympic appearance after competing for Jamaica at the 2004 (Athens) Olympics... Finished 14th in the decathlon at the 2004 Olympics... Finished the 2004 Olympics with 8,023 points... Current Jamaican national record holder in the men's decathlon with 8,644 points... Currently ranked sixth in the 2008 world rankings with 8,434 points... Placed second in the 2006 Commonwealth Games... Gold medalist in the decathlon at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil... Silver medalist at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan with a personal-best and national record 8,644 points... During his time at Auburn Smith was a three-time All-American in the heptathlon and decathlon... Was the 2005 NCAA indoor champion in the heptathlon... The 2004 and 2005 SEC heptathlon champion... 2004 NCAA heptathlon runner-up... Holds Auburn records in heptathlon (6,035 points) and decathlon (8,024 points)... Ranks second all-time at Auburn in the pentathlon with 4,078 points... Also ranks third all-time at Auburn in the indoor 60m hurdles (7.88) and ninth in the 60m (6.94)... Transferred to Auburn after spending two years at Central Arizona Community College in Coolrdige, Ariz... Was a five-time NJCAA All-American at Central Arizona and the NJCAA record holder in the decathlon... Born September 28, 1980 to Maurice and Daphne Smith... Has six siblings... Born in St. Catherine, Jamaica, and attended Calabar High School in Kingston, Jamiaca... Earned his degree from Auburn in adult education... Currently training at Auburn under Jerry Clayton. |
| Kerron Stewart - Jamaica |
| EVENTS: 100m, 200m, 400m Relay |
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Making her second Olympic appearance after making the Jamaican team in 2004 as an alternate for the 400m relay team... Silver medalist at the 2007 World Championships with the 400m relay team... Also finished seventh in the 100m at the World Championships... 2008 Jamaican National Champion in the 100m (11.12)... Won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top collegiate female track and field athlete for 2007... Competed for Jamaica at the 2005 World University Games in Izmir, Turkey, making semifinal appearances in the 100m and 200m... Won a silver medal in the 100m with an 11.72 at the 2001 IAAF World Youth Championships... Her personal-best time of 10.80 in the 100m ranks second in the world in 2008... Her personal-best 21.99 in the 200m also ranks second in the world in 2008... Was a seven-time All-American at Auburn... 2007 NCAA Indoor Champion in 60m and 200m... Also won the 2007 NCAA outdoor 200m title... Won the 2006 SEC Indoor championship in the 55m and 200m; came back to win the 60m and 200m in 2007... Won the SEC outdoor titles in the 100m and 1600m relay in 2006, followed up with 100m and 200m titles in 2007... 2007 National Indoor Track Athlete of the Year... 2007 South Region Indoor Track Athlete of the Year... 2007 SEC Women's Indoor Track Runner of the Year... 2007 SEC Women's Outdoor Track Runner of the Year... 2006 SEC Women's Outdoor Track Runner of the Year... 2006 Mideast Region Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year... 2006 South District Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year... 2006 South Region Indoor Track Athlete of the Year... Won Auburn's Leah Rawls Atkins Award in 2007... Holds the Auburn outdoor records in the 100m (11.03), 200m (22.41) and as part of the 1600m relay (3:27.93)... Also ran on the 400m relay team that ranks second all-time at Auburn with a 43.35... Holds the Auburn indoor records in the 55m (6.71), 60m (7.14), 200m (22.46) and ran on the record-holding 1600m relay (3:29.50)... Also ranks seventh all-time at Auburn in the 400m with a 55.12... Transferred to Auburn from Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kansas... Won the 60m and the 200m at the 2004 NJCAA Indoor Championships... Placed second in both events at the 2005 NJCAA Indoor Championships... First-team NJCAA Outdoor All-American in the 100m in 2004 and second-team in the 200m in 2004 and 2005... Born April 16, 1984 in Kingston, Jamaica... Is a native of St. Catherina, Jamaica... Daughter of Winnifred Carnegie and Fernandez Stewart... Finished her Auburn career in 2007... Currently trains at Auburn under Henry Rolle. |
| Matt Targett - Australia |
| EVENTS: 100m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle Relay |
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Making his first appearance on the Australian Olympic Team... Qualified for the team after finishing second in the 100m freestyle with a time of 48.36 at the 2008 Telestra Australian Swimming Championships... Is also expected to swim as part of the Australian 400m free relay team... Is Auburn's second Olympian from Australia, joining sprints coach Brett Hawke on the list... Specializes in the sprint freestyle and butterfly events... Is a nine-time All-American, three-time NCAA champion and three-time SEC champion... Spent his freshman season at Virginia before transferring to Auburn... His personal-best time of 48.36 at the Olympic Trials ranks him third all-time in Australia... Faced a setback in September, 2007 when he caught pneumonia and then dislocated his left knee just days after returning to training... Was a National Junior Water Polo player but quit the sport in 2004 to concentrate on his swimming career... Competed for Australia at the 2007 Japan International Grand Prix, winning gold in the 400m free relay and silver in the 100m free... Represented Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and at the 2005 FINA World Cup... Currently ranks third at Aubun in the 50y free with a 19.08, fifth in the 100y free with a 42.44 and second in the 100y fly with a 45.87... Trains in the United States under Hawke and in Australia at the Melbourne Vicentre under Ian Pope... Born in Chertsy, United Kingdom but grew up in Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia... Born December 24, 1985... Height: 6-6... Parents are Steve and Vera Targett... Has a sister, Lisa... Took the 2007-08 season off from the Auburn swimming team to focus on the Olympic Trials, will return for the 2008-09 season as a senior on the team. |
| Donald Thomas - Bahamas |
| EVENTS: High Jump |
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Making his first Olympic apperance for the Bahamas after winning a gold medal at the 2007 World Championships with a jump of 2.35 meters... Also took the gold medal at the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Final with a leap of 2.32m... Was fourth in the high jump at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia with a jump of 2.23 meters... Has hit his personal best of 2.35 meters twice in his career... Took up the sport in 2006 after previously playing basketball at Lidenwood University... First attempted the high jump at Lindenwood on a dare made in the school cafeteria... After clearing seven feet on the dare, he was made a member of the Lindedwood track and field team where he went on to earn NAIA All-America honors in 2006... After completing his accounting and marketing degrees at Lindenwood, he came to Auburn to pursue a masters in finance and joined the Auburn track and field team for the 2007 season... Holds Auburn high jump indoor (7 feet-7.75 inches) and outdoor (7-8) records... 2007 SEC indoor and outdoor champion in the high jump... Two-time All-American... 2007 NCAA Indoor Champion and third-place finisher at the NCAA Outdoor Championships... Born July 1, 1984... Is the cousin of Auburn assistant coach Henry Rolle... Was drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters during the team's annual draft on July 2 and is invited to the team's camp in the fall to compete for a spot on the team... Currently trains in Auburn under Jerry Clayton. |
| Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace - Bahamas - 2008 SIGNEE |
| EVENTS: 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle |
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Arianna Vanderpool Wallace signed a National Letter of Intent to Auburn and will join the Tiger swimming and diving team in the Fall of 2008... Is just the second female swimmer ever from the Bahamas to qualify for the Olympics... Is a native of Nassau, Bahamas... Stands 5-6 and specializes in the sprint freestyle events... Earned a place on the Olympic team for the 50m free and 100m free... Comes to Auburn after attending The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla... Initially qualified for the Olympics on March 3, 2008 at the Missouri Grand Prix... Her top times in the 50m free (26.33) and 100m free (56.19) were both set at the 2008 Ohio Grand Prix... Will swim on the Bahamas Olympic Team with fellow Auburn swimmer Alana Dillette... Born March 4, 1990. |
| Erin Volcan - Venezuela |
| EVENTS: 100m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke |
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Making her first Olympic appearance with Venezuela... Holds dual citizenship in both the United States and Venezuela... Competed for the U.S. at the 2003 World University Games... Won a bronze medal at the World University Games, clocking a 2:13.82 in the 200m backstroke... Nearly made the U.S. National Team at the 2004 Olympic Trials, finishing sixth in the 200m backstroke final with a time of 2:14.90... Was also a semifinalist in the 100m back at Olympic Trials, finishing 13th with a 1:03.70... Has competed for Venezuela at the 2006 South American Games,
2007 Nationals Sport Games, 2007 Pan American Games, 2006 Centroamerican and Caribbean Sport Games and at the 2007 World Championships... Holds Venezuelan records in eight events... Competed at Auburn from 2002-06... Was team co-captain as a senior... Was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and was a CSCAA Academic All-American... finished her career at Auburn a five-time All-American... Earned her degree in finance and Spanish... Her full name is Erin Nicole Volcan... She was born January 12, 1984... her parents are Jorge and Shauna Volcan... Has a sister, Lauren, who played water polo at UC Irvine, and a younger brother, Derek... Father swam in college while mother played tennis... Height: 5-8... Her hometown is Anaheim, Calif. |
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