Whitney Ireland

Date of Birth: 15/05/1993
Club: Norwood Swimming Club Inc

Whitney Ireland

NICKNAME	Whits	PERSONAL BEST TIMES – Long Course (50m Pool)
D.O.B	15/5/1993	50m Backstroke – 28.88 – 2010 Telstra Australian Championships
BORN	Adelaide	100m Backstroke – 1.02.01 – 2010 Telstra Australian Championships
LIVES	Adelaide	200m Backstroke – 2.15.92 – 2010 Telstra Australian Championships
HEIGHT / WEIGHT	171cm/57kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE	Norwood/SASI	PERSONAL BEST TIMES – Short Course (25m Pool)
TRAINS (POOL)	Adelaide Aquatic	50m Backstroke – 28.23 – 2010 Australian Short Course
COACH	Peter Bishop	100m Backstroke – 1.00.76 – 2010 Australian Short Course
MAIN EVENT	50/100backstroke	200m Backstroke – 2.14.39 - 2010 Australian Short Course

OUT OF THE POOL						IN THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS			Dad – Greg, Mum – Catherine, Sister - Kate			INDIVIDUAL AUSTRALIAN LONG COURSE TITLES: 0 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Won gold in the 50m backstroke at the 2010 Oceania Championships in Samoa and was a gold medal winning member of the 2009 Trans-Tasman tour.
STUDIES/OCCUPATION				Student
OTHER SPORTS PLAYED/PLAY				None
SUPERSTITIONS				None
ULTIMATE RELAXATION				Watching a movie or reading a good book
SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN				Fish Fingers
ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT				My dogs
FAVOURITES
SPORTING TEAM	Adelaide Crows (AFL)
MOVIES	The Notebook
TV SHOW	Grey’s Anatomy/Gossip Girl
BANDS/MUSIC	Pop			HOLIDAY	North QLD/Hawaii
FOOD	Chocolate			DRINK	White chocolate mocha
SWIM MEET	Australian Age Championships
HOBBIES	Writing, Reading, Shopping, Eating, going on holiday
PETS	My 3 dogs and a turtle: squirt
INTERESTING PERSONAL FACT	I spent my first 3 months of life in plaster due to dislocated hips
NAME YOUR PAST COACHES				None
CAREER OBSTACLES				Motivation and chronic illness (glandular fever)
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY?				Family – have always been supportive
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS				Thoughtful, interested, hungry
PROUDEST SWIMMING MOMENT				Making my first Trans Tasman
MOST FAMOUS PERSON YOU HAVE MET				Britney Spears
HAS ANYONE IN YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA, AND WHO?				No
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO POST SWIMMING				Study Medicine or Vet science
FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND WHY?				Geoff Huegill – amazing motivation and self belief
WHEN DID YOU FIRST START SWIMMING AND WHY?				3 – for safety
NOTABLE QUOTE		Do not take life too seriously – you will never get out of it alive.