Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships Essays

the U.S. Championships, two gold medals in single sculls at the Pan American Games, a bronze medal at the 1984 Olympics in the double sculls with her sister Daniele. Laumann rapidly emerged as the leader of a new and much improved Canadian women's rowing team. After a disappointing 7th place finish in the doubles event at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, she moved to the singles sculls and began training with the men's team. By 1991 she had become the premier women's rower in the world, winning the

My life has constantly been changing since I was two years old just because of three words. “I’m being deployed.” These words are life altering and being told that phrase as many times as I did growing up, I knew the familiar waves of emotion all too well. I could recognize the words before they even formed out of my dad’s mouth. Being able to understand that a deployment isn’t just a short trip overseas, its months, maybe more than a year of being away from home. That concept was so hard for me

most by any Australian. He has many honours such as winning the young Australian of the year in 2000 and having his own Aquatic and fitness centre named in his honour and he also does charity work. Ian Thorpe is born on the 13th of October in 1982 born in Sydney. Thorpe grew up in the suburb of Milperra and hailed from a sporting family. At five years of age Thorpe joined a swimming squad. He showed great skills for a swimmer with a powerful kick and a great dive. He was also a talented cricketer