SCOTT ROBERTSON
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SCOTT ROBERTSON |
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NICKNAME: |
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D.O.B: |
24/6/1987 |
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AGE: |
21 |
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BORN: |
Sale, VIC (grew up Melb) |
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LIVES: |
Brisbane, QLD |
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HGT: |
175cm |
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WGT: |
76kg |
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CLUB/Institute |
Whitehorse Diving Club / AIS |
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TRAINS(Pool): |
Sleeman Sports Centre, Chandler |
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COACH: |
Hui Tong |
Individual Australian Titles - 1
1 - 3m Synchro (08, Newbery) 1 - 10m platform (07)1 - 3m Springboard (07) 1 - 10m Synchro (07, Hill)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2nd 2008 Canada Cup Men's 3m Synchro (Newbery), 3rd 2008 German Grand Prix Men's 3m Synchro (Newbery). Winning the 2007 Australian Open Championships Men's 3m & 10m. Competing at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. Winning the Bronze medal at the 2006 USA FINA Grand Prix for Men's 3m Synchro (Mitcham). 2nd 2004 World Junior Championships 18u 3m Synchro (Mitcham).
IN 2008 Claimed silver 3m synchro (Newbery) at the FINA Grand Prix Montreal, Canada (May) and finished 4th 3m synchro (Newbery) FINA Grand Prix Fort Lauderdale USA (May)......Finished 2nd 3m synchro (Newbery) FINA Diving Grand Prix Shenzhen, China (March).....3rd 3m synchro (Newbery) FINA World Cup, Beijing (Feb)...2nd 10 individual, 1st 3m synchro (Newbery), 2nd 3m individual, Aust. Champs. Adelaide (Jan). . 1st 3m synchro (Newbery) 2008 Olympic Trials.
IN 2007 Was 7th in 3m synchro (Nel) and 17th in 3m at FINA World Championships in Melbourne....won 3m, 10m, 10m synchro (Hill), was second in 3m synchro (Lilleyman) and 1m at Australian Open Championships in Melbourne ....placed fifth three times during FINA Grand Prix series
IN 2006 Placed fourth in 3m synchro (Mitcham) and seventh in 1m at Commonwealth Games in Melbourne....won bronze in 3m synchro (Mitcham) at Ft Lauderdale leg of FINA Grand Prix series....was fourth in 3m synchro (Mitcham) at Zhuhai leg of FINA Grand Prix series....won silver in 1m & 3m synchro (Mitcham), was fourth in 3m at Australian Open Championships in Melbourne
IN 2005 Won gold in 3m synchro (Mitcham), bronze in 1m and was fifth in 3m at Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney
IN 2004 Won bronze in 10m synchro (Hill), finished fourth in 3m synchro (Mitcham) and fifth in 1m, 3m & 10m at Australian Open Championships in Hobart....won silver in 3m synchro (Mitcham) and was seventh in 3m at World Junior Championships in Belem
PREVIOUS YEARS
2002....contested World Junior Championships in Aachen
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum- Sylvia Robertson, Dad- Stephen Robertson, Brother- Brett Robertson
BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN LIFE : Ray Houghton, Doug Walton
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: Kostya Tszyu, Andre Agassi & Tiger Woods
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Student, QUT- & CQU Bachelor of Construction Management
SPORTS BEFORE DIVING: Tried everything, only diving stuck
SUPERSTITIONS: Don't care too much about karma, like to check horoscopes
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Manual labour, working in the garden, cooking, building or fixing things.
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Anything and everything, mostly gourmet pizza's and egg & bacon toasted sangaz
ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: Food
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM DIVING: Cooking, Mini Golf, listen to music, going to the beach, beers with friends
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Western Bulldogs (AFL)
MOVIES: Chopper, Shawshank Redemption, Braveheart, 007
TV SHOW: Seinfeld
BANDS/MUSIC: Rap/Hip Hop, Old Stuff
CD'S: ipod
DRINK: Canadian Club and Cola, Alcoholic Slurpies, Vanilla thick shakes
DIVING MEET: Brazil World Championships 2004
HOBBIES: Cooking
BEST MATES: Melissa Wu Pete Hill, Aus Diving Team
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Grandfather fought in the war
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY? Doug Walton, because he taught me from when I was a young boy, not just diving skills, but sportsmanship, leadership, maturity, passion and commitment.
DIVING SHORT TERM GOALS: Olympic medal
DIVING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Olympic medal
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Olympic medal
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR DIVING CAREER? Injury
WHAT AGE DID YOU START DIVING AND WHY? 6 because my parents pulled me out of gym and I needed something to do
FAVOURITE DIVER AND WHY? Dmitri Saoutine (Russia) his consistency, diving style and ability is something I look up to and work towards
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AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS |
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EVENT |
LOCATION |
YEAR |
RESULTS |
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German Grand Prix |
Rostock |
2008 |
3rd 3m Synchro (Newbery) |
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Canada Cup |
Montreal, Canada |
2008 |
2nd 3m Synchro (Newbery) |
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China Grand Prix |
Shenzhen, China |
2008 |
2nd 3m Synchro (Newbery) |
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USA Grand Prix |
Ft Lauderdale, USA |
2008 |
4th 3m Synchro (Newbery) |
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FINA World Cup |
Beijing, China |
2008 |
3rd 3m synchro (Newbery) |
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Zhuhai, China |
2007 |
5th 3m, 10m; 6th 10m synchro (Hill) |
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Ft Lauderdale, USA |
2007 |
5th 10m synchro (Hill); 8th 10m, 3m synchro (Lilleyman) |
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World Championships |
Melbourne, Australia |
2007 |
7th 3m synchro (Nel); 17th 3m |
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Commonwealth Games |
Melbourne, Australia |
2006 |
4th 3m synchro (Mitcham); 7th 1m |
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FINA Grand Prix |
Sydney, Australia |
2006 |
4th 3m synchro (Mitcham) |
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Zhuhai, China |
2006 |
4th 3m synchro (Mitcham); 20th 3m |
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Ft Lauderdale, USA |
2006 |
3rd 3m synchro (Mitcham); 18th 3m |
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Rome, Italy |
2006 |
11th 3m synchro (Mitcham); 22nd 3m |
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World Jnr Championships |
Aachen, Germany |
2002 |
20th 3m - junior B; 27th 1m - junior B |
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Belem, Brazil |
2004 |
2nd 3m synchro (Mitcham) - junior A; 7th 3m - junior A |
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Australian Youth Olympic Festival |
Sydney, Australia |
2005 |
1st 3m synchro (Mitcham); 3rd 1m; 5th 3m |