ALEXANDRA CROAK

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NAME:

ALEXANDRA CROAK

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NICKNAME:

Alex

D.O.B:

9/7/1984

AGE:

24

BORN:

Sydney, NSW

LIVES:

Sydney, NSW

HGT:

 166cm

WGT:

55 kg

CLUB/Institute

Perfect Ten Diving / NSWIS

TRAINS(Pool):

Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre

COACH:

 Chava Sobrino

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individual Australian Titles - 1
1 - 1m springboard (2008)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won silver in 10m synchro (Wu) at 2006 Commonwealth Games....seventh in 10m at 2007 World University Games....18th in 1m at 2007 FINA World Championships....bronze medallist in 10m at Rome leg of 2007 FINA Grand Prix....gold and silver medallist in gymnastics at 2002 Commonwealth Games....seventh in gymnastics teams event at 2000 Olympic Games...qualified for 2008 Olympic team on 10m platform....one of few athletes to represent in two sports

IN 2008 Came 6th 10m platform at the FINA Grand Prix in Rostock, Germany (June); Came 6th 10m platform at the FINA Grand Prix in Montreal, Canada (May).....Won gold in 1m springboard at the Australian Open Championships in Adelaide (Jan)....2nd 10m platform 2008 Olympic Trials, Hobart

IN 2007 Was 18th in 1m at FINA World Championships in Melbourne....won 10m synchro (Wu), was second in 1m and fourth in 10m at Australian Open Championships in Melbourne....claimed a bronze in 10m at FINA Grand Prix in Rome....finished seventh in 10m at World University Games in Bangkok

IN 2006 Won silver in 10m synchro (Wu) at Commonwealth Games in Melbourne....added silver in 10m synchro (Wu) at FINA Grand Prix in Rome....was fourth in 10m at Australian Open Championships in Melbourne

 IN 2005 Semi-finalist in 1m at World University Games in Izmir....placed sixth in 3m synchro (Gidman) at Australian Open Championships on the Gold Coast

IN 2004 Began diving career

PREVIOUS YEARS

2002....won gold in gymnastics teams event, silver in vault and was fourth in bars at Manchester Commonwealth Games....2001....was seventh in teams event and a finalist in all-around at World Gymnastics Championships in Ghent....2000....placed seventh in gymnastics teams event at the Sydney Olympics

OUT OF THE POOL

FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother - Heather McDonald, Father - Michael Croak, Brother - Ben, Sisters - Emma and Rebecca, nephew - Jaiden Harrison

BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN LIFE: Parents and Chava Sobrino (coach)

WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: People living their dreams - what ever they may be

ROLE MODELS: Rodger Federer

PERSONAL

STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Full time Student at Sydney University doing Occupational Therapy

ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Watching TV in tracksuit and ugg boots (favourite item in my cupboard)

SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Toasted sandwiches - I have the magic touch!

ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: Chocolate

WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM DIVING: Relax and hang out with friends

FAVOURITE:         

SPORTING TEAM: Socceroos

MOVIES: Girl interrupted and American Beauty

TV SHOW: Entouage and Grey's Anatomy

BANDS/MUSIC: Kings of Leon, Pearl Jam and Triple J

CD'S: Future/Sex/Love/Sound - Justin Timberlake, From the Sea - Eskimo Joe, Vitalogy - Pearl Jam, Celebrity Skin - Hole, Stripped - Christina Aguilera

DRINK: Cold, cold water

DIVING MEET: Olympic Games

PETS: Dida my little fostered elephant

BEST MATES: Michelle Hayward, Erin Lowrie and Jacqui Dunn

HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? Mum was a swimmer and dad was a cyclist, Emma was a surf lifesaver and swimmer at national level and Rebecca was a swimmer at national level

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS? Indecisive, forgettful, determined

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? To be a dual Olympian for two different sports and my work ethic

DIVING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Medallist at Beijing Olympics 2008

PERSONAL AMBITIONS: To settle for nothing less than my best

HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR DIVING CAREER? Time, I started diving relatively late

WHAT AGE DID YOU START DIVING AND WHY? 19 - because I wanted to take up another sport after retiring for 18 months from my gymnastics career, so I thought diving would be a good idea.

FAVOURITE DIVER AND WHY? Matthew Mitcham has been a great training partner over the past 18 months.

NOTABLE QUOTE: Count your blessings, not your troubles

 

AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS

EVENT

LOCATION

YEAR  

RESULTS

World Championships

Melbourne, Australia

2007

18th 1m

Commonwealth Games

Melbourne, Australia

2006

2nd 10m synchro (Wu)

FINA World Cup

Chang Shu, China

2006

5th synchro (Wu); 15th 10m

FINA Grand Prix

Fort Lauderdale, USA

2006

5th 10m

Rome, Italy

2006

2nd 10m synchro (Wu); 8th 10m

Madrid, Spain

2007

6th 10m

Rome, Italy

2007

3rd 10m

Montreal, Canada

2008

6th 10m

Rostock, Germany

2008

6th 10m

World University Games

Izmir, Turkey

2005

semi final 1m

Bangkok, Thailand

2007

7th 10m