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2006 Oceania Swimming Championships
The 2006 Oceania Swimming Championships took place from 7–16 July at 3 locations in Queensland, Australia.'Championship Information'' for the 2006 Oceania Swimming Championships. Posted by the Oceania Swimming Association on 2006-03-28; retrieved 2010-06-29. This was the sixth edition of the Championships, and featured competitions in: *swimming—7, 8, 10 + 12 July at Trinity Anglican School in Cairns;'Swimming and Open Water results'' from the 2006 Oceania Swimming Championships. Posted by the Oceania Swimming Association on 2006-07-24, retrieved 2010-06-29. *open water swimming—9 + 12 July at Palm Cove Beach; *synchronized swimming (synchro) -- 14–16 July at Chandler Pool in Brisbane. All swimming competition listed below were swum in a 50m (long-course) pool. Participating countries * * * * * * * * * Event schedule The swimming and open water schedules are below. Synchronized swimming was held 14–16 July. *Finals-order shown for swimming. Prelims/semifin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oceania Swimming Championships
The Oceania Swimming Championships are currently held every 2 years, in even years. They are organized by the Oceania Swimming Association, and feature teams representing countries and islands from that region. website. Retrieved 2010-06-29. Locations Championships records See also * Pan Pacific Swimming Championships * Swimming at the Pacific Games * Swim ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Williams (swimmer) (born 1934), South African scholar
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Lewis Williams may refer to: *Lewis Williams (politician) (1782–1842), American politician *Lewis Williams (boxer), English boxer *Lewy Williams (Lewis Williams, born 2002), Welsh darts player *Lewis Williams (rugby union) (born 1987), Welsh rugby union player *Lewis B. Williams Jr. (1833–1863), Confederate officer during the American Civil War *Lewis A. Williams (1852-1935), Chicago saloonkeeper and co-creator of Cohasset Punch See also *Lew Williams (born 1934), American singer *Louis Williams (other) *David Lewis-Williams James David Lewis-Williams (born 1934) is a South African archaeologist. He is best known for his research on southern African San (Bushmen) rock art, of which it can be said that he found a 'Rosetta Stone'. He is the founder and previous direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Jack (swimmer)
John Michael Jack, (born 17 September 1946) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom and was Member of Parliament for Fylde between 1987 and 2010, serving at various junior ministerial posts during the John Major administration. He was chair of the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS). Early life Michael Jack was born in Folkestone, Kent, England, the son of Ralph and Florence Jack. He attended Bradford Grammar School and then Bradford Institute of Technology (now the University of Bradford). At the University of Leicester, he received a BA in Economics, and a MPhil in Transport Economics. He worked for Procter & Gamble from 1971 to 1975. From 1975 to 1980 he worked at Marks & Spencer, being PA to Managing Director Lord Rayner from 1975 to 1976, National Chairman of the Young Conservatives from 1976 to 1977, Sales Director at LO Jeffs Ltd (a fresh produce supply company and part of Northern Foods) from 1981 to 1987. He has also been a member of the Eastern Are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamish Wilson (swimmer)
Hamish Wilson (13 December 1942 – 26 March 2020) was a Scottish actor from Glasgow who was best known for briefly taking over the role of Jamie McCrimmon for part of two episodes in the 1968 '' Doctor Who'' serial ''The Mind Robber'' when series regular Frazer Hines was ill with chickenpox and unable to attend the recording. The change of actor was written in as part of the story when Jamie is turned into a cardboard cut-out and has his face removed by the Master of the Land of Fiction. The Second Doctor's first attempt to reconstruct his face is unsuccessful. Eventually, Jamie's real face is restored when Hines recovered. Wilson trained as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and his early work includes an appearance on the first series of The Vital Spark (in the only surviving episode of that series, 1966's "A Drop O' The Real Stuff"). At the time of his ''Doctor Who'' appearance, he was working in London for a furniture removal firm. His other work incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Parkes
Stephen Douglas Parkes (born June 2, 1965) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has served as the bishop of the Diocese of Savannah in Georgia since September 2020. Early life and education Stephen D. Parkes was born in Mineola, New York, on June 2, 1965. He is the youngest of three sons born to Joan and Ron Parkes. His older brother, Gregory Parkes, is the bishop of the Diocese of St. Petersburg in Florida. Stephen Parkes attended Massapequa High School in Massapequa, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration/Marketing degree from the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, in 1987, then worked in banking and the retail sector for several years. In 1992, having decided to become a priest, Parkes entered the St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, Florida, receiving a Master of Divinity degree. Parkes is fluent in Spanish, having studied it in high school, college, and seminary, plus a six-week language immersion c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick D'Arcy
Nicholas James D'Arcy (born 23 July 1987) is a retired national-record holding butterfly swimmer from Australia. He was removed from Australia's 2008 Olympic team due to a violent altercation that happened shortly after the Australian Olympic Trials. He was also removed from Australia's team to the 2009 World Championships after being convicted for the same incident. In March 2012 D'arcy was selected as a team member for the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was raised in Queensland on the Sunshine Coast but currently lives in Brisbane. Career At the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, Victoria, D'Arcy competed in the 200 m butterfly, where he came 14th in the heats in a time of 1 min 57.88 s, scraping into the semifinals by 0.09 s. He improved his time to 1 min 57.15 s to finish 12th, missing the final by 0.68 s. The 2008 Australian Swimming Championships held in March in Sydney, were used to select the Australian swimming team for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Cordner
Nick may refer to: * Nick (given name) * A cricket term for a slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat * British slang for being arrested * British slang for a police station * British slang for stealing * Short for nickname Places * Nick, Hungary * Nick, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland Other uses * Nick, the Allied codename for Japanese World War II fighter Kawasaki Ki-45 * Nick (DNA), an element of DNA structure * Nick (German TV channel) * ''Nick'' (novel), a 2021 novel by Michael Farris Smith * Nick's, a jazz tavern in New York City * Désirée Nick, a German actress and writer * Nickelodeon, a children's cable channel See also * Nicks, surname * * * NIC (other) * Nik (other) * 'Nique (other) * Nix (other) * Old Nick (other) * Knick (other) * Nick Nack (other) Knick Knack is an English equivalent of bric-à-brac. Knick Knack, Knickknack or Nick Nack may also refer to: * ''Knick Knack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Dodd (swimmer)
Timothy Justin Dodd (born February 27, 1985), also known as Everyday Astronaut, is an American science communicator, YouTube content creator, photographer, and musician. After becoming popular with his space-themed photo series, Dodd was hired by the website Spaceflight Now to photograph SpaceX's CRS-3 cargo mission to the International Space Station on April 18, 2014, NASA's Orion Test Flight EFT-1 on December 5, 2014, the United States Air Force's GPS 2F-9 launch, and NASA's OA-6 Mission on March 23, 2016. Career Dodd originally worked as a photographer, where his main source of income was in wedding photography. His photography schedule allowed much free time, and he began using this free time to become involved in rocket photography. In 2013, he purchased an orange Russian high altitude survivor suit (crucial for water landings) in an online auction and later took photos of himself in the suit at a 2014 rocket launch in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as a joke; for a time, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Thomas (swimmer)
Matthew or Matt Thomas may refer to: * Matt Thomas (soccer) (born 1995), American soccer player * Matt Thomas (basketball) (born 1994), American basketball player * Matt Thomas (guitarist) (born 1986), American guitar player * Matt Thomas (ice hockey) (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey coach * Matthew Thomas (linebacker) (born 1995), American football player * Matt Thomas (rugby league) (born 1976), Welsh rugby league international * Matt Thomas (Australian rules footballer) (born 1987) * Matthew Thomas (musician) (born 1973), New Zealand rock bassist * Matthew James Thomas (born 1988), British actor * Matthew K. Thomas (born 1948), Indian Pentecostal * Mathew T. Thomas (born 1961), Indian politician * Matt Doll Matthew James Thomas, known professionally as Matt Doll, is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and producer. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and songwriter of the rock band, the Mavis's. He formed the group with his younger s ... (real name Matthew Tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corney Swanepoel
Corney Swanepoel (born 17 March 1986 in Potchefstroom, South Africa) is a butterfly swimmer from New Zealand. He swam for New Zealand at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nati .... At the 2008 Olympics, he swam the 100 fly, where he finished 12th, and swam on New Zealand's 5th-place finishing 4 × 100 medley relay. He holds the New Zealand Records in the 50m Butterfly (both long course and short course) and 100m Butterfly (both long course and short course). References New Zealand Olympic CommitteeNew Zealand Records External links * * * * * 1986 births Living people Olympic swimmers of New Zealand South African emigrants to New Zealand Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrien Thomas
Adrien is a given name and surname, and the French spelling for the name Adrian. It is also the masculine form of the feminine name Adrienne. It may refer to: People Given name * Adrien Auzout (1622–1691), French astronomer * Adrien Baillet (1649–1706), French scholar and critic * Adrien Brody (born 1973), American actor * Adrien Broom, American photographer * Adrien, Count of Rougé (1782–1838), French statesman * Adrien de Wignacourt (1618–1697), Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller * Adrien Douady (1935–2006), French mathematician * Adrien Duvillard (alpine skier born 1969), French Olympic alpine skier * Adrien Manglard (1695–1760), French painter * Adrien Perruchon (born 1983), French conductor * Adrien Rabiot (born 1995), French soccer player * Adrien Robinson (born 1988), American football player * Adrien Silva (born 1989), Portuguese-French footballer * Adrien Tremblay (2000–today), French-Canadian normal man * Adrien Voisin (1890–1979) American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kieran O'Regan (swimmer)
Kieran Michael O'Regan (born 9 November 1963) is an Irish former footballer and football manager who played and managed in England. He now works as a football commentator for BBC Radio Leeds with Paul Ogden, covering Huddersfield Town matches. Playing career O'Regan was signed by Brighton and Hove Albion in 1982 from Tramore Athletic. Whilst at Brighton he gained 4 caps for the Ireland team in 1984. He played a season for Swindon Town before getting a transfer to Huddersfield Town A.F.C. in 1988 signed by his former Ireland manager Eoin Hand. He spent six seasons with Town making 199 league appearances. After a spell at West Bromwich Albion he returned to West Yorkshire to join Halifax Town. He jointly managed the side with George Mulhall from February 1997 to August 1998. During this time he was also the captain of the Halifax team who finished the 1997/98 as champions of the Football Conference. He became the sole manager in August 1998 following Mulhall's retirement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
