Sports Gallery 2012

Friday, June 29, 2012

Stephanie Rice photos and profile: she is the Australia Swimming present and future

Here we have Stefanie Rice profile, three gold medals winner in Beijing 2008:

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won two bronze at 2007 FINA World Championships¼.won gold in 200 & 400m IM at 2006 Commonwealth Games¼.selected on 2006 Australian Commonwealth Games Swim Team aged 17....won two bronze at 2006 Pan Pacific Championships¼.won two gold and 'Female High Pointscore Award' at the 2005 Junior Pan Pacs¼.won a gold, two silver and two bronze at 2004 Oceania Championships¼.has won 14 gold, eight silver and three bronze at four Australian Age Championships¼.current world record holder in 200 & 400m IM (long course)

FAMILY MEMBERS: Mum - Raeline, Dad - Warren, Step Dad - Allan, Step Mum - Annelouise, Brother - Michael, Sister - Courtenay; WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: People who achieve goals I want to achieve

STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Student at QUT - Nutrition;

SPORTS BEFORE SWIMMING AND SPORTS YOU PLAY NOW: Hockey, tennis, netball;

INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU: Scared of dogs because I was bitten when I was six months old - I needed stiches in my head;

SUPERSTITIONS: Obsessive compulsive about routines;

RELAXATION: Movies and massages;

SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN: Salads;

ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: Phone or internet;

WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM SWIMMING: Dancing and shopping.

FAVOURITE SPORTING TEAM: Dolphins;

MOVIES: Zoolander;

TV SHOW: Prison Break, The OC, America's Top Model, Grey's Anatomy;

BANDS/MUSIC: Anything new - dance style; CDs: Ministry of Sound;

FOODS: Salads and Italian; DRINK: Diet Coke/Pepsi Max;

SWIM MEET: Commonwealth Games;

HOBBIES: Re-organise my room, make jewellery; PETS: Dog - Missi;

WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? Aware of my weaknesses;

HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? None;

WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY?
Bohly because he has guided me to achieve my goals and help me to become the person I want to be;

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS? Welcoming, funny and helpful;

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Someone who was supportive to everyone;

SWIMMING ULTIMATE GOAL: OIympic Golds; PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Travel the world with Swimming team;

HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR SWIMMING CAREER? Sickness - glandular fever, two years on and off. 2004 tonsils and adnoids removed;

FAVOURITE ATHLETE AND WHY? Susie O'Neill; MOST NOTABLE QUOTE: "Whatever the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve."

Thank you Swimming Australia for this Info.

Stephanie Rice is the Woman of the Year for 2008 according to Infostrada Sports

Stephanie Rice is Infostrada Sports’ Woman of the Year for 2008 as she crowned herself ‘Queen of the Olympics’. The Australian swimmer collected three gold medals and set world records in the 200m Individual Medley, 400m Individual Medley and 4x200m Freestyle Relay.

Rice was the most successful female athlete in Beijing winning three gold medals. She joined Petria Thomas (2004) and Shane Gould (1972) as Australian swimmers who were also ‘Queen of the Olympics’.

Rice broke her own world record in the 200m IM and bettered the 400m IM mark set by USA’s Katie Hoff in June 2008. At the World Championships in March 2008 she became the first female in 28 years to break the 200m IM and the 400m IM world records at a single meet.

Infostrada Sports’ Woman of the Year 2000 - 2008
Year Woman of the Year Nation

2008 Stephanie Rice (Swimming) AUS
2007 Anja Pärson (Alpine Skiing) SWE
2006 Cindy Klassen (Speed Skating) CAN
2005 Janica Kostelic (Alpine Skiing) CRO
2004 Kelly Holmes (Athletics) GBR
2003 Justine Henin (Tennis) BEL
2002 Serena Williams (Tennis) USA
2001 Jennifer Capriati (Tennis) USA
2000 Inge de Bruijn (Swimming) NED

Most successful female athletes at each Olympic Games (Queens of the Olympics) – since 1980
Edition Name Nation Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total

2008 Stephanie Rice AUS Swimming 3 0 0 3
2004 Petria Thomas AUS Swimming 3 1 0 4
2000 Inge de Bruijn NED Swimming 3 1 0 4
2000 Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel NED Cycling 3 1 0 4
1996 Amy Van Dyken USA Swimming 4 0 0 4
1992 Krisztina Egerszegi HUN Swimming 3 0 0 3
1992 Nicole Haislett USA Swimming 3 0 0 3
1988 Kristin Otto GDR Swimming 6 0 0 6
1984 Ecaterina Szabo ROU Gymnastics - Artistic 4 1 0 5
1980 Caren Metschuck GDR Swimming 3 1 0 4

Breaking 200m IM and 400m IM at same meet - Women
Date 200m IM 200 IM WR Name Nation 400 IM WR Date 400m IM Venue

13 Aug 2008 2:08.45 Stephanie Rice AUS 4:29.45 10 Aug 2008 Beijing, CHN
25 Mar 2008 2:08.92 Stephanie Rice AUS 4:31.46 22 Mar 2008 Sydney, AUS
24 May 1980 2:13.00 Petra Schneider GDR 4:38.44 27 May 1980 Magdeburg, GER
20 Aug 1978 2:14.07 Tracy Caulkins USA 4:40.83 23 Aug 1978 West Berlin, GER
10 Jun 1975 2:18.83 Ulrike Tauber GDR 4:52.20 07 Jun 1975 Wittenberg, GER
18 Aug 1974 2:18.97 Ulrike Tauber GDR 4:52.42 21 Aug 1974 Vienna, AUT
25 Aug 1968 2:23.5 Claudia Kolb USA 5:04.7 24 Aug 1968 Los Angeles, CA, USA
18 Aug 1967 2:25.0 Claudia Kolb USA 5:08.2 19 Aug 1967 Philadelphia, PA, USA
30 Jul 1967 2:26.1 Claudia Kolb USA 5:09.7 01 Aug 1967 Winnipeg, CAN
08 Jul 1967 2:27.5 Claudia Kolb USA 5:11.7 09 Jul 1967 Santa Clara, CA, USA

The last five world record improvements – Women’s 200m IM
Result Name Nation Date Venue

2:08.45 Stephanie Rice AUS 13 Aug 2008 Beijing, CHN
2:08.92 Stephanie Rice AUS 25 Mar 2008 Sydney, AUS
2:09.72 Wu Yanyuan CHN 17 Oct 1997 Shanghai, CHN
2:11.65 Lin Li CHN 30 Jul 1992 Barcelona, ESP
2:11.73 Ute Geweniger GDR 4 Jul 1981 Berlin, GDR

The last five world record improvements – Women’s 400m IM
Time Name NOC Date Venue
4:29.45 Stephanie Rice AUS 20 Aug 08 Beijing, CHN
4:31.12 Katie Hoff USA 29 Jun 2008 Omaha, USA
4:31.46 Stephanie Rice AUS 22 Mar 2008 Sydney, AUS
4:32.89 Katie Hoff USA 1 Apr 2007 Melbourne, AUS
4:33.59 Yana Klochkova UKR 16 Sep 2000 Sydney, AUS

The last five world record improvements - Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Time NOC Date Venue

7:44.31 AUS 14 Aug 2008 Beijing, CHN
7:50.09 USA 29 Mar 2007 Melbourne, AUS
7:50.82 GER 3 Aug 2006 Budapest, HUN
7:53.42 USA 18 Aug 2004 Athens, GRE
7:55.47 GDR 18 Aug 1987 Strasbourg, FRA

Stephanie Rice Sexy Lady

Stephanie Rice biography:

Stephanie Rice born 17 June 1988 in QLD Australia, is an Olympic gold medalist swimmer from Brisbane who holds the world record in the 200 m and 400m individual medley as of August 10 2008. She was the first woman to complete the 400m medley in under 4 min, 30 seconds. Stephanie is trained by Michael Bohl a quite popular Australian coach.

Career for Stephanie Rice
Time for Stephanie to Cash in Big time
Stephanie rice is apparently worth millions according to head marketing people,
Stephanie rice shot to stardom after winning 3 gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics,
along with Stephanie's stunning looks and great personality she is very marketable to any one
who is willing to spend money on a advertising campaign based on Stephanie rice.
Michael Phelps may be wroth 100s of millions to billions in terms of advertising expenditure
but our Stephanie rice is defiantly going to cash in on her success and make millions.

Magazines such as new idea and also women's day have already places Stephanie rice on the cover, how often do you see a girl on the cover just for winning a swimming race.
Stephanie rice is hot property at the moment and if your looking to get your company branded by Stephanie rice I would defiantly be spending some money on her as I can see your company earning allot of valuable promotion via Stephanie rice. Eamon Sullivan Stephanie's ex boy friend is said to make a healthy sum out of his silver medals and also bronze but no where in the same vicinity as Stephanie rice who will break the bank also overtaking Grant Hacket as Australians most popular swimming idol and also one of Australians most popular athletes.

Steph was the Gold medalist in the 200 meters Individual Medley at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melb, where she defeated Olympians Brooke Hanson and Lara Carroll to claim the gold medal in the event.

At the 2007 Melbourne World Championships she won a bronze medal in the 200m individual medley in a time of 2 minutes 11.42 seconds, breaking the previous Australian record by a second. American Katie Hoff won the gold. Rice once again placed third, earning her second bronze medal in the 400m individual medley final.

Steph continued her strong performance, setting a new personal best time in the 400m individual medley at an Italian meet in June 2007. Rice went a 4:40.79, edging closer to the elusive 4:40 barrier in the event. At the 2007 Japanese Open Championships, Rice smashed her personal best time in the 400m individual medley and finally cracked the 4:40 barrier.

2008 career for Stephanie a quite promising one for steph rice.

At the 2008 Australian Olympic trials, Rice broke the world record in the 400 m individual medley. Rice stopped the clock at 4 minutes 31.46 seconds.

At the Beijing Olympic Games, Rice received her first-ever Olympic medal, Australia's first gold medal of the games and its 400th summer Olympic medal, winning the 400m individual medley in a time of 4 minutes 29.45 seconds.

Personal life of Stephanie rice
The glamorous athlete was romantically linked with fellow Australian swimmer and 50m freestyle world record holder Eamon Sullivan, although they are having a break at this point in time.

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Stephanie Rice an Australian Swimmer

Stephanie Louise Rice OAM (born 17 June 1988 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian swimmer. She currently holds the world record in the 400 m women's individual medley, and won three gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Rice is trained by Michael Bohl from the St Peters Western Swimming Club in Brisbane. She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2009.

Rice was the gold medallist in the 200 metres individual medley at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia where she defeated Olympians Brooke Hanson and Lara Carroll to claim the gold medal in the event in a time of 2:12.90, a personal best by 1.19 sec. She also won the 400m individual medley. At the 2007 Melbourne World Championships she won a bronze medal in the 200m individual medley in a time of 2 minutes 11.42 seconds, breaking the previous Australian record by a second. American Katie Hoff won the gold in 2:10.13, with Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe in second place. Rice once again placed third, earning her second bronze medal in the 400m individual medley final.

In a new personal best time Rice finished in 4:41.19, taking 0.54 sec off her previous best. Rice continued her strong performance, setting a new personal best time in the 400m individual medley at an Italian meet in June 2007. Rice went a 4:40.79, edging closer to the elusive 4:40 barrier in the event. At the 2007 Japanese Open Championships, Rice smashed her personal best time in the 400m individual medley and finally cracked the 4:40 barrier. In placing second to Zimbabwean champion Kirsty Coventry, Rice set a new Australian and Commonwealth record of 4:37.18, a personal best by 3.61 sec.

At the 2008 Australian Olympic trials, Rice broke the world record in the 400 m individual medley. Rice stopped the clock at 4 minutes 31.46 seconds, 1.43 seconds off American Katie Hoff's mark of 4:32.89. On 29 June 2008, at the U.S. Olympic Trials, Hoff regained the world record from Rice with a time of 4:31.12. Rice claimed her second world record of the meet, when she broke the 200 m individual medley world record, clocking 2 minutes 8.92 seconds to slash almost a full second off the previous record held by China's Wu Yanyan.

At the Beijing Olympic Games, Rice received her first-ever Olympic medal, Australia's first gold medal of the games and its 400th summer Olympic medal, winning the 400m individual medley in a time of 4 minutes 29.45 seconds. In the process she reclaimed the world record from Hoff bettering the mark by 1.67 seconds, thus becoming the first woman to break the 4:30 in the event, (Kirsty Coventry also went under 4:30 in taking the silver).

Rice won bronze in the 200 m and 400 m individual medleys. In the 200 m final, she recorded a time of 2:11.42, a second below the previous Australian record, behind American Katie Hoff in 2:10.13, and Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe, who claimed second place. In the 400 m final, Rice recorded a new personal best time of 4:41.19, shaving 0.54 sec off her previous best. Rice set a new personal best time of 4:40.79 in the 400 m individual medley at an Italian meet in June 2007,[citation needed] edging closer to the 4:40 barrier in the event.

At the 2007 Japanese Open Championships, Rice won silver behind Zimbabwean champion Kirsty Coventry in the 400 m individual medley. In doing so, she smashed her personal best time by 3.61 seconds, cracking the 4:40 barrier and setting a new Australian and Commonwealth record of 4:37.18. At the 2008 Australian Olympic trials, Rice broke the world record in both the 400 m and 200 m individual medleys. In the 400 m, she clocked 4:31.46, 1.43 seconds below American Katie Hoff's mark of 4:32.89. (Hoff retook the world record at the U.S.

Olympic Trials, on 29 June 2008, with a time of 4:31.12.) In the 200 m, she clocked 2:08.92 seconds, taking almost a second off the previous record held by China's Wu Yanyan.In Beijing, Rice won three gold medals (each in world record time) in the 200 m and 400 m individual medleys and in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay. In winning the 400m individual medley, Rice won her first Olympic medal, Australia's first gold medal of the games and their 400th Summer Olympic medal. Recording a time of 4:29.45, she reclaimed the world record from Hoff, bettering the mark by 1.67 seconds, and became the first woman to break the 4:30 mark in the event. (Kirsty Coventry also went under 4:30 in taking the silver) Her second gold medal of the games came on 13 August in the 200 m individual medley with a new world record time of 2:08.34.

Rice prevailed after being neck and neck with Coventry throughout the last 50 m, who once again followed Rice to beat the old world record. On 14 August she won her third gold medal as part of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay team. She led off the team and Australia were in second place at the end of her leg.Rice began the meet with a solid performance int the 200m IM, despite losing her world record, she sliced 1.42s off her personal best time capturing a silver medal. Experimenting with the 200 freestyle didn't end well as she failed to make the final. With the absence of Linda Mackenzie, Kylie Palmer and Meagan Nay, the team was never in medal contention, finishing 5th. Rice retained her 400 IM record however finished with a bronze in the final. She was awarded a silver medal for her contributions in the medley relay heats.