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    • Alice Mills 4x100m Relay Gold Medallist

    • Alice Mills chats to Stephanie Brantz revealing her biggest sporting achievement in her career so far. The Aussie women celebrate their triumph in the 4x100m relay. (Getty Images) The Australian quartet of Libby Lenton, Jodie Henry, Alice Mills and Shayne Reese took gold in a time of three minutes, 36.49 seconds, about half a second outside the world record Australia set at the 2004 Athens Olympics. England claimed the silver medal, while Canada took bronze. Earlier in the night, Lenton, Henry and Mills had finished first, second and third in the 50m freestyle final. -Reuters The Sports Advocacy Group is an independent body, which aims to combine the expertise of the sports industry with the needs and aspirations of the Australian public to provide a voice for sport. We will publish the results of the SAG meetings on these pages and use them as the catalyst for informed debate and ask you to add your views. If you want to be heard this is where you need to be.

    • Alicia Coutts Olympic Swimmer talking Heroines, Work and Sport

    • Alicia Coutts spills the beans on the difficulties of juggling life and sport.   ABOUT ALICIA Brisbane born Alicia Coutts (known to her friends as Couttsie) attended the 2010 Commonwealth Games with little to no expectations on her performance, but the swimmer left as Australia’s most successful individual performer with five gold medals, emerging as a world force in swimming, and one to be watched at future meets. The 23 year old won gold in the 200m individual medley, 100m freestyle and 100m butterfly and was a key member of Australia’s gold medal relay team in the 4 x 100m freestyle and 4 x 100m medley relay. Recording the fastest time ever in a textile suit in the 200m individual medley Alicia was chosen to carry the Australian flag at the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony. Prior to the Delhi Games, life hadn’t been easy for Alicia she had excelled in her junior career, but a bout of glandular fever stifled her ambitions to qualify for the Melbourne Commonwealth Games. In 2007 she joined the Australian Institute of Sport but was again struck down with an intussusceptions of the bowel which required surgery. She recovered to qualify for her first Olympic team in Beijing in 2008, where she finished 5th in the final, performing well above her ranking. As things started to look better complications from Alicia’s original operation forced her to have further abdominal surgery and miss the chance to compete at last year’s world titles. Finally in 2010 Alicia had an injury free year and the results followed. As well as recording a personal best time in the 100m freestyle, 200 IM and 100m Butterfly in Delhi, Alicia also posted 3 short course PB’s in the 100/200m freestyle as well as the 100m butterfly. All of Alicia’s struggles are now well and truly behind her for a new star is born, one that has her sight’s firmly set on the London Olympics in 2012. ACHIEVEMENTS Personal Best Times – Long Course (50m Pool) 2008 Beijing Olympics    –  200m IM 2010 Pan Pacs   - 100m Freestyle 2010 Pan Pacs  -  100m Butterfly   Personal Best Times – Short Course (25m Pool) 2009 Aust Short Course Championships  -  200m IM 2009 Aust Short Course Championships  - 100m Freestyle   Career Highlights 2008 Beijing Olympics   -  4 x 100m Medley Relay  GOLD 2009 Telstra Aust Short Course Championships  -  200m IM   BRONZE 2010 Pan Pacs    100m Butterfly BRONZE 2010 Pan Pacs – Irvine, California    -    4 x 100m Freestyle & Medley SILVER 2010 Pan Pacs – Irvine, California  -  100m Butterfly BRONZE 2010 Telstra Aust Championships  -  200m IM    BRONZE Nominated for the Colonial First State Sports Performer of the Year Award Alicia’s personal best times have previously been recorded in 2009 at the Australian Short Course Championships in the 200m IM and 100m Free and more recently in 2010 in the Pan Pacs 100m Butterfly and 100m Freestyle. Alicia tells us her reasoning for getting into swimming started at the tender age of 18mths old when all she wanted to do was swim in her next door neighbour’s pool. Since then success has played a major part in Alicia’s career, as a natural athlete with the tenacity and drive to be the best she has not only exceeded expectations to date but is set to accomplish big things in the future. The Sports Advocacy Group is an independent body, which aims to combine the expertise of the sports industry with the needs and aspirations of the Australian public to provide a voice for sport. We will publish the results of the SAG meetings on these pages and use them as the catalyst for informed debate and ask you to add your views. If you want to be heard this is where you need to be.

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    • Felicity Galvez OAM with advice for young women on how sport can be empowering

    • Felicity Galvez OAM is an inspirational young athlete. FACT. She broke both the short course 50m and 100m Butterfly world records in 2008 and has just reclaimed her 100m Butterfly world record at the Short Course World Cup in Stockholm. Felicity Galvez is also an inspirational young woman, and in this second part of our interview with her she discusses who some of her role models growing up were, how sport has empowered her in her life, and she also shares some advice for young women who face obstacles to getting involved in sport. If you enjoyed this video make sure you check out the first part of our exclusive interview with Felicity Galvez.

    • Felicity Galvez OAM talks about what it means to be a role model

    • Felicity Galvez OAM is an inspirational young athlete. FACT. She broke both the short course 50m and 100m Butterfly world records in 2008 and has just reclaimed her 100m Butterfly world record at the Short Course World Cup in Stockholm. Felicity Galvez is also an inspirational young woman, and in this first part of our interview with her she discusses what it means to be a role model to thousands of young women across Australia and around the world. If you enjoyed this video make sure you check out the second part of our exclusive interview with Felicity Galvez.

    • Bronte Barratt OAM on some of the obstacles young women face when getting involved in sport

    • Although she hasn't faced issues of insecurity and body image herself, Bronte Barratt knows that these and other issues can confront young women looking to get involved in sport. Here she shares some advice for women looking to get involved in sport who are concerned about some of the issues.

    • Bronte Barratt OAM on how role models in sport are important

    • When she started out as a young swimmer, Bronte Barratt OAM looked up to some of Australia's most successful female athletes, such as Susie O'Neil and Sam Riley. So how does she feel now that she is the inspirational role model for a younger generation of Australian girls in swimming? Bronte also explains how her time in the pool has empowered her as a woman and how sport can do the same for other women.

    • Bronte Barratt OAM chats to us about how she got involved in swimming

    • Bronte Barratt OAM is one of Australia's best-known and most successful swimmers. Here Bronte tells us how she get started out in swimming and let's us in on a secret that Mums and Dads across Australia are sure to appreciate.

    • Grant Hackett on the need to support athletes

    • Grant Hackett talks about the sacrifices that need to be made to succeed as a professional athlete

    • Adam Pine discusses the challenge of top coaches being poached by rival nations

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