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Encyclopedia > Danni Miatke

Danni Miatke (born 29 November 1987) is an Australian swimmer. November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Swimming is the method by which humans (or other animals) move themselves through water. ...


Born in Darwin, Northern Territory in 1987, Miatke began competitive swimming in 1995. She first represented the Northern Territory in 1998 at the national School Sport Swimming and Diving Championships. She first won gold for the Territory in 1999 at the Australian Age Championships, in the 100 metres backstroke in the under-13 division. Her coach in the Northern Territory was Jay Davies, from the Northern Territory Institute of Sport. Darwin is the territorial capital and most populous city of the Northern Territory. ... Motto: None Nickname: ? Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Government Administrator Chief Minister Const. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Backstroke swimming (amateur competition, non-optimal style) Backstroke is one of the three swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. ...


Miatke moved to Melbourne, Victoria in 2002 to pursue a career in professional swimming. She is a student at Carey Baptist Grammar School in the Melbourne suburb of Kew. She is a member of the Carey Aquatic Swim Club, a club associated with Carey Grammar and which trains at its facilities. Her current coach, Rohan Taylor, has been the head coach at Carey Aquatic since 2000. Miatke's interests include knitting and reading.[1] Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... Emperess Victoria of the United Kingdom etc. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Name Carey Baptist Grammar School Address 349 Barkers Road Suburb Kew, Victoria 3101 Established February 13, 1923 Community Urban Type Independent Religion Christian (Baptist) Students 2151 Co-educational Grades K to 12 Accreditation Associated Public Schools of Victoria Nickname Carey Mascot None Colours Black, Blue and Gold Motto Animo et... Kew is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...


In 2006, Miatke was a finalist in the Northern Territory for the Young Australian of the Year Award.[2] 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Young Australian of the Year Awards commenced in 1979. ...


At the 2004 FINA Short Course World Championships in Indianapolis, United States, Miatke won silver in the 4x200 metre freestyle relay, and bronze in both the 4x100 metre freestyle relay and 4x100 metre medley relay. Her best individual result at the meet was thirteenth in the 200 metre freestyle. The 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal, Canada were Miatke's first international long-course meet. She won gold in the 50 metres butterfly in Commonwealth record time, ahead of world record holder Anna-Karin Kammerling from Sweden.[3] The 7th FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Indianapolis, USA from October 7 till October 11, 2004. ... The Indianapolis skyline Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Freestyle is one of the official swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. However, it is technically not a style, as there are very few regulations about the way freestyle has to be swum. ... The 2005 World Aquatics Championships or the XI FINA Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 16 to July 31, 2005. ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 366. ... The butterfly, (fly for short) is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with the arms moving synchronously. ... The Commonwealth of Nations, usually known as The Commonwealth, is an association of 53 independent sovereign states, almost all of which are former territories of the British Empire. ... Anna-Karin Kammerling (October 19, 1980 is a world-record breaking Swedish swimmer. ...


In 2006, Miatke won the 50 metres butterfly at the Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials and finished fifth in the 100 metres, qualifying for the Australian Commonwealth Games team.[4] At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, in her adopted home town of Melbourne, Miatke won gold in the 50 metres butterfly.[5] Telstra Corporation ASX: TLS is an Australian telecommunications company under joint public/private ownership, holding a superdominant position in landline telephone services, large share of mobile phone services, domestic consumer (including dial-up access and broadband cable modem, satellite and ADSL services under the BigPond and Hypermax brands) and business... Flag of Australia Australian Commonwealth Games Association logo for the Melbourne Games Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games will be represented by Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA) and abbreviated AUS. Athletes from Australia will gain automatic quafilication in all sports due to the host status. ... The 2006 Commonwealth Games are currently being held in Melbourne, Australia between March 15 and March 26. ...


Personal bests

Long course

  • 50m butterfly: 26.11s (Commonwealth record)
  • 100m butterfly: 59.98s
  • 100m freestyle: 56.14s

References

  1. Athlete Profile > Danni Miatke. (HTML) Victorian Institute of Sport. URL accessed on 2006-03-18.
  2. Danni Miatke. (HTML) Australian of the Year Awards 2006. URL accessed on 2006-03-18.
  3. ABC/Reuters/AFP, "Miatke strikes gold in Canada", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, July 31, 2005.
  4. Swimmer Profile - Danni Miatke. (HTML) Swimming Australia. URL accessed on 2006-03-18.
  5. Biography - Danni Miatke. (HTML) Melbourne 2006. URL accessed on 2006-03-18.


 
 

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