Women's Swimming
Silver	2004	4x200 metres freestyle relay

Kirsten Thomson (born September 1983) is an Australian middle distance freestyle swimmer, who won a silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... Swimming describes any method by which living creatures move themselves through water apart from walking on the bottom. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 32 swimming events were contested. ... The Games of the XXVII Olympiad or the Millennium Olympics were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. ...

Coming from Sydney, New South Wales, Thomson was still attending Kirrawee High School, when under the tutelage of Doug Frost at the Sutherland club alongside Ian Thorpe when she was selected as a member of Australia's 4x200m relay team for the Sydney Games. Combining with Susie O'Neill, Giaan Rooney and Petria Thomas, the Australians led for the first 650m before being worn down by the United States. Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and with a population of over four million people is the most populous city in Australia. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Doug Frost (born on November 11, 1943 in Orange, New South Wales) is one of the worlds most successful swimming coaches. ... The suburb of Sutherland is the seat of Sutherland Shire, Australia. ... Ian James Thorpe (born October 13, 1982), also known as the Thorpedo, is an Australian swimmer who, after winning the 200 and 400 metre freestyle races at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, became known as one of the greatest middle-distance swimmers of all time. ... Susie ONeill, famously nicknamed madame Butterfly (born 2 August 1973) was an Australian swimmer from Brisbane, Queensland who won the 200m Butterfly at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 200m Freestyle in Sydney. ... Giaan Rooney (b. ... Petria Ann Thomas (born August 25, 1975) is an Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medallist. ...

Thomson left the Sutherland club in 2002 after long-time coach Frost was removed from the head coaching duties when Thorpe decide to switch to the coaching of Tracy Menzies, who was then one of Frost's assistants. In 2003 Thomson, swimming with the University of Sydney club returned to the international arena, competing at the 2003 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, where she collected a silver in the 4x200m freestyle relay and failed to make the final of the individual event. She missed selection for the 2004 Athens Olympics. The University of Sydney, established in Sydney in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia. ... Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia and the second most populous city in Spain. ... The 2004 Summer Olympics are officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (the 28th Summer Olympic Games). ...