John Coates
John Coates
aside decision spirit stand swimming unselfish within
His decision to stand aside is unselfish and typifies the spirit and camaraderie within the swimming ranks.
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Craig Stevens has shown great mateship and won the admiration and support of all Australians,
length unnoticed
It didn't go unnoticed for any length of time.
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It has always been our aim to increase the spread of medals. We have directed our funding towards sports where we felt we could improve our performances leading into Beijing (the 2008 Olympics). We are also encouraged by the way sailing and equestrian have bounced back after disappointing results in Athens.