Copyright (2004) © Sport The Library / Courtney Harris

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Sarah Katsoulis swims in the 200m breaststroke to win a bronze metal.
Oct. 11th / Finals
7th FINA World Swimming Championships 25m
Indianapolis, Indiana / Conseco Fieldhouse
October 7-11, 2004
Swimming / Shortcourse

From:

http://www.swimming.org.au/profiles/

Country: AUS
State: VIC
Club: Carey Aquatic
Born: 84
Height: 172
Weight: 65Kg
Place of birth: Milton, NSW
Occupation: Student
Coach: Rohan Taylor
Interests: Reading, Movies, Music, holidaying


Results

2004 Telstra FINA World Cup (Melbourne, Australia)
Womens 100m Breaststroke - Heats Day 1 Heats Placed: 1 Time: 1:07.36

Womens 100m Breaststroke - Final Day 1 Finals Placed: 2 Time: 1:06.43

Womens 200m Breaststroke - Heats Day 2 Heats Placed: 1 Time: 2:27.36

Womens 200m Breaststroke - Final Day 2 Finals Placed: 2 Time: 2:23.84

Womens 50m Breaststroke - Heats Day 3 Heats Placed: 3 Time: 0:32.13

Womens 50m Breaststroke - Final Day 3 Finals Pending

Other Results

17th - 2003 World Championships, Barcelona, 200m Breaststroke 2:31.89
3rd - 2003 Telstra Australian Champs, Sydney, 50m breaststroke 31.96
4th - 2003 Telstra Australian Champs, Sydney, 100m breaststroke 1:09.63
2nd - 2003 Telstra Australian Champs, Sydney, 200m breaststroke 2:28.42
8th - 2002 Commonwealth Games, Manchester, 50m breaststroke 32.86
1st -2002 Australian Age Champs, Sydney, 100m breaststroke 1:10.73
2nd - 2002 Australian Age Champs, Sydney, 200m breaststroke 2:34.17
2nd - 2002 Telstra Australian Champs, Brisbane, 50m breaststroke 32.22
4th - 2002 Telstra Australian Champs, Brisbane, 100m breaststroke 1:10.00
7th - 2002 Telstra Australian Champs, Brisbane, 200m breaststroke 2:35.75

Current Teams

2002 Commonwealth Games
Grand Prix #1 Australian Team
2003 Duel in the Pool Team
2003 Telstra Grand Prix #1 Team
2003 Telstra Grand Prix # 2 Team
2003 World Championship Team
2004 World Short Course Team
2002 Europe World Cup 4
2002 Europe World Cup 3
2002 Europe World Cup 2

Current Squads

2004 - 2005 Telstra Dolphins

Highlights

Sarah started 2004 with a bang swimming personal best times at the Victorian Championships in January in both the 50 and 100 metre breaststroke events - the 100 metre swim boosting her to fourth on the Australian All-time rankings.
Unlucky not to make the 2004 Olympic team in the 200m breaststroke, after finishing third to Leisel Jones and Brooke Hanson at the Olympic Trials.

Swam a world class time to finish third to Hanson and Jade Edmistone over 100m at the 2004 Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Brisbane, before breaking through for her first Australian title with a world championship qualifying time in the 200 metres breaststroke.

In 2003 she went to Barcelona for the World Championships where she was 17th in the 200m breaststroke, an event she swum after finishing second to Leisal Jones at the Telstra Australian Championships in Sydney.

Sarah was just one of many who made their Australian Open team debut at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games, where she finished 8th in the 50m breaststrolke final.

Sarah earned one of the five spots on the team occupied by female breaststrokers after taking silver in the 50m breaststroke at the Telstra Australian Championships . Also finished fourth in the 100m final and seventh in the 200m final at those Australian Championships.

The consistent swimmer who has adopted Victoria since moving from Wollongong, along with coach Rohan Taylor in 2000, has now registered several seasons of good results and signalled a promising future is ahead of her.

PERSONAL BEST TIMES:

50m breaststroke: 31.87 7th fastest Australian All-time
100m breaststroke: 1:08.22 4th fastest Australian all-time
200m breastroke: 2:28.42 7th fastest Australian All-time