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2006 Oceania Swimming Championships
The 2006 Oceania Swimming Championships took place from 7–16 July at 3 locations in Queensland, Australia.'Championship Information'' for the 2006 Oceania Swimming Championships. Posted by the Oceania Swimming Association on 2006-03-28; retrieved 2010-06-29. This was the sixth edition of the Championships, and featured competitions in: *swimming—7, 8, 10 + 12 July at Trinity Anglican School in Cairns, Queensland, Cairns;'Swimming and Open Water results'' from the 2006 Oceania Swimming Championships. Posted by the Oceania Swimming Association on 2006-07-24, retrieved 2010-06-29. *open water swimming—9 + 12 July at Palm Cove, Queensland, Palm Cove Beach; *synchronized swimming (synchro) -- 14–16 July at Chandler Pool in Brisbane. All swimming competition listed below were swum in a 50m (long-course) pool. Participating countries * * * * * * * * * Event schedule The swimming and open water schedules are below. Synchronized swimming was held 14–16 July. *Finals- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oceania Swimming Championships
The Oceania Swimming Championships are currently held every 2 years, in even years. They are organized by the Oceania Swimming Association, and feature teams representing countries and islands from that region. website. Retrieved 2010-06-29. Locations Championships records See also * * * |
Lewis Williams (swimmer) (born 1934), South African scholar
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Lewis Williams may refer to: * Lewis Williams (politician) (1782–1842), American politician * Lewis Williams (boxer), English boxer *Lewy Williams (Lewis Williams, born 2002), Welsh darts player * Lewis Williams (rugby union) (born 1987), Welsh rugby union player * Lewis B. Williams Jr. (1833–1863), Confederate officer during the American Civil War *Lewis A. Williams (1852-1935), Chicago saloonkeeper and co-creator of Cohasset Punch See also * Lew Williams (born 1934), American singer *Louis Williams (other) *David Lewis-Williams James David Lewis-Williams (born 1934) is a South African archaeologist. He is best known for his research on southern African San (Bushmen) rock art, of which it can be said that he found a 'Rosetta Stone'. He is the founder and previous direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Jack (swimmer)
John Michael Jack, (born 17 September 1946) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom and was Member of Parliament for Fylde between 1987 and 2010, serving at various junior ministerial posts during the John Major administration. He was chair of the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS). Early life Michael Jack was born in Folkestone, Kent, England, the son of Ralph and Florence Jack. He attended Bradford Grammar School and then Bradford Institute of Technology (now the University of Bradford). At the University of Leicester, he received a BA in Economics, and a MPhil in Transport Economics. He worked for Procter & Gamble from 1971 to 1975. From 1975 to 1980 he worked at Marks & Spencer, being PA to Managing Director Lord Rayner from 1975 to 1976, National Chairman of the Young Conservatives from 1976 to 1977, Sales Director at LO Jeffs Ltd (a fresh produce supply company and part of Northern Foods) from 1981 to 1987. He has also been a member of the Eastern A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamish Wilson (swimmer)
Hamish Wilson (13 December 1942 – 26 March 2020) was a Scottish actor from Glasgow who was best known for briefly taking over the role of Jamie McCrimmon for part of two episodes in the 1968 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Mind Robber'' when series regular Frazer Hines was ill with chickenpox and unable to attend the recording. The change of actor was written in as part of the story when Jamie is turned into a cardboard cut-out and has his face removed by the Master of the Land of Fiction. The Second Doctor's first attempt to reconstruct his face is unsuccessful. Eventually, Jamie's real face is restored when Hines recovered. Wilson trained as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and his early work includes an appearance on the first series of The Vital Spark (in the only surviving episode of that series, 1966's "A Drop O' The Real Stuff"). At the time of his ''Doctor Who'' appearance, he was working in London for a furniture removal firm. His other work inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Parkes
Stephen Douglas Parkes (born June 2, 1965) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has served as the bishop of the Diocese of Savannah in Georgia since September 2020. Early life and education Stephen D. Parkes was born in Mineola, New York, on June 2, 1965. He is the youngest of three sons born to Joan and Ron Parkes. His older brother, Gregory Parkes, is the bishop of the Diocese of St. Petersburg in Florida. Stephen Parkes attended Massapequa High School in Massapequa, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration/Marketing degree from the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, in 1987, then worked in banking and the retail sector for several years. In 1992, having decided to become a priest, Parkes entered the St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, Florida, receiving a Master of Divinity degree. Parkes is fluent in Spanish, having studied it in high school, college, and seminary, plus a six-week language immersi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick D'Arcy
Nicholas James D'Arcy (born 23 July 1987) is a retired national-record holding butterfly swimmer from Australia. He was removed from Australia's 2008 Olympic team due to a violent altercation that happened shortly after the Australian Olympic Trials. He was also removed from Australia's team to the 2009 World Championships after being convicted for the same incident. In March 2012 D'arcy was selected as a team member for the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was raised in Queensland on the Sunshine Coast but currently lives in Brisbane. Career At the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, Victoria, D'Arcy competed in the 200 m butterfly, where he came 14th in the heats in a time of 1 min 57.88 s, scraping into the semifinals by 0.09 s. He improved his time to 1 min 57.15 s to finish 12th, missing the final by 0.68 s. The 2008 Australian Swimming Championships held in March in Sydney, were used to select the Australian swimming team for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Cordner
Nick may refer to: * Nick (given name) * A cricket term for a slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat * British slang for being arrested * British slang for a police station * British slang for stealing * Short for nickname Places * Nick, Hungary * Nick, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland Other uses * Nick, the Allied codename for Japanese World War II fighter Kawasaki Ki-45 * Nick (DNA), an element of DNA structure * Nick (German TV channel) * ''Nick'' (novel), a 2021 novel by Michael Farris Smith * Nick's, a jazz tavern in New York City * Désirée Nick, a German actress and writer * Nickelodeon, a children's cable channel See also * Nicks, surname * * * NIC (other) * Nik (other) * 'Nique (other) * Nix (other) * Old Nick (other) * Knick (other) * Nick Nack (other) Knick Knack is an English equivalent of bric-à-brac. Knick Knack, Knickknack or Nick Nack may also refer to: * ''Knick Knack' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Dodd (swimmer)
Timothy Justin Dodd (born February 27, 1985), also known as Everyday Astronaut, is an American Science communication, science communicator, YouTube content creator, photographer, and musician. After becoming popular with his space-themed photo series, Dodd was hired by the website Spaceflight Now to photograph SpaceX's SpaceX CRS-3, CRS-3 cargo mission to the International Space Station on April 18, 2014, NASA's Orion (spacecraft), Orion Test Flight EFT-1 on December 5, 2014, the United States Air Force's GPS 2F-9 launch, and NASA's OA-6 Mission on March 23, 2016. Career Dodd originally worked as a photographer, where his main source of income was in wedding photography. His photography schedule allowed much free time, and he began using this free time to become involved in rocket photography. In 2013, he purchased an orange Russian high altitude survivor suit (crucial for water landings) in an online auction and later took photos of himself in the suit at a 2014 rocket launc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
