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Ashlea Gierke
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Nickname/s: Ash

Sport: Swimming

Position or event: 50m, 100m, 200m breaststroke

Date of birth: 12 September 1990

Place of birth: Nambour

Place of residence: Palmwoods, Sunshine Coast

Age started competing: 9 years old

First time awarded QAS Scholarship: 2008

Occupation: Project Officer

How you became involved in the sport?  Through a friend

Personal Best (where applicable): 4th 2008 World Cup, Australian Age Gold Medallist, Semi-final Olympic Trails and Australian Championships Finalist

Years of State Junior Representation: 3

Years of State Senior Representation: 6

Number of International Caps/Tests/Games (where relevant): 3

Highest result achieved in sporting career: 4th in the Sydney World Cup

Career high: Winning first Australian age gold medal

Career low: 2005 season

Greatest sporting influence: Brooke Hanson persevering to make 2004 Olympic Games after 2 failed attempts

Sportsperson Most Admired: Brooke Hanson and Susie O'Neil

Short Term Goals: Top 5 World Trails 2009

Long Term Goals: 2012 Olympic Games

Advice for others: The HARDER you work the HARDER it is to surrender. To have fun and love what you do

Hobbies and interests: Surfing, shopping, reading and writing

Personal strengths: Hard-worker, a good mind set and organised

Personal weaknesses: Thinking too far ahead of myself

Personal likes: Perfumes, shoes and singstar

Personal dislikes: Bad customer service

Favourite food: Eggs benedict

Favourite drink: Lemon, lime and bitters

Favourite TV show: The Hills

Favourite movie: Legally Blonde

Favourite song: Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend

Favourite band: Many pop and electro


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