Diving Australia

Bree Cole

Nickname: Bree
DOB: 28th February 1983
Born: Melbourne
Lives: Brisbane
Hgt: 160cm
Wgt: 48kg
Institute: AIS/VIS
Trains: Sleeman Sports Centre, Chandler
Coach: Hui Tong

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Won silver medal in 10 metre synchro (Wu) and placed 5th in 3 metre synchro (Stratton) at 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Won silver in 10m synchro (Wu), bronze in 3m synchro (Stratton) at 2007 FINA World Championships.
Won 3m synchro (Stratton) at 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Claimed bronze in 3m synchro (Moors-Chantry) at 2005 World University Games.
Won two silver and two bronze in 2007 FINA World Series.
Named 2007 Australian Diver of the Year. Qualified for her first Olympic team 2008

IN 2009

Won gold in 3 metre synchro (Stratton) and 10 metre synchro (Wu) and placed 4th in 3 metre individual at the FINA Canada Grand Prix in Montreal.
Invited to participate in the 3rd FINA Diving World Series placing 1st overall in 10 metre synchro (Wu) and 2nd overall in 3 metre synchro (Stratton).
Won gold in 3 metre synchro (Stratton) and 10 metre synchro (Wu) and placed 2nd in 3 metre individual at the Australian Open Championships in Brisbane

IN 2008

Won silver medal in 10 metre synchro (Wu) and placed 5th in 3 metre synchro (Stratton) at 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Won Women's 3m synchronised event and Women's 10m synchronised event at National Championships and then at Olympic Trials.
Bronze at World Cup for Women's 10m Synchronised. 5 silvers and a bronze medal at 2008 FINA Grand Prix meets.
Won silver 3m synchro (Stratton) 4th 10m synchro (Wu) at the FINA Grand Prix in Rostock, Germany (June).
Finished 2nd 10m platform (Wu) and 3m springboard synchro (Stratton) events at the FINA Grand Prix in Montreal and 2nd 10m synchro (Wu) and 3rd 3m springboard synchro (Stratton) events at Fort Lauderdale (May).
Came 2nd 3m synchro (Stratton) FINA Diving Grand Prix Shenzhen, China (March).
Won bronze in 10m synchro (with Melissa Wu), at FINA World Cup in Beijing (Feb).
Won gold (10m synchro, with Melissa Wu and 3m synchro with Sharleen Stratton), bronze 3m springboard at the Australian Open Championships in Adelaide (Jan).
Named 2008 Australian female diver of the year and received the Nathan Meade Memorial Scholarship.
1st 10m synchro (Wu) and 1st 3m synchro (Stratton) Olympic Trials, Hobart

IN 2007

Won silver in 10m synchro (Wu), bronze in 3m synchro (Stratton) and twelfth in 3m at FINA World Championships in Melbourne.
Won 3m synchro (Stratton), was second in 3m and fourth in 1m at Australian Open Championships in Melbourne.
Claimed two silver and two bronze at FINA World Series.
Added three silver and a bronze at FINA Grand Prix series

IN 2006

Won 3m synchro (Stratton) at Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
Added two silver and a bronze in 3m synchro (Stratton) at FINA Grand Prix series.
Won 3m synchro (Stratton) and was fourth in 3m at Australian Open Championships in Melbourne

IN 2005

Placed eighth in 3m synchro (Stratton) and 12th in 3m at FINA World Championships in Montreal.
Placed third in 3m synchro (Gidman) at Rome leg of FINA Grand Prix series.
Won bronze in 3m synchro (Moors-Chantry).
Was sixth in 3m and 11th in 1m at World University Games in Izmir

IN 2004

Finished second in 3m synchro (Moors-Chantry).
Seventh in 1m & eighth in 3m at Australian Open Championships in Hobart

OUT OF THE POOL

FAMILY MEMBERS:

Mum - Mary Cole, Dad - Wayne Cole, Older Sister - Sian Cole

BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN LIFE:

Family and coaches

WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU:

People to excel in their area, whether it is sport, music, business, etc

ROLE MODELS:

Guo Jingjing, Greg Louganis

PERSONAL

STUDIES/OCCUPATION:

Double degree – Teaching (Primary) and Applied Science (Human Movement)

INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU NOW:

That I'm a qualified Primary School Teacher

SUPERSTITIONS:

Need to take my Kangaroo to competitions, he has been everywhere – USA, China, Mexico, Canada, Germany, etc

ULTIMATE RELAXATION:

Sleep

SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN:

Smoothies

ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT:

Computer and the Internet

WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM DIVING:

Read, relax, the Internet, listen to music, watch movies, update my blogger

MY FAVOURITE -

SPORTING TEAM:

Western Bulldogs - AFL

MOVIES:

Anything by Quentin Tarantino, also Dirty Dancing, Juno, Little Miss Sunshine, The Wedding Singer

TV SHOW:

Sex and the City, Mythbuster, anything on Discovery Channel

BANDS/MUSIC:

I like most genres, anything from dance to pop to rock.

CD'S:

Pete Murray, Powderfinger, Kylie

DRINK:

Smoothie

DIVING MEET:

Commonwealth Games

LAST BOOK READ:

The Lovely Bones

WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST ASSET?

I'm tough

HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL?

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS?

Goal-driven, positive, hard-working

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED?

Someone who trained hard and had fun doing it

DIVING SHORT TERM GOALS:

Medal at the Olympics

DIVING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL:

Medal at the Olympics

PERSONAL AMBITIONS:

Medal at the Olympics

HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR DIVING CAREER?

Injuries, worst was my elbow injury in 2006

WHAT AGE DID YOU START DIVING AND WHY?

10 years old, I wanted to make the school diving team, and it looked like lots of fun

NOTABLE QUOTE:

"It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness"

AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT	LOCATION	YEAR	RESULTS
Olympic Games	Beijing, China	2008	2nd 10 metre synchro (Wu), 5th 3 mmetre synchro (Stratton)
World Championships	Montreal, Canada	2005	8th 3 metre synchro (Stratton); 12th 3 metre
	Melbourne, Australia	2007	2nd 10 metre synchro (Wu); 3rd 3 metre synchro (Stratton); 10th 3 metre
Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	2006	1st 3 metre synchro (Stratton)
FINA World Cup	Beijing, China	2008	3rd 10m synchro (Wu)
FINA World Series	Doha, Qatar	2009	3rd 10m synchro (Wu), 4th 3m synchro (Stratton)
	Changzhou, China	2009	2nd 3m synchro (Stratton), 2nd 10m synchro (Wu)
	Sheffield, Great Britain	2009	3rd 3m synchro (Stratton), 3rd 10m synchro (Wu)
	Mexico City, Mexico	2009	2nd 10m synchro (Wu), 3rd 3m synchro (Stratton)
	Sheffield, Great Britain	2007	3rd 10m synchro (Wu); 5th 3m synchro (Stratton)
	Mexico City, Mexico	2007	2nd 3m synchro (Stratton); 6th 10 synchro (Wu)
	Nanjing, China	2007	2nd 10m synchro (Wu); 3rd 3m synchro (Stratton)
, FINA Grand Prix	Montreal, Canada	2009	1st 3m synchro (Stratton), 1st 10m synchro (Wu), 4th 3m
	Ft Lauderdale, USA	2008	2nd 10m synchro (Wu), 3rd 3m synchro (Stratton)
	Montreal, Canada	2008	2nd 3m synchro (Stratton), 2nd 10m synchro (Wu)
	Rostock, Germany	2008	2nd 3m synchro (Stratton), 4th 10m synchro (Wu)
	Rome, Italy	2005	3rd 3m synchro (Gidman); 7th 3m; 8th 1m
	Sydney, Australia	2006	2nd 3m synchro (Stratton); 13th 3m
	Zhuhai, China	2006	3rd 3m synchro (Stratton); 9th 3m
	Ft Lauderdale, USA	2006	2nd 3m synchro (Stratton); 14th 3m
	Zhuhai, China	2007	2nd 3m synchro (Stratton), 10m synchro (Wu)
	Ft Lauderdale, USA	2007	2nd 10m synchro (Wu); 3rd 3m synchro (Stratton); 20th 3m
	Rostock, Germany	2007	2nd 3m synchro (Stratton); 4th 10m synchro (Wu)
World University Games	Izmir, Turkey	2005	3rd 3m synchro (Moors-Chantry); 6th 3m; 11th 1m