Q and A with Swimmers

Biographies

Alicia Coutts
Alicia Coutts is a five-time Olympic medallist for Australia and the winner of 21 medals in major international competitions. She was named Australian Swimmer of the Year in 2010 and 2012, the Australian Institute of Sport Athlete of the Year in 2012 and was the 2010 Australian Commonwealth Games Team closing ceremony flag bearer.

Brenton Rickard
Brenton Rickard spent a decade on the Australian Swimming Team and has won around 30 medals at major international meets and 19 national titles. After suffering the disappointment of missing the Athens 2004 Olympics, Brenton moved to the AIS where he spent almost five years culminating in two Olympic silver medals, a World Championship and World Record. During that period Brenton completed a Bachelor of Science and worked part time at the Biomechanics department. By providing assistance, information and feedback in a manner that suited Brenton, the biomechanics and sport science departments helped mould a talented young swimmer into one of the best Breaststrokers in the world.

Ben Treffers
Ben Treffers is an Australian National Champion and Silver Medallist at the World University Games. Ben was a finalist at the 2010 World Short Course Championships and a member of the Australian National Teams for the 2010 Pan Pacific Games, the 2010 World Short Course Championships and the 2011 World Championships.