Aug 01 2007
Small Worlds
I have based my “small world” on the 2000 Sydney Olympics Swimming. It’s specifically based on the 200m Freestyle final won by
Australia’s Susie O’Neil. She won gold with a time of 1.58.24 minutes. Coming second was Martina Moravcova from
Slovakia with a time of 1.58.32 minutes. Also, coming third was Claudia Poll from
Costa Rica with a time of 1.58.81 minutes. So as you can see that the time for first, second and third was very close. I had chosen the 2000 Sydney Olympics Swimming 200m Freestyle Final because this was a race which was held in Sydney and gold was won by an Australian, Susie O’Neil to be exact (I am proud of it because it is very Australian!). Well, maybe I should tell you more about the winner, Susie O’Neil.
- Susie O’Neil was born on the 2nd of August 1973
- Susie O’Neil was nicknamed “Madame Butterfly” because she was so good at the butterfly
- Susie is now married to Cliff Fairly
- Susie has 2 children, Alix and William
- Susie commentated at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in
Melbourne for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation - On March the 10th 2007 Susie was honoured by having the temporary swimming pool in Rod Laver Arena in
Melbourne named after her for the duration of the 12th FINA World Championships, the site for swimming events
Well, I guess that’s my explanation! I hope you enjoyed it.
(Oh, and yes, I am very proud of my project because it is very Australian!)
