Birthdate: 13 October, 1982
Place of Birth: Sydney
Residence: Voyager Point on the Georges river, NSW, Australia
Height: 195cm
Weight: 90.45kg
Coach: Doug Frost
Club: Aquadot, NSW
Occupation: Full time Swimmer
Family: Father, Ken , is a gardener, Mum, Margaret, is a teacher, and sister, Christina used to also be a swimmer but is now part of Ian's management team.
Favourite pastimes: Watching tv, going to the beach and sleeping.
Recent Highlights:
Won gold in 200m freestyle at the Commonwealth Games and broke the Commonwealth Games record.
Won gold in the 400m freestyle at the Commonwealth Games.
Won gold in the 4 X 200m freestyle and broke the world record in the event.
Won gold in the 4 X 100m freestyle at the Commonwealth Games.
Broke the world record at the Australian short course championships in the 400m freestyle.
Past successes:
Domestic:
National age championships 1997 - 1st 50, 100, 200, 400m freestyle;
100, 200m backstroke; 100, 200m butterfly; 200 400m IM
Pan Pacific selection trials 1997 - broke six national records - 100m
freestyle (52.49) 200m butterfly (2:04.93) 100m backstroke twice (58.82)
200m backstroke (2:08.94)
200m IM (2:08.22)
International:
World Swimming Championships 1998 - 1st 400m freestyle, 1st 4 X 200m
freestyle relay
Honda World Cup 1998: 2nd 400m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships 1997 - 2nd 400m freestyle,
4 X 200m freestyle relay
