Eamon Sullivan
Sullivan being interviewed at Wagga Wagga
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| Full name | Eamon Wade Sullivan |
| Nickname(s) | Sullo, Mad Dog[1] |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Born | 30 August 1985 Perth, Australia |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Weight | 78 kg (170 lb; 12.3 st)[1] |
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| Sport | Swimming |
| Club | West Coast |
In April 2002 at the Australian Age Championships, Sullivan won the 50 m freestyle and came second in 100 m in his age group, and swam for Australia at Trans Tasman series with no dramatic result.
At the 2004 Olympic trials he grabbed a spot in the 4x100 Freestyle relay team by finishing fourth in the final. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Eamon as the youngest male in the Australian Olympic Team and improved his Personal Best in the heat time that gained him a spot in the final of the 4x100 m freestyle, in which Australia was dethroned in the event they had won 4 years ago in Sydney.
In July 2005 he was sidelined with a hip injury and missed the World Aquatics Championships in Canada.
In March 2006 he won gold in 4x100 m medley and silver in 4×100 m freestyle at Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games setting a new Commonwealth record. He also swam in the 4x100m freestyle relay to capture silver. In December, at the Australian National Championships he broke the 50 m national record in 22.00 s and became the fastest swimmer Australia had ever seen.
In July 2007 Sullivan won the 50 m free at the Santa Clara International Invitational Grand Prix in California in 22.30 s. In the same month he clocked 21.62 s to slash 0.07 s off Brett Hawke's seven-year-old 50 m Short Course Australian record at Telstra Grand Prix2 in Canberra. He set another National Record at FINA/ARENA World Cup at SOPAC in the heats of the 100 m freestyle clocking a time of 47.29 s shaving 0.26 s of his previous best set in Canberra earlier that year.
Eamon has also sustained several injuries throughout his career. He has struggled with hip problems and has had allegedly 6 hip operations, along with numerous shoulder sprains.
Leading off Australia in the Men's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay final he set a new world record for the 100 m Freestyle with a time of 47.24 seconds, winning bronze.
In the subsequent individual 100 m Freestyle, Sullivan emerged as the fastest swimmer from the heats and semi-finals, Alain Bernard of France re-claimed the World Record set by Sullivan in the relay with a time of 47.20 s. Five minutes later Sullivan reclaimed the 100 m Freestyle World Record in the second semi-final in time of 47.05 s. In the finals Sullivan claimed the silver medal, edged out by Bernard by 0.11 s. In the 50m final, Sullivan finished in a disappointing 6th place.
Just two weeks before the 13th FINA World Championships in Rome, Sullivan was ruled out from competing due to a virus.[2] Two months later, Sullivan's training camp came to an end when he underwent an appendectomy.[3] He was attending a high-altitude training camp in Flagstaff, Arizona, when he became ill. Eamon Sullivan was a member of the controversial Australian Olympic swimming team during the London 2012 Olympic games and competed in the Australian men's 4 x 100 metre relay team. The squad and team were hounded by allegations of bullying, alcohol and drug abuse and he made a media appearance to both acknowledge and deny specific allegations, along with team members Tommaso D'Orsogna, James Magnussen, Cameron McEvoy and Matt Targett. [4]
Medal achievements
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World records
Sullivan became the fastest swimmer in history after he broke the world 50 m freestyle record at the 2008 NSW Open Championships at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. He timed 21.56 to slash 0.08 off the 21.64 set by the Russian Alexander Popov at Moscow in June 2000. However his time was beaten to 21.50 by French Alain Bernard on 23 March 2008, He significantly improved his last PB standing at 22.00 s. He declared he had had positive feelings of being in a good form for the race earlier on. Shortly after, he swam for West Coast club in the 4×100 m freestyle Relay and clocked 48.11 s, cutting 0.07 off Michael Klim record set for Australian relay at the 2000 Olympics. His time was also a Commonwealth record, knocking 0.06 s off the previous time gained by South African Roland Schoeman.On 27 March 2008 at Australian Olympic Trials at the same venue he regained his title as the 50 m freestyle world record holder with a time of 21.41 s, then broke his own record a day later with 21.28 s. He was bettered by Frédérick Bousquet with a time of 20.94 s on 26 April 2009.
On 11 August 2008, he broke the 100 meter freestyle world record in the first leg of the 4x100 relay with a time of 47.24,[5] Australia finished under the previous world record, broke the Oceania record and finished third in the relay in a time of 3.09.91.[6] Before the Olympics, the Australian record was 3.13.67 in winning the event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. On 13 August 2008, after losing his world record to the previous holder Alain Bernard, Sullivan clocked 47.05 s to set another world record. The 100m free record was then broken by Brazilian sprinter César Cielo at the 2009 FINA World Championships on 7 July 2009 and now stands at 46.91.
Personal life and television work
Sullivan was romantically linked with fellow Australian swimmer and individual world record holder Stephanie Rice; however, they ended their two-year relationship in July 2008.[7] The couple once posed together in highly publicised underwear advertisements. Sullivan won the first series of Celebrity MasterChef Australia beating Kirk Pengilly and Rachael Finch.[8] In 2011, Sullivan competed in the third season of the Channel Seven television series Australia's Greatest Athlete. He also made a guest appearance in the third season of MasterChef Australia, cooking the Chocolate Délice dish that earned him the 'title' of Celebrity MasterChef in 2009.[9]TÍTULO; LA GRAN ZANJA KEINISHIKORI,.
Nishikori Kei
| Kei Nishikori | |
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| País |  Japón |
| Residencia | Bradenton, Florida,  Estados Unidos |
| Fecha de nacimiento | 29 de diciembre de 1989 (23 años) |
| Lugar de nacimiento | Shimane, Japón |
| Altura | 1,78 m (5 pies 10 pulg) |
| Peso | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Entrenador | Dante Bottini |
| Profesional desde | 2007 |
| Brazo hábil | Derecho |
| Dinero ganado | $3,339,891 |
| Perfil oficial ATP | Perfil ATP |
| Individuales | |
| Récord de su carrera | 126-85 |
| Títulos de su carrera | 3 |
| Ranking actual | 11º (22 de julio de 2013) |
| Mejor ranking | 11° (18 de junio de 2013) |
| Resultados de Grand Slam | |
| Abierto de Australia | CF (2012) |
| Roland Garros | 4R (2013) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2012) |
| Abierto de EE. UU. | 4R (2008) |
| Dobles | |
| Récord de su carrera | 14-19 |
| Títulos de su carrera | 0 |
| Ranking actual | 335º (9 de julio 2012) |
| Mejor ranking | 167° (19 de marzo de 2012) |
| Resultados de Grand Slam | |
| Abierto de Australia | - |
| Roland Garros | 2R (2011) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2011) |
| Abierto de EE. UU. | - |
| Última actualización: 25 de marzo de 2012. | |
- Este es un nombre japonés; el apellido es Nishikori.
En 2006 ganó su primer título profesional (Future) México F18 en la ciudad de Mazatlán, con solo 16 años. En 2007 se clasificó para su primer evento de ATP en el Torneo de Los Ángeles.
En el Torneo de Delray Beach de 2008, dio la gran sorpresa al entrar al torneo desde la clasificación (ocupando el puesto nº 244 del escalafón mundial) y ganar el título, convirtiéndose en el primer japonés en alcanzar una final de torneo ATP desde que lo hiciera Shuzo Matsuoka en 1992.
El 30 de agosto de 2008, se convirtió en el primer tenista japonés de la era abierta en alcanzar los octavos de final del Abierto de los Estados Unidos, tras derrotar en cinco sets (6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 7-5) al español David Ferrer, 4º en el ranking de la ATP y 4º cabeza de serie del Grand Slam. Además en 2011 se convirtió en el primer asiático en vencer a un número 1 del mundo, en este caso venciendo en semifinales de Basilea a Novak Djokovic por 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-0, para después perder en la final con el cinco veces campeón Roger Federer por 1-6, 3-6.
En el Abierto de Australia 2012 llegó a los cuartos de final, convirtiéndose en el primer japonés en la Era Abierta en llegar a cuartos de final del Abierto de Australia.
En el Torneo de Tokio 2012, Nishikori fue el octavo favorito al título. Llegó a la final, con una importante victoria en cuartos de final sobre el N°6 del mundo, Tomas Berdych, por 7-5, 6-4. En la final, derrotó a Milos Raonic por 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-0, en dos horas y nueve minutos para levantar su segunda corona ATP World Tour. Dicho partido, fue la final con jugadores más jóvenes este año en 58 torneos del ATP World Tour. Así, Nishikori se convirtió en el primer jugador japonés en ganar el título del Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships.1
En el Torneo de Roland Garros 2013, consigue llegar hasta la 4º ronda, siendo su mejor resultado en el Grand Slam parisino, y donde en dicha ronda fue eliminado por el ocho veces ganador de éste torneo Rafael Nadal.
Nishikori comenzó a jugar a los cinco años. Su madre, Eri, es maestra de piano; su padre, Kiyoshi, es ingeniero. Tiene una hermana mayor, llamada Reina graduada de la universidad y que trabaja en Tokio. Se mudó de Shimane, Japón a Estados Unidos a los 14 años para entrenar en la Academia IMG Bollettieri en Florida y no hablaba una palabra de inglés cuando arribó. Llegó a la academia como miembro del Masaaki Morita Tennis Fund group que consiste en un selecto grupo de jugadores japoneses patrocinados por Mr. Morita y CEO de Sony.
Antiguo compañero de habitación de Zachary Gilbert, hijo del ex Top 10 Brad Gilbert. Obtuvo el título de dobles de Roland Garros junior en 2006 y alcanzó su ranking más alto, N°7 en singles ese año. Sus supericies favoritas son las duras y las de polvo de ladrillo y considera que su mejor tiro es su derecha. Fue nombrado Jugador ATP Revelación del Año en 2008. Es auspiciado por Nissin, Sony y Wowow. Entrena en la academia bajo la supervisión de Nick Bollettieri y viaja con los entrenadores Dante Bottini y Brad Gilbert.
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