Heath Terrence Ramsay (born 3 April 1981) is a former butterfly swimmer who competed for Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[1][2] There he finished in eleventh position in the 200-metre butterfly, clocking 1:57.90 minutes in the B-Final.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Heath Terrence Ramsay |
| Nickname | Rambo |
| National team |  Australia |
| Born | 3 April 1981 Ipswich, Queensland |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Butterfly |
| Club | Railway Swim Club |
Early life
editRamsay was born in 1981 in Ipswich, Queensland. After finishing at St Edmund's College, Ipswich, he went to the University of Queensland.[citation needed]
Olympic career
editIn the lead-up to the 2000 Summer Olympics, he paused his commerce degree to focus on swimming.[3][4][5] Ramsay qualified for the 2000 Olympics by winning the 200-metre butterfly at the Australian championships.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
Post-Olympic career
editRetiring from swimming in 2003, Heath founded a successful learn to swim centre in Ipswich.[12][13] He was a coach to his daughter Ella Ramsay who was a swimmer in Australia's team at the 2024 Olympics.[14][15]
References
edit- ^ Olympic results
- ^ Mival, Al (21 May 2000). "Ipswich flyer's up with the big boys". The Courier-Mail. p. 179.
- ^ Lems, David (21 July 2021). "Perfect opportunity for city to capitalise on 'Greatest show on Earth'". The Queensland Times.
- ^ "Heath Ramsay". Olympics.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ Smith, Wayne (13 May 2000). "On your marks...". The Courier-Mail. p. 27.
- ^ Eakins, Bevan (17 May 2000). "Great Scotts, it's over flying Ramsay and Norris end an era". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 50.
- ^ Lingard, John (12 September 2000). "Pass the tranquiliser, meet the new Sieben". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ Le Grand, Chip (17 May 2000). "'Heath who' a bolt from the blue". The Australian. p. 24.
- ^ Smith, Wayne (4 August 2000). "Ramsay has more shocks in store". The Courier-Mail. p. 47.
- ^ "Ramsay chasing suitable times". South West News. 9 August 2000. p. 62.
- ^ Atkinson, Bruce (17 May 2000). "Australia finds new men's butterfly champion". AM. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ Lems, David (9 August 2013). "Ramsay family helps bid to revitalise Ipswich swimming". The Queensland Times. p. 32.
- ^ "Balancing act for coach Ramsay". The Queensland Times. 29 November 2013. p. 35.
- ^ Peesara, Anuraag (26 July 2024). "Ella Ramsey at Paris 2024 Olympics: Know Events, Competing, Times and Full Swimming Schedule". Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Belam, Martin; Howcroft, Jonathan; Howcroft (earlier), Martin Belam (now) Jonathan (29 July 2024). "Paris 2024 Olympics day three: Tom Daley in diving action; mountain biking, rugby sevens and more – live". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
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