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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday August 9, 2008 - 15 Spotlight on Oakville's athletes... ADAM VAN KOEVERDEN Canoe/Kayak - Flatwater Born: 29 January 1982 Height: 182 cm / 5'11" Weight: 85 kg / 187 lbs Coach(es):Scott Oldershaw On team since: 1999 Event(s): K-1 500m, K-1 1,000m Club: Burloak Canoe Club CAREER HIGHLIGHTS ·2004 Olympic champion (K-1 500m) and bronze medallist (K-1 1,000m) - the first time Canada has won a medal in either event, and the first Canadian athlete to win more than one medal at a Summer Olympic Games since sprinter Donovan Bailey and cyclist Clara Hughes in 1996 ·Chosen to be Canada's flag bearer at the Closing Ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games ·Five-time world championship medallist winning one gold (2007 K-1 500m), three silver, one bronze ·The 2007 season saw him go undefeated on the World Cup circuit in the six races prior to capturing the world championship title in Germany ·A 44-time Canadian champion ·First international competition was the 1999 Junior World Championships in Croatia ·Won the 2004 Male Athlete of the Year (Lou Marsh Award) at the Canadian Sport Awards QUALITY ANDREW HURD Aquatics Born: 12 August 1982 Height: 190 cm / 6'2" Weight: 82 kg / 180 lbs Coach(es):Benoît Lebrun Event(s): 4x200m Freestyle Relay Club:Toronto Swim Club COLIN RUSSELL Aquatics, Swimming Born: 02 July 1984 Height: 193 cm / 6'3" Weight: 85 kg / 187 lbs Coach(es): Erin Russell, Byron MacDonald Event(s): 200m Freestyle, 4x100m Freestyle Relay Club: Dolphins Swimming Club CAREER HIGHLIGHTS ·Had a breakthrough at the 2008 Olympic trials winning the 200m freestyle and beating 100m freestyle world champion Brent Hayden ·2005 World Championships silver medallist in the 4x200m freestyle relay, setting a Canadian record of 7:09.73 ·Had three top-10 finishes at the 2006 Commonwealth Games including a bronze in the freestyle relay DID YOU KNOW... ·In 2007, he had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder ·Coached by his mother, Erin ·Formerly studied Biochemistry at Indiana University, but moved to study at the University of Toronto in 2006, and will compete for the varsity team in 2008 OSKAR JOHANSSON Sailing Born:23 June 1977 Height: 183 cm / 6'0" Weight: 80 kg / 176 lbs Coach(es): Rob Fox On team since:1997 Event(s): Tornado (Open) Club: Royal Canadian Yacht Club CAREER HIGHLIGHTS ·2008 World Championship silver medallist in Auckland, New Zealand ·1999 Pan Am Games champion ·Finished 15th at the 2004 Olympic Games ·Named the 2000 Ontario Sailor of the Year DID YOU KNOW... ·Started sailing at age three ·Graduated from Queen's University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering ·Played Tier 2 Junior A Hockey in 1995-1996 with the Streetsville Derbys ·Speaks Swedish, English and French ·Is engaged to be married on September 6, 2008 to American artist Crystal Bretschger ·Enjoys art museums, real estate, walks in the city and squash CAREER HIGHLIGHTS ·Two-time Olympian with a best finish of 5th in 4x200m freestyle relay in 2004 ·While in Athens after his 2004 Olympic races, Hurd accidentally cut himself on glass, sliced an artery, tore a ligament and damaged a nerve in his hand, requiring surgery and therapy ·Two-time World Championships 4x200m freestyle relay (2005 silver, 2007 bronze) ·Two-time 2006 Commonwealth Games silver medallist (400m freestyle, 1500m freestyle) DID YOU KNOW... ·Discovered he was allergic to chlorine, among many other household items, after suffering from chronic fatigue during and after training ·Engineering student at the University of Michigan ·His father swam for Queen's University, Kingston INTEGRITY VALUE Quality Custom closet and storage solutions since 1987 At Closet and Storage Concepts, we don't just sell you a storage cabinet, we provide creative ideas for complete home space management. 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