Francesca "Frankie" Owen (born 27 March 1988) is an Australian synchronized swimmer. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in synchronized swimming.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Francesca Owen |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 27 March 1988 Chester, United Kingdom |
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) (2012) |
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) (2012) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Australia |
| Sport | Synchronized swimming |
| Coached by | Anna Nepotacheva, Marina Kholod |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2012 Summer Olympics |
Personal
editNicknamed Frankie,[1] Owen was born on 27 March 1988 in Chester, United Kingdom.[2][1] She moved to Australia with her Welsh father and English mother when she was a baby,[2] though some members of her family continued to live in the area.[3] She attended a primary school in Kimberley Park before going to Indooroopilly State High School.[2] At Kimberley Park, future Olympic teammate Samantha Reid was one of her classmates.[3] She later earned a Bachelor of Mass Communication in Marketing and Photography. As of 2012[update], she works as a Social Photographer for b105 and Triple M radio.[2] She also works as a model for the Brisbane-based Dallys Models. As of 2012[update], she lives in Pullenvale, Queensland
Owen is 157 centimetres (5 ft 2 in) tall and weighs 53 kilograms (117 lb).[2][1]
Synchronized swimming
editOwen is a synchronized swimmer,[2] and has been coached by Marina Kholod and Anna Nepotcheva since 2011.[2]
Owen has several honors. For 1998-1999 and 1999-2000, she was awarded the 12 Years and Under Solo Champion Trophy by Queensland Synchronized Swimming.[4] In March 2002, she was awarded the 13 14 15 Years Solo Champion Trophy by Queensland Synchronized Swimming.[4] In 2005-2006, she was award the Junior Figure Champion Trophy by Queensland Synchronized Swimming.[4] She retired from the sport despite being only eighteen years old at the time only to unretire later.[2]
Owen represented Australia at the 2005 World Championship in the team event.[2][4] She competed at the 2006 Oceania Championships in the Combination Team and Junior Solo events.[4] The FINA World Championships held in Shanghai, China served as the 2012 Olympic qualifying event for the team. In the technical team portion, her team finished 18th and in the Free Team event, her team finished 17th.[5] She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in synchronized swimming.[2][6][7][8][1][9] The London Games were her first.[2][6][7][1][10][9] She was 23 years old at the Games.[9] She performed one of the team's solo performances[11] in front of her extended family.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Olympics Athlete Bio". Bigpondsport.com. 27 March 1988. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "London 2012 - Francesca Owen". Australia: Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ a b c Boswell, Tom (25 May 2012). "Logan swimmer to make a splash in London | News, events and sport for Logan". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Honours". Queensland Synchronized Swimming Inc. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "News". Queensland Synchronized Swimming Inc. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ a b "brisbane schoolgirl olga burtaev dancing into london olympics". Melbourne, Australia: Herald Sun. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Queenslanders lead synchronised swimmers to London". ABC Grandstand Sport - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 10 February 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ "australias olympic synchronised swimming team named". Sydney: The Australian. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "Synchronised Swimming". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "London 2012 - Top two lead synchro team for Olympics". Australian Olympic Committee. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ Australia's Olympic synchronized swimming team. "Australia's Olympic synchronized swimming team". Finance-news.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.