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Thursday, 23 May 2013

UWA's sporting prowess has been honoured at this year's Australian University Sport (AUS) National Conference.

Samuel Gilmour was awarded Male Athlete of the Year (2012) and UWA's Sailing Team consisting of Samuel Gilmour (Skipper), Alistair Marchesi, Christopher Smith and Steven Thomas were awarded 2012 Team of the Year.

Samuel and his team were also inducted into the AUS Honour Roll for their outstanding achievements throughout the 2012 season which culminated in their gold medal winning performance at the World Championships in Nice, France in September of 2012.

UWA's Australian University Games (AUG) team was presented with the Overall Per Capita University Champion (Doug Ellis) Trophy awarded to the University with the most number of pennants per student population in Adelaide in 2012.

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Nicole West (UWA Sport and Recreation Association)  (+61 8)  6488 4309

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