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West Australian swimming sensation EAMON SULLIVAN will be a special guest at a ceremony at The University of Western Australia, on Friday, to sign an agreement that will enhance the performance of our future elite athletes.

WHERE:                   School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health at The University of Western Australia.  Poolside.  Enter from Parkway entrances 3 or 4.

WHEN:                     11am, Friday May 9, 2008

ATTENDEES:

UWA Vice-Chancellor, Professor Alan Robson

Western Australian Institute of Sport Chairman, Grant Boyce

Head of the School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health, Professor Bruce Elliott

SPECIAL GUEST:

Eamon Sullivan, WAIS scholarship holder, member of the Australian Olympic Swimming Team and 50m freestyle world record holder

Eamon will feature in a DVD demonstration of computational fluid dynamics, a collaborative research project between WAIS biomechanist Dr Andrew Lyttle and UWA PhD student Matt Keys.  Copies of the DVD will be available for the media.

Eamon will be available for interview and this will be one of the last opportunities to speak with him before he departs for a series of competitions in Europe which form a crucial part of his Olympic preparations.

Media references

Simon Moore-Crouch (WAIS Public Relations Manager)  61 8  9387 8166  /  0433 509 582
Janine MacDonald (UWA Public Affairs)  61 8  6488 5563  /  0432 637 716