Giaan Rooney

Giaan Rooney
Rooney in November 2012
Personal information
Full nameGiaan Leigh Rooney
National teamAustralian
Born (1982-11-15) 15 November 1982 (age 41)
Brisbane, Queensland
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
SpouseSam Levett (m). 2010
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubMelbourne Vicentre
Australian Institute of Sport
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens[1] 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney[2] 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2001 Fukuoka 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2005 Montreal[3] 50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2005 Montreal 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona 4×100 m medley
World Championships – Short Course
Silver medal – second place 1999 Hong Kong 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2002 Moscow 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Hong Kong 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Moscow 4×200 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Sydney 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2002 Yokohama 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Yokohama 200 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester 100 m backstroke

Giaan Leigh Rooney, OAM[4] (born 15 November 1982)[5] is an Australian former competitive swimmer and television personality. As a member of the Australian team in women's 4×100-metre medley relay, she won an Olympic gold medal and broke a world record at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Rooney is currently an Australian television presenter.[6]

  1. ^ "2004 Olympic Games swimming results". CNN. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
  2. ^ "ESPN Sydney Swimming". Retrieved 14 March 2009.
  3. ^ "Montreal 2005 Results". Archived from the original on 28 January 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2007.
  4. ^ "Rooney, Giaan Leigh". It's An Honour. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Giaan Rooney: Bouncing back". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2004. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Seven's Summer of Tennis 2018" (PDF). Seven West Media. 15 December 2017. p. 4. Retrieved 25 January 2018.