Dyana Calub
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Dyana Calub (born 28 November 1975 in Bourke
, New South Wales
) was an Australia
n backstroke
swimmer of the 2000s, who won the silver medal
in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics
.
Training at Kingscliff
, New South Wales
, Calub, first gained international selection after winning the 100 m and 200 m backstroke at the 2000 Australian Championships. At the Olympics, she combined with Leisel Jones
, Susie O'Neill and Petria Thomas
to register a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay, trailing the Americans home by 3s. In her individual events, Calub came seventh in the 100 m backstroke and was eliminated in the heats of the 200m backstroke.
In 2001 at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships
, Calub combined with Jones, Thomas and Sarah Ryan
to win the 4 × 100 m medley relay, the first time that Australia had defeated the United States
in the event at international competition. This was repeated at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
in Yokohama
, where she combined with Jones, Thomas and Jodie Henry
. She also won two golds and a silver at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
in Manchester
. She retired at the end of 2002. She also won a silver in the 100 m backstroke at the Pan Pacific Championships, behind Natalie Coughlin
.
Bourke, New South Wales
-Transportation:Bourke can be reached by the Mitchell Highway, with additional sealed roads from town to the north , east and south . The town is also served by Bourke Airport and has Countrylink bus service to other regional centres, like Dubbo...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
) was an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n backstroke
Backstroke
The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...
swimmer of the 2000s, who won the silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
.
Training at Kingscliff
Kingscliff, New South Wales
Kingscliff is a coastal town just south of Tweed Heads in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, and is part of Tweed Shire. At the 2006 census, Kingscliff had a population of 6,016 people....
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Calub, first gained international selection after winning the 100 m and 200 m backstroke at the 2000 Australian Championships. At the Olympics, she combined with Leisel Jones
Leisel Jones
Leisel Marie Jones OAM is an Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics – at just 15 years old – and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of gold medal winning Australian team in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004 and a gold...
, Susie O'Neill and Petria Thomas
Petria Thomas
Petria Ann Thomas OAM is an Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medallist and a winner of 15 national titles. She was born in Lismore, New South Wales and grew up in the nearby town of Mullumbimby....
to register a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay, trailing the Americans home by 3s. In her individual events, Calub came seventh in the 100 m backstroke and was eliminated in the heats of the 200m backstroke.
In 2001 at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships
2001 World Aquatics Championships
rightThe 2001 World Aquatics Championships or the 9th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Fukuoka, Japan between 16 July and 29 July 2001....
, Calub combined with Jones, Thomas and Sarah Ryan
Sarah Ryan
Sarah Michelle Ryan OAM is a former Australian sprint freestyle swimmer, who won relay medals at three consecutive Olympics from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics to the 2004 Athens Olympics, but who was perhaps best known in Australia for her colourful long fingernails.-Career:Coming from Adelaide, South...
to win the 4 × 100 m medley relay, the first time that Australia had defeated the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in the event at international competition. This was repeated at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
The ninth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course event, was held in 2002 in Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama, Japan, from August 24–29. One world record was set over the six-day competition....
in Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, where she combined with Jones, Thomas and Jodie Henry
Jodie Henry
Jodie Clare Henry OAM is an Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medalist and former world-record holder.-Swimming career:Jodie Henry began swimming competitively at the relatively late age of 14....
. She also won two golds and a silver at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. She retired at the end of 2002. She also won a silver in the 100 m backstroke at the Pan Pacific Championships, behind Natalie Coughlin
Natalie Coughlin
Natalie Anne Coughlin is an American swimmer and eleven-time Olympic medallist.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Coughlin became the first American female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a 100 m backstroke gold in two consecutive...
.