Australian swimmer

Frances Sarah Ad* (born 9 August 1984) is a British-born Australian former compe*ion swimmer who specialized in backstroke events.

Ad* was born in Nottingham, England. She moved to Adelaide, South Australia in her teenage years, where she worked as a resident athlete and a varsity player for the Western Sharks and Norwood Swimming Club.

Ad* is a three-time short-course Australian champion in the 200m backstroke breaking the Australian record for the event at the 2008 World SC Championship trials. Ad* qualified for the women's 200-metre backstroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by attaining both her personal record and an A-standard entry time of 2:13.48 from the Telstra Olympic Swimming Trials in Sydney. In the morning's preliminary heats, Ad* secured a fifteenth overall spot for the next round, with a time of 2:14.85. On the evening session, however, Ad* fell short in her bid for the final, as she finished the semifinal run, with the slowest time of 2:15.69, more than two seconds behind her teammate Melissa Morgan.

Ad* retired from swimming to pursue her career as a sports and news journalist for ABC Wide Bay in Queensland.

Ad* contributes to national ABC programs 'The World Today' and 'AM'.

She has two degrees in Journalism and International Studies.

References

External links

• Profile – Australian Olympic Team
• Frances Ad* on Twitter