Heath Ramsay
Personal information
Full nameHeath Terrence Ramsay
NicknameRambo
National team Australia
Born (1981-04-03) 3 April 1981
Ipswich, Queensland
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubRailway Swim Club

Heath Terrence Ramsay (born 3 April 1981) is a former butterfly swimmer who competed for Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[1][2] There he finished in eleventh position in the 200-metre butterfly, clocking 1:57.90 minutes in the B-Final.

Early life

Ramsay was born in 1981 in Ipswich, Queensland. After finishing at St Edmund's College, Ipswich, he went to the University of Queensland.

Olympic career

In the lead-up to the 2000 Summer Olympics, he paused his commerce degree to focus on swimming.[3][4][5] Ramsay qualified for the 2000 Olympics by winning the 200-metre butterfly at the Australian championships.[6][7][8][9][10][11]

Post Olympic career

Retiring from swimming in 2003, Heath founded a successful learn to swim centre in Ipswich.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ Olympic results
  2. ↑ Mival, Al (21 May 2000). "Ipswich flyer's up with the big boys". The Courier-Mail. p. 179.
  3. ↑ Lems, David (21 July 2021). "Perfect opportunity for city to capitalise on 'Greatest show on Earth'". The Queensland Times.
  4. ↑ "Heath Ramsay". Olympics.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Smith, Wayne (13 May 2000). "On your marks...". The Courier-Mail. p. 27.
  6. ↑ Eakins, Bevan (17 May 2000). "Great Scotts, it's over flying Ramsay and Norris end an era". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 50.
  7. ↑ Lingard, John (12 September 2000). "Pass the tranquiliser, meet the new Sieben". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  8. ↑ Le Grand, Chip (17 May 2000). "'Heath who' a bolt from the blue". The Australian. p. 24.
  9. ↑ Smith, Wayne (4 August 2000). "Ramsay has more shocks in store". The Courier-Mail. p. 47.
  10. ↑ "Ramsay chasing suitable times". South West News. 9 August 2000. p. 62.
  11. ↑ Atkinson, Bruce (17 May 2000). "Australia finds new men's butterfly champion". AM. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  12. ↑ Lems, David (9 August 2013). "Ramsay family helps bid to revitalise Ipswich swimming". The Queensland Times. p. 32.
  13. ↑ "Balancing act for coach Ramsay". The Queensland Times. 29 November 2013. p. 35.


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