Ray Hass
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Australian swimmer
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Australia | ||
| Men's Swimming | ||
| World Championships (SC) | ||
| Gold medal – first place | 2002 Moscow | 4x200m Freestyle |
| Pan Pacific Championships | ||
| Silver medal – second place | 1999 Sydney | 200m Backstroke |
Ray Hass is a former Australian backstroke swimmer. Originally from South Africa, Hass immigrated to Australia with his family in 1993 and was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[1]
Swimming career
[edit ]After swimming the heat of the 4 ×ばつ 200 m freestyle relay at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Hass was a spectator for the final, when the Australians set a world record of 7:04.66 mins. He went on to swim in the semifinal of the 200 m backstroke finishing 9th. At the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships, Hass won a gold medal for Australia as part of the 4 ×ばつ 200 m freestyle relay, swimming alongside compatriots Leon Dunne, Todd Pearson and Grant Hackett.
References
[edit ]- ^ Australian Institute of Sport Swimming Achievements Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Swimmers from Pretoria
- Australian male backstroke swimmers
- Australian male freestyle swimmers
- Australian Institute of Sport swimmers
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- Goodwill Games medalists in swimming
- Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games
- People educated at Ivanhoe Grammar School