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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