Former student
Mission, BC
Swimming
4×100m Freestyle Relay, July 29
100m Freestyle, July 31
50m Freestyle, Aug 2
4×100 Medley Relay, Aug 3
Video Interview
Links: Alumni bio
Website: brenthayden.com
Downloadable media resources
Alumnus
Burnaby, BC
Track & Field
Javelin, Aug 8
Website: curtisjmoss.blogspot.ca
Twitter: @CurtisMoss
Downloadable media resources
Science student
Hay River/Yellowknife, NWT
Road Cycling
Road race, July 29
Time trials, Aug 1
Website: denise-ramsden.blogspot.ca
Twitter: @dennyramshackle
Downloadable media resources
Arts alumnus
Vancouver, BC
Paralympic swimming
100m Freestyle, Aug 31
100m Backstroke, Sept 2
100m Butterfly, Sept 6
200m Individual Medley, Sept 8
Video Interview
Website: donovanspeaks.com
Story: Tap and Rope Guide Swimmer to Victory
Twitter: @DonovanSpeaks
Downloadable media resources
Kinesiology student
Toronto, ON
Swimming
4×100m Freestyle Relay, July 28
Video Interview
Twitter: @hmacswim
Downloadable media resources
Science Alumnus
West Vancouver, B.C.
Sailing
49er, Jul 30 – Aug 3 and Aug 5 – 6
Website: www.sail49er.ca
Twitter: @HunterLowden
Arts alumnus
Mexico City, Mexico
Track & Field – Racewalking
20 km Racewalk, Aug 4
Video Interview
Website: inakigomez.com
Twitter: @InakiGomezG
Downloadable media resources
Kinesiology student
Vancouver, BC
Track & Field – Javelin
Javelin Throw, Aug 7
Story: A Javelin’s Throw Away from the Olympics
Twitter: @lgJavelin
Downloadable media resources
Kinesiology student
Toronto, ON
Swimming
200m Breaststroke, Aug 1
Downloadable media resources
Kinesiology alumnus and engineering alumnus (respectively)
Vancouver, BC
Sailing
470 class, Aug. 2 – 4 and Aug 6 -7
Website: mikeandluke.com
Downloadable media resources
Kinesiology alumnus
New Westminster, BC
Track & Field – High jump
High jump, Aug 5
Downloadable media resources
Kinesiology alumnus
West Vancouver, BC
Windsurfing
Jul 31 – Aug 2
Aug 4 – Aug 5
Story: Riding the waves to success
Twitter: @NikGoing4Gold
Downloadable media resources
Geological engineering student
Mexico
Sailing
Laser class, July 30 – Aug 1 and Aug 3 – Aug 4
Downloadable media resources
Arts student
Vancouver, BC
Swimming
400m Freestyle, July 29
800m Freestyle, Aug. 2
Video Interview
Twitter: @72theKING
Downloadable media resources
Arts Alumnus
Burlington, ON
Swimming
100m Breaststroke, July 28
200m Breaststroke, July 31
4×100m Medley Relay, Aug 3
Video Interview
Links: Alumni bio
Twitter: @ScottyDickens
Downloadable media resources
Kinesiology student
Oakville, ON
Swimming
100m Breaststroke, July 29
200m Breaststroke, Aug 1
Video Interview
Story: UBC swims for Canada
Twitter: @teravb
Downloadable media resources
Kinesiology student
Richmond, BC
Mixed Doubles, July 28 – Aug 2
Story: Not Your Backyard Badminton
Website: towbsss.blogspot.ca
Kinesiology alumnus
Nanaimo, BC
Swimming
4×100m Freestyle Relay, July 29
Video Interview
Links: Alumni bio
Twitter: @tommygossland
Downloadable media resources
Janice Hanan : Team Manager for Swimming Canada
Tom Johnson: Coach for Swimming Canada
Andrei Krassioukov: Running a clinic on cardiovascular disease risk for Paralympians
Eugene Liang: Massage Therapist and Strength Conditioning for Swimming Canada
Ron Mattison: Therapist for Swimming Canada
Bob McCormack: Medical Director, Canadian Olympic Committee, 2012 Games
Don McKenzie: Chief Medical Officer for International Canoe Federation
Jozsef Nagy: Coach for Swimming Canada
Navin Prasad: Physician for Team Canada
Marc Rizzardo: Chief therapist for Team Canada
Babak Shadgan: Chief Medical Officer for Olympic wrestling
Mike Wilkinson: Doctor for rowing team
Julian Dierkes: Volunteer for a National Olympic Committee
Basil Waugh, UBC Public Affairs
basil.waugh@ubc.ca
604.822.2048
Heather Amos, UBC Public Affairs
heather.amos@ubc.ca
604.822.3213
Wilson Wong, UBC Athletics
wilson.wong@ubc.ca
604.822.9115
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