Alex Croak

Alexandra Croak (known as Alex) is an Australian diver and gymnast who is a dual Olympic representative. She represented Australia as a gymnast at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and after a strong performance at the 2008 Australian national Diving Championships, she was selected for Australia's diving team for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. [cite web | url= http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/27/2257203.htm | title=Diving team announced for Beijing | publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation | accessdate=2008-08-20 ]

Croak was born on 9 July 1984 in Sydney. Her parents were both enthusiastic sports people who encouraged their children to compete. Her sisters Emma and Rebecca were both swimmers who competed at national level. Alex on the other hand showed an aptitude for gymnastics. At the 2000 Olympics, she was part of the Australian women's team which placed 7th in the team competition. Two years later at the Manchester Commonwealth Games, she was part of the Australian team which won gold and she also won an individual silver medal in the vault. [cite web | url= http://www.diving.asn.au/?Page=1783&MenuID=Teams%5F%40%5FSquads%2F20005%2F1806%2F%2CDiver%5FProfiles%2F20024%2F0%2F%2C2007%5FDiver%5FProfiles%2F20026%2F0%2F0 | title=Alex Croak | publisher=Diving Australia | accessdate=2008-04-14 ]

In 2003, she switched to diving and developed quickly enough to be selected for diving team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. There she won a silver medal with Melissa Wu in the 10m synchronized platform. Later that same year, she and Wu again won silver at the Grand Prix meeting in Rome.

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