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13 Facts About Dana Faletic

1.

Dana Faletic won the national Schoolgirl Scull title at the Australian Rowing Championships in 1994 and 1995.

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Dana Faletic first represented her state of Tasmania in the women's youth eight of 1995 who competed for the Bicentennial Cup in the Interstate Regatta at the Australian Rowing Championships.

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Dana Faletic won that Australian national title in 2002 beating out West Australia's Amber Bradley by 0.02 seconds and she won again in 2006 taking and holding a commanding lead off the start.

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In club colour's Dana Faletic raced the open women's single sculls title at Australian Rowing Championships from 2001 to 2006 and in 2012.

5.

Dana Faletic won that Australian Championship title in 2001 and 2006 and placed second in 2002,2003 and 2004.

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Dana Faletic made her international representative debut in 1995, at the World Rowing U23 Championships in Groningen, The Netherlands as Australia's single sculls entrant.

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Dana Faletic didn't represent for Australia at the senior level until 2001 when she was selected in a double scull with Monique Heinke.

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In 2002 Dana Faletic broke into the Australian women's quad scull with Donna Martin, Sally Robbins and Amber Bradley.

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Dana Faletic took a year off after the Olympics but was back for Australian national selection in 2006.

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Dana Faletic raced at the 2006 World Rowing Cupp II at Poznan in both a double scull and the quad.

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Dana Faletic was picked in the quad to compete at the 2006 World Rowing Championships with Sonia Mills, Catriona Sens-Oliver and Sally Kehoe.

12.

Dana Faletic gave the sport away in 2006 but made a comeback in 2011 aged 34 and remarkably made the 2012 Australian Olympic Team.

13.

Dana Faletic was selected again to the quad to row with Hore, Pauline Frasca and Amy Clay.