After a few years out of the pool, Ephraim is making a come back to swimming. He is currently training at Southport on the Gold Coast under Glen Baker with Nick Frost, Brenton Rickhard & Leiston Pickett.
Ephraim previously trained under Denis Cotterell at Miami Olympic Swimming Club on the Gold Coast Australia, along side many successful Australian swimmers including Grant Hackett, Ky Hurst, Giann Rooney, Daniel Kawalski, Leigh McBean and Andrew Bowden. He would swim 75km a week on average while also building strength, endurance and increasing flexibility out of the water.
Ephraim also trained at the Australian Institute of Sport for a year on a full swimming scholarship – an offer which remains open.
Swimming Qualifications
Professional Swimmer
Certificate II in Sport and Recreation
Accredited ‘OzSwim', ‘Learn to Swim' and elderly swim coach
Swimming Achievements
Member of the Australian Telsta Dolphins Team for 7 years – competing at an international level.
Member of the QAS Team (Queensland Academy of Sport) for 9 years – competing at a national level.
World Titles, Melbourne, 200m Semi-Finalist – 2007
National Titles, Melbourne, 200m Backstroke Gold Medal Champion - 2006
Australian/USA West Coast Tour, Australian Under-17 Record for the 200m – 2006
Australian Age Record, 200m Backstroke – 2006
Victorian All Comers Long Course Record, 200m Backstroke – 2006
Victorian All Comers Long Course Record, 400m Individual Medley – 2006
Queensland Long Course Record, 200m Backstroke – 2006
Australian Age Record, 400m Individual Medley – 2005
New South Wales All Comers Record, 400m Individual Medley – 2005
Queensland State Titles - Won 10 out of a possible 10 gold medals (the second swimmer to have achieved this, after Ian Thorpe) – 2004
Queensland Short Course Record, 400m Individual Medley – 2004
Long Course Record, 400m Individual Medley – 2004 and 2005
Short Course Record, 800m Freestyle – 2003
Short Course Record, 400m Individual Medley – 2003
Watch our Busy Mums swimming expert, Ephraim Hannant, when he won the 200m backstroke final at the Australian Championships in 2006.
Whilst Ephraim did not meet the new selection criteria for the Commonwealth Games team, his time at the National Titles would have received a Silver Medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
All the very best with your come back in the pool Ephraim.
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