Deane Pieters
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Deane Anthony Pieters (born 30 July 1968 in Perth
, Western Australia
) is a former freestyle
swimmer
who competed for Australia
at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona
, Spain
.
Deane is a former World Life Saving Champion (1990) and has won eight Australian Surf Life Saving Titles between 1990 to 1993.
He has represented Australia in swimming (1991, 1992 and 1993) and surf life saving (1990, 1991 and 1996).
Deane is general manager of business strategy and growth for the West Coast Eagles
football club and formerly held the position of general manager marketing from 2001 to 2010.
The West Coast Eagles Football Club is Western Australia's premier sporting club, a leader both on and off the field in the AFL's competition. Joining the league in 1987, the team was the first non-Victorian club to win a premiership with its triumph of 1992 followed by further success in 1994 and 2006.
Deane is a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program as part of the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, California, USA. Deane is also a graduate member of the Australia Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).
In 2010 at the age of 41, Pieters won the Rottnest Channel Swim
in a time of 4 hours, 41 minutes and 35 seconds, going one better from his 2009 result.
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
) is a former freestyle
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
swimmer
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
who competed for Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
Deane is a former World Life Saving Champion (1990) and has won eight Australian Surf Life Saving Titles between 1990 to 1993.
He has represented Australia in swimming (1991, 1992 and 1993) and surf life saving (1990, 1991 and 1996).
Deane is general manager of business strategy and growth for the West Coast Eagles
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
football club and formerly held the position of general manager marketing from 2001 to 2010.
The West Coast Eagles Football Club is Western Australia's premier sporting club, a leader both on and off the field in the AFL's competition. Joining the league in 1987, the team was the first non-Victorian club to win a premiership with its triumph of 1992 followed by further success in 1994 and 2006.
Deane is a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program as part of the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, California, USA. Deane is also a graduate member of the Australia Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).
In 2010 at the age of 41, Pieters won the Rottnest Channel Swim
Rottnest Channel Swim
The Rottnest Channel Swim is an annual open water swimming event from Cottesloe Beach to Rottnest Island, off the coast of Western Australia, near Perth. It is open to solo swimmers and teams of two or four. It is one of the largest open water swimming events in the world. The distance is...
in a time of 4 hours, 41 minutes and 35 seconds, going one better from his 2009 result.