WELLINGTON, New Zealand, July 3. UNIVERSITY Sport New Zealand (USNZ) announced that swimmer Moss Burmester will captain the New Zealand team competing in the 2007 World University Games this August in Bangkok.<\/p>\n
The Commonwealth Games gold medalist, who will carry the flag at the opening ceremony, was chosen because of the respect that he holds amongst the team and the motivation he has to lead.<\/p>\n
"We are thrilled to have Moss as our team captain. Having been to the last World University Games he's aware of what the event is all about and will support the athletes and be an inspiration to the team", said Chef de Mission Martin MacDonald.<\/p>\n
Competing in the 50, 100 and 200 butterfly and possibly the 400 freestyle and 800 freestyle relay, Burmester will captain approximately 120 competitors and officials from the nine different sports in which the New Zealand team will compete.<\/p>\n
"It's a big honor. I've wanted to carry the flag into an opening ceremony for a long time now and I'm really looking forward to it. Most of all, I'm looking forward to helping the other athletes out and creating a good team atmosphere", said Burmester.<\/p>\n
New Zealand World University Games Roster<\/b>
\nMen: Moss Burmester, Cameron Gibson, Mark Herring, Michael Jack, Andrew McMillan, Bryn Murphy, Cameron Stanley, Glenn Snyders, Corney Swanepoel, Robert Voss and John Zulch.<\/p>\n
Women: Kelly Bentley, Elizabeth Coster, Melissa Ingram, Helen Norfolk, Te Rina Taite, Georgina Toomey and Sarah Vettoretti.<\/p>\n
Coaches: Jan Cameron (Head Coach), Thomas Ansorg and Donna Bouzaid<\/p>\n
Special thanks to Swimming New Zealand for contributing this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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