Wishful thinking? Sullivan in his gold trunks.

Champion sprint swimmer (and underwear model) Eamon Sullivan was born with his Virgo Sun conjunct Australia's Mars, indicating that he might one day compete to win Gold for his country. Sullivan has a 17° Scorpio Ascendant with Saturn rising at 22° Scorpio, respectively in square aspect with Mercury at 18° Leo and Mars at 23° Leo on his Midheaven. That angular combination of intense (Scorpio) self-discipline (Saturn rising) and agile (Mercury) strength (Mars) has helped him become the fastest swimmer in history. Yet take note of the numbers. Aged between 22 and 23, he became the world's fastest. And he competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 50m and 100m freestyle events, no doubt feeling the full pressure of his Saturn-Mars square. He had the opportunity to draw on all the training he had done (particularly since ages 17 to 18) to secure a medal in the pool. He won Silver - a reflection of the conjunction between his Moon and the Ascendant of the Beijing Games. And despite coming in second best, he remains the fastest swimmer of all time!

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Scorpio Ascendant, Virgo Sun, Pisces Moon, Jupiter Boomerang

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Born: Eamon Wade Sullivan, 30 August 1985, Perth, WA, Australia. AR: BA (Sy Scholfield [copyright] quotes full name, date, year, place and time of birth from Sullivan's birth notice in the West Australian newspaper).

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