Robin Brew (born 28 June 1962) is a male former competition

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

for Great Britain and Scotland.

Swimming career

Brew represented Great Britain at the

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and Scotland in the

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which consists mostly, but not exclusively, of territories of the former British Empire. The event was first held in 1930 ...

. He swam in the men's 200-metre individual medley at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

where he came fourth. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics he broke the Olympic record in the 200-metre individual medley in the semifinals. He competed at the Commonwealth Games in

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, where he won a silver medal in the 200m Individual Medley event and a bronze medal in the 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay, and in 1986. At the ASA National British Championships he won the 200 metres medley title in 1980 and 1983.

Personal life

Robin Brew held the position as the Director of Swimming at Mount Kelly School, for 16 years after his father Archibald Brew who held the position for 20 years. His brother Paul Brew is also a former international swimmer. Both brothers attended Kelly College. Brew now runs his business RobinBrewSports acting as a triathlon and swim coach.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brew, Robin 1962 births Living people Swimmers from Portsmouth Scottish male medley swimmers British male medley swimmers Scottish male freestyle swimmers British male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games English people of Scottish descent People educated at Kelly College

Swimming career

Personal life

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