Brenton Rickard

Brenton Rickard

Personal information
Full name	Brenton Scott Rickard
Nickname(s)	Slick Rick Quicky Ricky
Nationality	Australia
Born	19 October 1983 (1983-10-19) Brisbane, Australia
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	93 kg (210 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Breaststroke
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for Australia Olympic Games Silver 2008 Beijing 200 m breaststroke Silver 2008 Beijing 4×100 m medley World Championships (LC) Gold 2007 Melbourne 4×100 m medley Gold 2009 Rome 100 m breaststroke Silver 2007 Melbourne 200 m breaststroke Silver 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley Bronze 2009 Rome 4×100 m medley Bronze 2007 Melbourne 100 m breaststroke World Championships (SC) Gold 2006 Shanghai 4×100 m medley Silver 2004 Indianapolis 50 m breaststroke Silver 2004 Indianapolis 100 m breaststroke Silver 2004 Indianapolis 200 m breaststroke Silver 2004 Indianapolis 4×100 m medley Silver 2006 Shanghai 100 m breaststroke Silver 2006 Shanghai 200 m breaststroke Bronze 2010 Dubai 200 m breaststroke Commonwealth Games Gold 2006 Melbourne 4×100 m medley Gold 2010 Delhi 200 m breaststroke Gold 2010 Delhi 4×100 m medley Silver 2006 Melbourne 200 m breaststroke Silver 2010 Delhi 50 m breaststroke Bronze 2006 Melbourne 50 m breaststroke Bronze 2006 Melbourne 100 m breaststroke Bronze 2010 Delhi 100 m breaststroke Pan Pacific Championships Silver 2006 Victoria 100 m breaststroke Silver 2010 Irvine 200 m breaststroke Bronze 2006 Victoria 4×100 m medley

Brenton Scott Rickard (born 19 October 1983 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) is a breaststroke swimmer from Australia. He emerged at the international level in 2006, swimming at the Commonwealth games. He has captured multiple Olympic and World Championship medals, as well as World and Commonwealth records. Duriing this period he was coached by Vince Raleigh.

In 2009, he was Australian of Sport Athlete of the Year.

Olympic Games

He arrived in Beijing as a medal contender and a serious threat for the gold medal in all 3 of his events. He set Australian, Commonwealth and Oceanic records, capturing silver medals in the 200m breaststroke and 4×100m medley relay, and finished 5th in the 100m breaststroke.

• Beijing Olympics (China) :
  • 200m breaststroke.
  • 4×100m medley relay.
  • (5th) 100m breaststroke.

FINA World Championships

Rickard's first World Championships were a good one, consistently capturing medals in all of his pet events. No Australian records were set, however his status in the world rankings leapfrogged.

• FINA World Championships 2007 in Melbourne (Australia) :
  • 200m breaststroke.
  • 100m breaststroke.
  • 4×100m medley relay.

In the final of the 100 m breaststroke, Rickard won the gold medal and surpassed the old world record of 58.91 held by Kosuke Kitajima with a time of 58.58.

• FINA World Championships 2009 in Rome (Italy) :
  • 100m breaststroke.
  • 4×100m medley relay.
  • (5th) 200m breaststroke.

Career Best Times

Long Course Personal bests Event Time Record 50m Breaststroke 26.95 AUS Record Holder 100m Breaststroke 58.58 WR Holder 200m Breaststroke 2:07.89 Former AUS Record Holder

Short Course Personal bests Event Time Record 50m Breaststroke 26.62 Former AUS Record Holder 100m Breaststroke 57.79 Former AUS Record Holder 200m Breaststroke 2:04.33

See also

• List of world records in swimming
• List of Commonwealth records in swimming

External links

• Brenton Rickard at Swimming Australia

Records
Preceded by Kosuke Kitajima	Men's 100 m breaststroke world record holder (long course) 27 July 2009–present	Incumbent