Brenton Rickard
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Brenton Scott Rickard |
| National team |  Australia |
| Born | 19 October 1983 Brisbane, Queensland |
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | Brothers |
| Coach | Vince Raleigh |
Medal record | |
Brenton Scott Rickard[1] (born 19 October 1983) is a breaststroke swimmer from Australia.[2] 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. During this period he was coached by Vince Raleigh.
In 2009, he was Australian Institute of Sport Athlete of the Year.[3]
Olympic Games
He arrived in Beijing as a medal contender and a serious threat for the gold medal in all three of his events. He set Australian, Commonwealth and Oceanic records, capturing silver medals in the 200-metre breaststroke and 4×100-metre medley relay, and finished 5th in the 100-metre breaststroke.
- Beijing Olympics in Beijing, China:
200-metre breaststroke.- 4×100-metre medley relay.
- (5th) 100-metre 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:
- 200-metre breaststroke.
100-metre breaststroke.
4×100-metre medley relay.
In the final of the 100-metre 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.[4]
- FINA World Championships 2009 in Rome, Italy:
- 100-metre breaststroke.
- 4×100-metre medley relay.
- (5th) 200-metre breaststroke.
Career best times
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See also
- List of world records in swimming
- List of Commonwealth records in swimming
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 100 metres breaststroke
References
- ^ "Results – Tuesday 5 October". BBC Sport. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ "Brenton Rickard – Biography". Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
- ^ Australian Institute of Sport Athlete of the Year
- ^ "Rickard sets 1st world record of Day 2". The Associated Press. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
External links
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