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Myles Brown
Personal information
Birth nameDevon Myles William Brown
NationalitySouth African
Born21 May 1992
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country South Africa
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow 4x200m freestyle relay
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville 200m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville 4x100m freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place 2015 Brazzaville 400m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Brazzaville 800m freestyle

Devon Myles William Brown (born 21 May 1992) is a South African swimmer who attended Highbury Preparatory School in Hillcrest.[1] and Kearsney College in Botha's Hill.[2]

He competed at the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships,[1] and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 200 m freestyle and 400 m freestyle events. In the 200 m freestyle event, he finished 13th in the heats with a time of 1:46.78 and qualified for the semifinals where he finished 12th with a time of 1:46.57 and did not advance to the final.[3] In the 400 m freestyle event, he finished 12th in the heats with a time of 3:45.92 and did not qualify for the final.[4] He was also part of South Africa's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team which finished 10th in the heats and did not qualify for the final.[5] Brown was part of the 4 × 100 m medley relay team that finished 13th in the heats and did not qualify for the final.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Myles Brown". les-sports.info. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Notable Alumni | Kearsney College Old Boys". Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
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