Burl Reid (born 31 August 1978) is an Australian

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

swimmer.

Personal life

Burl was born Anne & Denis Reid's second child in 1978. He studied and swam at

Scotch Oakburn College (I will find a way to higher things.) , established = 1886 (MLC)1901 (Scotch)1979 (Amalgamation) , type = Independent, co-educational, day and boarding , denomination = in association with the Unit ...

1992–1995. The family moved to

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

from Launceston in 1996. He studied at

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Diploma of Building Design.

Sport results

*1997 Telstra Australian Open in 50m butterfly 25.41 in CQ Aquajets QLD squad *1998 Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in 200m butterfly 1.59.42 *1999

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won a silver medal in 100m butterfly. *1999 U. S. Open in 100m butterfly 53.89 *1999 AUS National Pan/Pacific Trials in 100m butterfly 53.92 *2000 World Short Course Championships fourth place in 50m butterfly *2000 Australian Selection Trials in

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in 50m butterfly second place with 24.40 *2001

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won gold medal in 50m butterfly *2001

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in 100m butterfly he clocked the fifth fastest time ever by an Australian and finished second in a personal best time 53.25. In 2010 Reid was inducted into the Australian University Sport Honour Roll

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Burl Australian male butterfly swimmers Living people Sportspeople from Launceston, Tasmania Summer World University Games medalists in swimming 1978 births FISU World University Games gold medalists for Australia FISU World University Games silver medalists for Australia Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade