Deane Anthony Pieters (born 30 July 1968) is a

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who competed for

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

in Barcelona, Spain. There he was disqualified in the final of the men's 4×200-metre freestyle relay team, alongside

Kieren Perkins Kieren John Perkins, OAM (born 14 August 1973) is a former Australian freestyle swimmer. He specialised in the 1500-metre freestyle and won successive Olympic gold medals in this event in the 1990s. He won his first at the 1992 Olympics whic ...

, Duncan Armstrong and

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. At the

1991 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The fourth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in 1991 in Edmonton, Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is ...

in Edmonton, Pieters won a silver medal in the 4x200-metre freestyle. He also finished 4th in the 200-metre freestyle, 10th in the 400-metre freestyle, and 28th in the 100-metre freestyle. At the

1993 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The fifth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event involving countries in the Pacific region, was held on August 12–15, 1993 in Kobe, Japan. Competing nations Results Men's events Legend: WR: World ...

in Kobe, Japan, Pieters again won a silver medal in the 4x200-metre freestyle. He also finished 11th in the 200-metre freestyle, and 23rd in the 100-metre freestyle. Deane is a World Life Saving Champion (1990) and has won eight Australian Surf Life Saving Titles between 1990 and 1993. He has represented Australia in swimming (1991, 1992 and 1993) and surf life saving (1990, 1991 and 1996). Deane is general manager of business strategy and growth for the West Coast Eagles football club and formerly held the position of general manager marketing from 2001 to 2010, spanning a period of drug controversies centred on the Eagles' playing list. Deane is a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program as part of the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, California, USA. Deane is also a graduate member of the Australia Institute of Company Directors (GAICD). In 2010 at the age of 41, Pieters won the

Rottnest Rottnest Island ( nys, Wadjemup), often colloquially referred to as "Rotto", is a island off the coast of Western Australia, located west of Fremantle. A sandy, low-lying island formed on a base of aeolianite limestone, Rottnest is an A-class ...

Channel Swim in a time of 4 hours, 41 minutes and 35 seconds, going one better from his 2009 result.
Rottnest Channel Swim winner announced, WAToday.com, Tim Clarke and Daile Pepper, 20 February 2010

External links

Australian Olympic Committee

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pieters, Deane 1968 births Living people Australian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of Australia Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportsmen from Western Australia Swimmers from Perth, Western Australia 20th-century Australian people