Julia Emma Greville (born 18 February 1979) is an Australian middle-distance freestyle swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the

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. Coming from

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, Greville emerged onto the scene in 1995, winning the 200-metre freestyle at the Australian Championships and going on to win a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 1995 Pan Pacific Championships in

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. At the Atlanta Olympics the following year, Greville reached the final of the 200-metre freestyle, as well as collecting a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay, alongside

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and Emma Johnson. Greville's emergence was complete when she claimed a bronze medal in the 200-metre freestyle at the 1998 FINA World Championships in Perth, as well as the relay event. However, aside from a relay gold medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay, she failed to medal at the

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in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In 1999, Greville sustained a shoulder injury from a car accident.Swim News
/ref> Due to this injury, Greville withdrew from the 1999 Pan Pacific Games in order to surgically repair her shoulder. Five weeks from Olympic Trials Greville's shoulder failed. Greville swam trials with an injured shoulder missing selection for the

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1979 births Living people Olympic swimmers for Australia Swimmers from Perth, Western Australia Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Australian female freestyle swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Sportswomen from Western Australia {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub

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