Kirk Palmer (born 12 October 1986) is an Australian freestyle swimmer and an

Australian Institute of Sport The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a high performance sports training institution in Australia. The Institute's headquarters were opened in 1981 and are situated in the northern suburb of Bruce, Canberra. The AIS is a division of the ...

scholarship holder. He was selected in the squad for the 4×200-metre freestyle relay for the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

in Sydney. He helped Australia qualify sixth in the heats, but was dropped from the finals quartet to make way for

Grant Hackett Grant George Hackett OAM (born 9 May 1980) is an Australian swimmer, most famous for winning the men's 1500 metres freestyle race at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This achievement has led him t ...

and Patrick Murphy. Australia took the bronze medal for its third-place finish in the final. He was also a member of the Australian 4×200-metre freestyle relay team that broke the short course world record on 31 August 2007.

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1986 births Living people Olympic swimmers of Australia Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Australia World record setters in swimming Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Australian male freestyle swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Australian Institute of Sport swimmers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics People from the Central Coast (New South Wales) Sportsmen from New South Wales 21st-century Australian people {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub

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