Malcolm James Allen (born 29 May 1973) is a former

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who competed for Australia at the

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. He placed 13th in the 400-metre freestyle, and ended up fourth with the men's 4x200-metre freestyle relay team. A year earlier, at the 1995 FINA Short Course World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, he won the bronze medal in the 400m Freestyle. On 23 June 2000, Allen was awarded the

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for his swimming achievements.

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1973 births Living people Australian male freestyle swimmers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Olympic swimmers for Australia Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal Sportsmen from New South Wales Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics People from Wauchope, New South Wales {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub