Devon Myles William Brown (born 21 May 1992) is a South African swimmer who attended Highbury Preparatory School in Hillcrest. and

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in Botha's Hill. He competed at the

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, at the

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, and at the

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. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 200 m freestyle and

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events. In the 200 m freestyle event, he finished 13th in the heats with a time of 1:46.78 and qualified for the semifinals where he finished 12th with a time of 1:46.57 and did not advance to the final. In the 400 m freestyle event, he finished 12th in the heats with a time of 3:45.92 and did not qualify for the final. He was also part of South Africa's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team which finished 10th in the heats and did not qualify for the final. Brown was part of the 4 × 100 m medley relay team that finished 13th in the heats and did not qualify for the final.

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