Robin Brew (born 28 June 1962) is a male former competition

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

for Great Britain and Scotland.

Swimming career

Brew represented Great Britain at the

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a multi ...

and Scotland in the

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the ex ...

. He swam in the men's 200-metre individual medley at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec ...

where he came fourth. His greatest sporting moment came at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics when he broke the Olympic record in the 200-metre individual medley in the semifinals. "I pretty much went to the Olympic Games without expectations. I'd done my research and I knew, really, that there were two swimmers way ahead of the game. On the day I had a great heat, I just tried too hard in the final and that for me has been a lesson in life; you've got to apply just the right amount of pressure. If you over hurt yourself early on it really comes back on you. It's got to be 100% not a 110%, 110% is a 90% return." He competed at the Commonwealth Games in

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, where he won a silver medal in the 200m Individual Medley event and a bronze medal in the 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay, and in

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. At the ASA National British Championships he won the 200 metres medley title in 1980 and 1983.

Personal life

Robin Brew held the position as the Director of Swimming at Mount Kelly School, for 16 years after his father Archibald Brew who held the position for 20 years. His brother

Paul Brew Paul Brew (born 20 November 1965) is a male retired swimmer who competed for Great Britain and Scotland. Swimming career Brew competed in the men's 400 metre individual medley at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He represented Scotland at the 1986 Co ...

is also a former international swimmer. Both brothers attended

Kelly College Kelly College was a coeducational independent school in the English public school tradition situated in the outskirts of Tavistock, Devon, with around 350 students ranging from ages 3 to 18. There was an associated preparatory school for prima ...

. Brew now runs his business RobinBrewSports acting as a triathlon and swim coach.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brew, Robin 1962 births Living people Sportspeople from Portsmouth Scottish male swimmers British male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games

Swimming career

Personal life

See also

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