Brenton Rickard - Olympic Games

Olympic Games

He arrived in Beijing as a medal contender and a serious threat for the gold medal in all 3 of his events. He set Australian, Commonwealth and Oceanic records, capturing silver medals in the 200m breaststroke and 4×100m medley relay, and finished 5th in the 100m breaststroke.

  • Beijing Olympics (China) :
    • 200m breaststroke.
    • 4×100m medley relay.
    • (5th) 100m breaststroke.

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