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{{Infobox swimmer
{{short description|British swimmer}}
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'''Robin Brew''' (born 28 June 1962) is a British former competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who represented Great Britain the Olympics and Scotland in the Commonwealth Games. He swam in the [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre individual medley|men's 200-metre individual medley]] at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] where he came fourth.<ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/robin-brew-1.html Olympics at Sports-Reference.com]</ref><ref>[http://robinbrewsports.com/robin_brew/ Profile on Robin Brew's site]</ref>
'''Robin Brew''' (born 28 June 1962) is a male former competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] for Great Britain and Scotland.


==Approach==
==Swimming career==
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."
Brew represented Great Britain at the [[Olympic Games]] and Scotland in the [[Commonwealth Games]]. He swam in the [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre individual medley|men's 200-metre individual medley]] at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] where he came fourth.<ref name="SR">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/robin-brew-1.html|title=Robin Brew Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519220906/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/robin-brew-1.html|archive-date=2011-05-19|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://robinbrewsports.com/robin_brew/ |title=Profile on Robin Brew's site |access-date=2009-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125140853/http://robinbrewsports.com/robin_brew/ |archive-date=2009-01-25 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 [[Aquatics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|1982]], where he won a silver medal in the 200m Individual Medley event and a bronze medal in the 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay,<ref>{{cite web |title=Robin Brew |url=https://www.teamscotland.scot/athlete/robin-brew/ |website=Team Scotland |access-date=2 November 2023}}</ref> and in [[Aquatics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games|1986]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Results: Day Six |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/121361493/ |access-date=8 August 2023 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=1 August 1986}}</ref>
==Current==

Robin Brew currently acts as the Director of Swimming at Mount Kelly School, Tavistock.<ref>http://www.mountkelly.com/Masters-and-Triathletes</ref>
At the [[British Swimming Championships|ASA National British Championships]] he won the [[British Swimming Championships - 200 metres medley winners|200 metres medley]] title in 1980 and 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS185042619/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=86dafa9b|title=Hennessy, John. "Swimming." Times, 27 May 1980, p. 11|website=Times Digital Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS353471737/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=131975a0|title=Still, Athole. "Hardcastle on song in medley." Times, 25 July 1983, p. 21|website=Times Digital Archive}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mountkelly.com/swim-centre|title=Swim Centre|last=|first=|date=|website=Mount Kelly|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829071040/https://www.mountkelly.com/swim-centre|archive-date=2019-08-29|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref> His brother [[Paul Brew]] is also a former international swimmer. Both brothers attended [[Kelly College]].<ref name=SR/> Brew now runs his business RobinBrewSports acting as a triathlon and swim coach.


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 18:44, 6 September 2024

Robin Brew
Personal information
Full nameRobin Brew
NicknameRobdog
National teamGreat Britain
Born (1962-06-28) 28 June 1962 (age 62)
Portsmouth, England[1]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb; 14.8 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley
ClubKelly College, Tavistock
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1982 Brisbane 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Brisbane 4×200 m freestyle

Robin Brew (born 28 June 1962) is a male former competition swimmer for Great Britain and Scotland.

Swimming career

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Brew represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games and Scotland in the Commonwealth Games. He swam in the men's 200-metre individual medley at the 1984 Summer Olympics where he came fourth.[2][3] 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 1982, where he won a silver medal in the 200m Individual Medley event and a bronze medal in the 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay,[4] and in 1986.[5]

At the ASA National British Championships he won the 200 metres medley title in 1980 and 1983.[6][7]

Personal life

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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.[8] His brother Paul Brew is also a former international swimmer. Both brothers attended Kelly College.[2] Brew now runs his business RobinBrewSports acting as a triathlon and swim coach.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Robin Brew". Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Robin Brew Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Profile on Robin Brew's site". Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  4. ^ "Robin Brew". Team Scotland. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Results: Day Six". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 August 1986. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Hennessy, John. "Swimming." Times, 27 May 1980, p. 11". Times Digital Archive.
  7. ^ "Still, Athole. "Hardcastle on song in medley." Times, 25 July 1983, p. 21". Times Digital Archive.
  8. ^ "Swim Centre". Mount Kelly. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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