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==Swimming career==
==Swimming career==
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}}</ref><ref>[http://robinbrewsports.com/robin_brew/ Profile on Robin Brew's site]</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."
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=live}}</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."


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>
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==
==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=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref> His brother [[Paul Brew]] is also a former international swimmer. Both brothers attended [[Kelly College|Kelly College.]]<ref name=SR/> Brew now runs his business RobinBrewSports acting as a triathlon and swim coach.
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|Kelly College.]]<ref name=SR/> Brew now runs his business RobinBrewSports acting as a triathlon and swim coach.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 08:25, 13 April 2020

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

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."

At the ASA National British Championships he won the 200 metres medley title in 1980 and 1983.[4][5]

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.[6] 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

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2018-03-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b "Robin Brew Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  3. ^ "Profile on Robin Brew's site". Archived from the original on 2009-01-25. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
  4. ^ "Hennessy, John. "Swimming." Times, 27 May 1980, p. 11". Times Digital Archive.
  5. ^ "Still, Athole. "Hardcastle on song in medley." Times, 25 July 1983, p. 21". Times Digital Archive.
  6. ^ "Swim Centre". Mount Kelly. Archived from the original on 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
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