Robin Brew

Robin Brew

Personal information
Full name	Robin Brew
National team	Great Britain
Born	(1962-06-28) 28 June 1962 Portsmouth, England
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, medley
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Scotland Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane 200 m medley 1982 Brisbane 4×200 m freestyle

Robin Brew (born 28 June 1962) is a British former competition swimmer who represented Great Britain the Olympics 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.

Approach

On his website he says; 'not being a natural talent, I had to work harder than most paying particular attention to technique and skill. I was fortunate to receive some of the very best coaching available during my career, which to this day continues to remain an inspiration to me.'

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."

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)