Devon Myles William Brown (born 21 May 1992) is a South African swimmer who attended Highbury Preparatory School in Hillcrest.[1] and Kearsney College in Botha's Hill.[2]
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| Birth name | Devon Myles William Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | South African | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 May 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He competed at the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships,[1] and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 200 m freestyle and 400 m freestyle events. In the 200 m freestyle event, he finished 13th in the heats with a time of 1:46.78 and qualified for the semifinals where he finished 12th with a time of 1:46.57 and did not advance to the final.[3] In the 400 m freestyle event, he finished 12th in the heats with a time of 3:45.92 and did not qualify for the final.[4] He was also part of South Africa's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team which finished 10th in the heats and did not qualify for the final.[5] Brown was part of the 4 × 100 m medley relay team that finished 13th in the heats and did not qualify for the final.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Myles Brown". les-sports.info. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Notable Alumni | Kearsney College Old Boys". Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
External links edit
- Devon Myles Brown at SwimRankings.net
- Devon Myles Brown at Olympics.com
- Devon Myles Brown at Olympedia
- Devon Myles Brown at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Devon Myles Brown at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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