Robin Brew

Robin Brew

Personal information
Full name	Robin Brew
Nickname	Robdog
National team	Great Britain
Born	(1962-06-28) 28 June 1962 (age 62) Portsmouth, England[1]
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb; 14.8 st)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, medley
Club	Kelly College, Tavistock
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 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."

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

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

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)

References

1. "Robin Brew". Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
2. "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.