Grant Brits
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Grant Brits is an Australia
n freestyle
swimmer.
He is South Africa
n born, and his mother swam for South Africa in the 1970s.
At the 2007 World Aquatics Championships
in Melbourne
, Brits competed in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. He swam the third leg in the heats, posting a time of 1 min 48.73 s to help Australia qualify second fastest for the final. He retained his position for the final, where he again swam the third leg. He maintained third place throughout his leg, and ended with a silver medal when Kenrick Monk
overtook his Canadian counterpart on the anchor leg.
Brits was selected in the squad for the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay for the 2008 Summer Olympics
. He helped Australia qualify sixth in the heats, he was the fastest of the four heats swimmers. This effort resulted in the selectors deciding to retain him for the final of the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay. He swam the third leg of the relay, the Australian's managed to secure a surprise bronze in the event; handing Brits his first Olympic Medal.
, graduating in 2005. He now attends Macquarie University
, where he is completing a double degree: A Bachelor of Applied Finance with a Bachelor of Commerce Majoring in Professional Accounting. Brits has taken an indefinite break from the international swimming arena to pursue a career in Investment Banking.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n freestyle
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
swimmer.
He is South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n born, and his mother swam for South Africa in the 1970s.
At the 2007 World Aquatics Championships
2007 World Aquatics Championships
The 2007 World Aquatics Championships or the XII FINA World Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 March to 1 April 2007...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Brits competed in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. He swam the third leg in the heats, posting a time of 1 min 48.73 s to help Australia qualify second fastest for the final. He retained his position for the final, where he again swam the third leg. He maintained third place throughout his leg, and ended with a silver medal when Kenrick Monk
Kenrick Monk
Kenrick John Monk is an Australian swimmer.He attended Quakers Hill High School for his high school education.-Career:...
overtook his Canadian counterpart on the anchor leg.
Brits was selected in the squad for the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay for the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
. He helped Australia qualify sixth in the heats, he was the fastest of the four heats swimmers. This effort resulted in the selectors deciding to retain him for the final of the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay. He swam the third leg of the relay, the Australian's managed to secure a surprise bronze in the event; handing Brits his first Olympic Medal.
Outside swimming
Brits attended Oakhill CollegeOakhill College
Oakhill College is a Catholic, co-educational, secondary, day school, located in Castle Hill, New South Wales, a suburb in the Hills District of the Greater Western region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
, graduating in 2005. He now attends Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
, where he is completing a double degree: A Bachelor of Applied Finance with a Bachelor of Commerce Majoring in Professional Accounting. Brits has taken an indefinite break from the international swimming arena to pursue a career in Investment Banking.