Kirk Palmer
Encyclopedia
Kirk Palmer is an Australia
n freestyle
swimmer.
He 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, but was dropped from the finals quartet. Australia took bronze in the final.
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 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, but was dropped from the finals quartet. Australia took bronze in the final.