Greg Brough | |
Fullname: | Gregory John Brough |
Nicknames: | "Bruffy" |
National Team: | Australia |
Strokes: | Freestyle |
Birth Date: | 26 March 1951 |
Birth Place: | Surfers Paradise, Queensland |
Death Place: | Beechmont, Queensland |
Height: | 1.87m (06.14feet) |
Weight: | 79kg (174lb) |
Gregory John Brough (26 March 1951 - 9 March 2014) was an Australian long-distance freestyle swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s, who won a bronze medal in the 1500-metre freestyle at the 1968 Summer Olympics. In Mexico City, Brough finished behind the American world record-holder Mike Burton and his teammate John Kinsella. He also finished fourth in the 400-metre, also won by Burton. At the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Brough won a bronze in the 400-metre behind fellow Australian Graham White.
He attended The Southport School.[1]