Greg Brough Explained

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]

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  1. Web site: Sport and Activities. The Southport School. https://web.archive.org/web/20171228155944/https://www.tss.qld.edu.au/sport/. 28 December 2017. live. 29 December 2017.