Brett Reid

Brett Michael Reid, OAM[1] (born 29 October 1976)[2] is an Australian Paralympic swimmer with an intellectual disability. He was born in Melbourne.[2] He participated but did not win any medals at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics.[3] He won a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics in the Men's 4x100 m Freestyle S14 event,[3] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1] In 2000, he received an Australian Sports Medal.[4]

Brett Reid
Action shot of Reid in the pool at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameBrett Michael Reid
Nationality Australia
Born (1976-10-29) 29 October 1976
Melbourne
Medal record
Swimming
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Men's 4x100 m Freestyle S14

References
  1. "Reid, Brett Michael". It's an Honour. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  2. "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Swimmers". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 19 January 2000. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  3. "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  4. "Reid, Brett Michael: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 31 January 2012.


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