Greg Fasala

Gregory John Fasala (born 10 May 1965) is an Australian former sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1980s, who won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Greg Fasala
Personal information
Full nameGregory John Fasala
Nickname(s)"Guru"
National team{Australia
Born (1965-05-10) 10 May 1965
Victoria, Australia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles 4×100 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1982 Brisbane 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Edinburgh 4×100 m medley

Coming from Victoria, Fasala was best known for being a member of the so-called Mean Machine. Debuting at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Fasala combined with Neil Brooks, Michael Delany and Graeme Brewer to claim gold in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay, gaining their nickname after collectively shaving their heads for the race. In the individual event, he claimed silver behind Brooks.

In Los Angeles, he competed only in the relay, combining with Delaney, Brooks and Mark Stockwell to claim silver behind the United States team. At the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, Fasala claimed gold in the 100-metre freestyle and the 4×100-metre freestyle relay.

He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[1]

See also

References
  1. AIS at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, ausport.gov.au; accessed 14 September 2014.
  • Greg Fasala at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
  • Gregory Fasala at the International Olympic Committee
  • Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Books. p. 153. ISBN 0-7333-0884-8.


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