Trent Bray

Trent Anthony Bray (born 1 September 1973, in Auckland) is a former freestyle swimmer and surf lifesaver from New Zealand, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics. He also won three gold medals and three bronze at the 1998 World Surf Lifesaving Championships

Trent Bray
Personal information
Full nameTrent Anthony Bray
Nationality New Zealand
Born (1973-09-01) 1 September 1973
Auckland, New Zealand
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  New Zealand
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1995 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1993 Palma 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1995 Rio de Janeiro 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1997 Gothenburg 200 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 1993 Kobe 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Kobe 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Atlanta 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Atlanta 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Fukuoka 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Fukuoka 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×200 m freestyle

Early life

Bray attended Lynfield College in Auckland.[1]

Olympic Games

  • 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. 200m Freestyle (26th), 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay - Men (9th), 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay - Men (11th)
  • 1996 in Atlanta, United States. - 200m Freestyle (20th), 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay - Men (9th), 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay - Men (9th)

World championships

  • Silver Medal - 200m freestyle at the 1993 World Short-Course Championships Palma, Majorca, Spain. This was a new New Zealand and Commonwealth record. World ranking: 2
  • Gold Medal - 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1995 World Short-Course Championships, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Bray's time of 48.55 seconds was a New Zealand record time and the relay total time was an NZ record and the 4th fastest time ever recorded at that date.
  • Silver Medal - 200m Freestyle at the 1997 World Short-Course Championships, Gothenburg, Sweden. World ranking: 3

Commonwealth Games

See also

References

  1. Reidy, Jade (2013). Not Just Passing Through: the Making of Mt Roskill (2nd ed.). Auckland: Puketāpapa Local Board. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-927216-97-2. OCLC 889931177. Wikidata Q116775081.


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