Brett Halford

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Brett Halford
Personal information
Born (1971-06-19) 19 June 1971 (age 51)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Cairo 100 m backstroke

Brett Halford (born 19 June 1971) is a Zimbabwean backstroke swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brett Halford Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2017.