Brett Hill

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Brett Hill
Personal information
Born(1944-08-08)8 August 1944
Sydney, Australia
Died5 July 2002(2002-07-05) (aged 57)
Sydney, Australia
Sport
Sport Swimming
Medal record
British Empire Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1962 Perth Men's 220 yd Butterfly
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1966 Kingston Men's 220 yd Butterfly

Brett Hill (8 August 1944 5 July 2002) was an Australian swimmer. He competed in the men's 200 metre butterfly at the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brett Hill Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2016.