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| Full name | Brittany Reimer | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 3, 1988 Victoria, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Surrey Knights | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brittany Reimer (born January 3, 1988) is a Canadian former freestyle swimmer. She is a two-time medallist at the World Championships and swam at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Reimer competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 200, 400, and 800-metre freestyle. Reimer also competed in the 4×100-metre medley relay.
At the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, Reimer won silver in the 800-metre freestyle and bronze in the 1500-metre freestyle. She placed fourth in the women's 400-metre freestyle and broke three Canadian records at this competition. [1] [2]
At the Commonwealth Games in 2006, Reimer won a bronze medal in the women's 800-metre freestyle.
Brittany Reimer is now working as a realtor at MLA Canada Realty in Surrey, British Columbia.
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