Downie Brown

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Downie Brown
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Bornc.1944 [1]
Scotland
Sport
Sport Swimming
Event
 Freestyle
Club Arlington Baths Club, Glasgow

Downie Brown (born c.1944) is a former international swimmer from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Brown studied at the University of Glasgow and represented their swimming team. [2] After his studies he returned to swim for his Arlington Baths Club in Glasgow. [3]

He specialised in the freestyle and was an accountant by profession. [1]

Brown represented the Scotland team [4] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where he participated in three events; the 100 and 440 yards freestyle and the and freestyle relay. He finished fourth in the 4 x 100 metres freestye relay, with Gordon Black, Alex Galletly and Bobby McGregor. [5] [6]

Downie's later swam for the Paisley Amateur Swimming Club and captained the Great Britian team. [7] His last appearance for Scotland came in the 1971 Bologna Trophy. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Brown has world class potential" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 18 October 1965. p. 12. Retrieved 13 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "McGregor's slow heat disappointing" . The Scotsman. 17 July 1964. p. 16. Retrieved 13 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Scots can have fast swim relay team" . The Scotsman. 28 May 1965. p. 17. Retrieved 13 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "McGregor to captain Scotland's Empire Games team" . The Scotsman. 13 June 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 13 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Swim trials have added importance" . The Scotsman. 17 March 1966. p. 17. Retrieved 13 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Scotland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Fooling Around" . Daily Express. 27 April 1970. p. 9. Retrieved 13 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Scots pensioner ripped at 76 and feels as good as his 20s in swimming pool" (PDF). Scot Swim Archive. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
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