Myles Brown

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Myles Brown
Personal information
Birth nameDevon Myles William Brown
NationalitySouth African
Born21 May 1992
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Sport Swimming
Medal record
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Glasgow 4x200m freestyle relay
African Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville 200m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 Brazzaville4x100m freestyle relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 Brazzaville400m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 Brazzaville800m freestyle

Devon Myles William Brown (born 21 May 1992) is a South African swimmer who attended Highbury Preparatory School in Hillcrest. [1] and Kearsney College in Botha's Hill. [2]

He competed at the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, [1] and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 200 m freestyle and 400 m freestyle events. In the 200 m freestyle event, he finished 13th in the heats with a time of 1:46.78 and qualified for the semifinals where he finished 12th with a time of 1:46.57 and did not advance to the final. [3] In the 400 m freestyle event, he finished 12th in the heats with a time of 3:45.92 and did not qualify for the final. [4] He was also part of South Africa's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team which finished 10th in the heats and did not qualify for the final. [5] Brown was part of the 4 × 100 m medley relay team that finished 13th in the heats and did not qualify for the final. [6]

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