Sion Brinn

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Sion Brinn
Personal information
Full nameSion D. Brinn
National teamFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Born (1973-05-08) 8 May 1973 (age 50)
Kingston, Jamaica
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
College team Indian River State College
Louisiana State University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Great Britain
FINA World SC Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Hong Kong 4x100 m medley
European SC Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Sheffield 4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Sheffield 4×50 m medley

Sion D. Brinn (born 8 May 1973; pronounced "Sean") is a Jamaica-born former competition swimmer.

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Swimming career

He represented Jamaica and then Great Britain in international competition. He swam for Jamaica at the 1996 Summer Olympics; and for Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He won the 1998 ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle title. [1]

Coaching career

As of 2016, he is the head coach of the swimming and diving teams at Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Florida. He was previously the head coach of the swimming and diving team at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.

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References

  1. ""For the Record." Times, 13 July 1998, p. 39". Times Digital Archive.