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Grant Brits
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Full name	Grant Brits
National team	Australia
Born	11 August 1987 (age 37); Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
World Championships (LC)
World Championships (SC)

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Grant Brits (born 11 August 1987) is a South African-born competition swimmer who represented Australia at various international championship events including at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where he secured an Olympic bronze medal. Brits later worked in investment banking and finance, and as of 2018 ran the superannuation fund Superestate.^[1]

Swimming career

Beijing Olympics 2008

Brits was selected in the squad for the 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay for the 2008 Summer Olympics. He helped Australia qualify sixth in the heats where he was the fastest of the four heats swimmers. This effort resulted in the selectors deciding to retain him for the final of the 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay. He swam the third leg of the relay, the Australians managed to secure a surprise bronze in the event; handing Brits his first Olympic Medal.

Other Swimming Achievements

Brits also held a world record. In 2007 Brits was part of the team that set a new world record the 4 × 200 metre freestyle short-course relay. They completed the course in 6 min 52.66 s.

At the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, Brits competed in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. He swam the third leg in the heats, posting a time of 1 min 48.73 s to help Australia qualify second fastest for the final. He retained his position for the final, where he again swam the third leg. He maintained third place throughout his leg, and ended with a silver medal when Kenrick Monk overtook his Canadian counterpart on the anchor leg.

Brits' mother, Jeanette, swam for South Africa in the 1970s.

Professional career

Grant Brits completed a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Applied Finance at Macquarie University. After University Brits began his professional career in Investment Banking.

References

^ "Grant Brits' Superestate to invest in residential property". Australian Financial Review. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Grant Brits". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.

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[1] "Grant Brits' Superestate to invest in residential property". Australian Financial Review. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

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+'''Grant Brits''' (born 11 August 1987) is a [[South Africa]]n-born competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who represented Australia at various international championship events including at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing where he secured an Olympic bronze medal. Brits later worked in investment banking and finance, and as of 2018 ran the superannuation fund Superestate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-04 |title=Grant Brits' Superestate to invest in residential property |url=https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/grant-brits-superestate-to-invest-in-residential-property-20180402-h0y7we |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}}</ref>
-'''Grant Brits''' (born 11 August 1987) is an [[Australia]]n  [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]] swimmer.
+== Swimming career ==
-He is [[South Africa]]n born, and his mother swam for South Africa in the 1970s.
+=== Beijing Olympics 2008 ===
-Brits was selected in the squad for the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay for the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]. He helped Australia qualify sixth in the heats where he was the fastest of the four heats swimmers. This effort resulted in the selectors deciding to retain him for the final of the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay. He swam the third leg of the relay, the Australian's managed to secure a surprise bronze in the event; handing Brits his first Olympic Medal.
+Brits was selected in the squad for the 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay for the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]. He helped Australia qualify sixth in the heats where he was the fastest of the four heats swimmers. This effort resulted in the selectors deciding to retain him for the final of the 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay. He swam the third leg of the relay, the Australians managed to secure a surprise bronze in the event; handing Brits his first Olympic Medal.
+=== Other Swimming Achievements ===
-At the [[2007 World Aquatics Championships]] in [[Melbourne]], Brits competed in the 4&nbsp;&times;&nbsp;200&nbsp;m freestyle relay. He swam the third leg in the heats, posting a time of 1&nbsp;min 48.73&nbsp;s to help Australia qualify second fastest for the final. He retained his position for the final, where he again swam the third leg. He maintained third place throughout his leg, and ended with a silver medal when [[Kenrick Monk]] overtook his Canadian counterpart on the anchor leg.
+Brits also held a world record. In 2007 Brits was part of the team that set a new world record the 4 × 200 metre freestyle short-course relay. They completed the course in [[World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay#Short course|6 min 52.66 s]].
+At the [[2007 World Aquatics Championships]] in Melbourne, Brits competed in the 4&nbsp;×&nbsp;200&nbsp;m freestyle relay. He swam the third leg in the heats, posting a time of 1&nbsp;min 48.73&nbsp;s to help Australia qualify second fastest for the final. He retained his position for the final, where he again swam the third leg. He maintained third place throughout his leg, and ended with a silver medal when [[Kenrick Monk]] overtook his Canadian counterpart on the anchor leg.
-In 2007 Brits was part of team that set a new World Record the 4 x 200 metre freestyle SC relay - [[World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay]].
+Brits' mother, Jeanette, swam for South Africa in the 1970s.
-== Outside swimming ==
-Brits attended Oakhill College, graduating in 2005. Following school, Brits attended Macquarie University, where he completed a double degree in Applied Finance and Commerce (majoring in Professional Accounting).
+== Professional career ==
-Following the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] Brits decided to take an indefinite break from international swimming to pursue a career in finance.
+Grant Brits completed a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Applied Finance at Macquarie University. After University Brits began his professional career in Investment Banking.
+== See also ==
+* [[List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)]]
+* [[World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay]].
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-*[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/grant-brits-1.html sports-reference]
+*{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/grant-brits-1.html |title=Grant Brits |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015093616/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/grant-brits-1.html |archive-date=2012-10-15 |url-status=dead}}
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+[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists in swimming]]
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+[[Category:Australian male freestyle swimmers]]
 [[Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming]]
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+[[Category:Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:People educated at Oakhill College]]
+[[Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen]]
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