Trent Anthony Bray (born 1 September 1973) is a former freestyle swimmer and surf lifesaver from New Zealand, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics. He also won three gold medals and three bronze at the 1998 World Surf Lifesaving Championships
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| Full name | Trent Anthony Bray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 September 1973 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editBray was born in Auckland and attended Lynfield College.[1]
Olympic Games
editWorld championships
edit- Silver Medal – 200m freestyle at the 1993 World Short-Course Championships Palma, Majorca, Spain. This was a New Zealand and Commonwealth record. World ranking: 2
- Gold Medal – 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1995 World Short-Course Championships, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Bray's time of 48.55 seconds was a New Zealand record time and the relay total time was an NZ record and the 4th fastest time ever recorded at that date.
- Silver Medal – 200m Freestyle at the 1997 World Short-Course Championships, Gothenburg, Sweden. World ranking: 3
Commonwealth Games
edit- Silver medal in the 200m Freestyle at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada
- Silver medal in the Men's 4x200 Freestyle Relay Team 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada
- Silver medal in the Men's 4x100 Freestyle Relay Team 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada
- Bronze with the Men's 4x200 Freestyle Relay Team 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Reidy, Jade (2013). Not Just Passing Through: the Making of Mt Roskill (2nd ed.). Auckland: Puketāpapa Local Board. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-927216-97-2. OCLC 889931177. Wikidata Q116775081.
