Julia Greville, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Australian swimmer, Olympic bronze medallist
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Place of Birth: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
About Julia Greville
- Julia Emma Greville (born 18 February 1979) is an Australian middle distance freestyle swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Coming from Perth, Western Australia, Greville emerged onto the scene in 1995, winning the 200-metre freestyle at the Australian Championships and going on to win a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 1995 Pan Pacific Championships in Atlanta, Georgia.
- At the Atlanta Olympics the following year, Greville reached the final of the 200-metre freestyle, as well as collecting a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay, alongside Susie O'Neill, Nicole Stevenson and Emma Johnson.Greville's emergence was complete when she claimed a bronze medal in the 200-metre freestyle at the 1998 FINA World Championships in Perth, as well as the relay event.
- However, aside from a relay gold medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay, she failed to medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In 1999, Greville sustained a shoulder injury from a car accident.
- Due to this injury, Greville withdrew from the 1999 Pan Pacific Games in order to surgically repair her shoulder.
- Five weeks from Olympic Trials Greville's shoulder failed.
- Greville swam trials with an injured shoulder missing selection for the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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