Brian Phillips (swimmer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Canadian swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games gold medallist
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Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
About Brian Phillips (swimmer)
- Brian Phillips (born March 30, 1954) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer who won four medals in major international championship events during the early 1970s.
- Phillips won a total of six medals in major international championships, including the FINA World Championships, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games. As a 17-year-old at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, Phillips won silver medals as a member of the second-place Canadian teams in the 4x100-metre freestyle and 4x200-metre freestyle relay events.
- The following year, he represented Canada at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, where he competed in three events.
- He was again a member of the Canadian relay teams in the 4x100 and 4x200-metre freestyle relay events, finishing fifth and seventh, respectively, in the event finals.In 1973, he won a bronze medal swimming for the Canadian team in the men's 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships in Belgrade.
- In his final international appearance at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, he won a gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay with teammates Bruce Robertson, Gary MacDonald and Ian MacKenzie, and another gold in the 4x100-metre medley relay with Robertson, Steve Pickell and William Mahony.
- Individually, he also won a bronze in the men's 100-metre freestyle.
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