Brenton Rickard

Brenton Scott Rickard[1] (born 19 October 1983) is a retired breaststroke swimmer from Australia.[2] He emerged at the international level in 2006, swimming at the Commonwealth games. He has captured multiple Olympic and World Championship medals, as well as world and Commonwealth records. During this period he was coached by Vince Raleigh.

Brenton Rickard
Personal information
Full nameBrenton Scott Rickard
National team Australia
Born (1983-10-19) 19 October 1983
Brisbane, Queensland
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubBrothers
CoachVince Raleigh
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing 200 m breaststroke
2008 Beijing 4×100 m medley
2012 London 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
2007 Melbourne 4×100 m medley
2009 Rome 100 m breaststroke
2007 Melbourne 200 m breaststroke
2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley
2007 Melbourne 100 m breaststroke
2009 Rome 4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
2006 Shanghai 4×100 m medley
2004 Indianapolis 50 m breaststroke
2004 Indianapolis 100 m breaststroke
2004 Indianapolis 200 m breaststroke
2004 Indianapolis 4×100 m medley
2006 Shanghai 100 m breaststroke
2006 Shanghai 200 m breaststroke
2010 Dubai 200 m breaststroke
Pan Pacific Championships
2006 Victoria 100 m breaststroke
2010 Irvine 200 m breaststroke
2006 Victoria 4×100 m medley
Commonwealth Games
2006 Melbourne 4×100 m medley
2010 Delhi 200 m breaststroke
2010 Delhi 4×100 m medley
2006 Melbourne 200 m breaststroke
2010 Delhi 50 m breaststroke
2006 Melbourne 50 m breaststroke
2006 Melbourne 100 m breaststroke
2010 Delhi 100 m breaststroke

In 2009, he was Australian Institute of Sport Athlete of the Year.[3]

Olympic Games

He arrived in Beijing as a medal contender and a serious threat for the gold medal in all three of his events. He set Australian, Commonwealth and Oceanic records, capturing silver medals in the 200-metre breaststroke and 4×100-metre medley relay, and finished 5th in the 100-metre breaststroke.

  • Beijing Olympics in Beijing, China:
    • 200-metre breaststroke.
    • 4×100-metre medley relay.
    • (5th) 100-metre breaststroke.

FINA World Championships

Rickard's first World Championships were a good one, consistently capturing medals in all of his pet events. No Australian records were set, however his status in the world rankings leapfrogged.

In the final of the 100-metre breaststroke, Rickard won the gold medal and surpassed the old world record of 58.91 held by Kosuke Kitajima with a time of 58.58.[4]

Career best times
Long Course Personal bests
Event Time Record
50 m breaststroke26.95 AUS Record Holder
100 m breaststroke58.58 Former WR Holder
200 m breaststroke2:07.89 Former AUS Record Holder
Short Course Personal bests
Event Time Record
50m Breaststroke26.62 Former AUS Record Holder
100m Breaststroke57.79 Former AUS Record Holder
200m Breaststroke2:04.33

Doping Allegations

In 2020, the IOC began proceedings in the Court of Arbitration of Sport to void Rickard's results from the 2012 London Olympics[5] after his urine samples from that competition tested positive for furosemide, a banned diuretic. If the IOC's findings are upheld, six Australian swimmers would be stripped of their bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m medley,[6] in which Rickard swam the breaststroke leg of the heat. The proceedings were withdrawn on August 24th, 2021.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Results – Tuesday 5 October". BBC Sport. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  2. "Brenton Rickard – Biography". Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
  3. Australian Institute of Sport Athlete of the Year Archived 26 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Rickard sets 1st world record of Day 2". The Associated Press. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
  5. "Brenton Rickard: Australian Olympic swimmer reveals positive drugs test eight years after London Games". 6 November 2020.
  6. "Australia has never lost an Olympic medal to drugs. That might be about to change". 7 November 2020.
  7. "IOC drops doping case against Australian swimmer Brenton Rickard". ABC News. 24 August 2021.
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