Trent Bray (swimmer)

For the American football coach, see Trent Bray (American football).

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

Trent Bray

Personal information
Full name	Trent Anthony Bray
Nationality	New Zealand
Born	(1973-09-01) 1 September 1973 (age 51) Auckland, New Zealand
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  New Zealand World Championships (SC) 1995 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m medley 1993 Palma 200 m freestyle 1995 Rio de Janeiro 200 m freestyle 1997 Gothenburg 200 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 1993 Kobe 200 m freestyle 1993 Kobe 4×200 m freestyle 1995 Atlanta 4×100 m freestyle 1995 Atlanta 4×200 m freestyle 1997 Fukuoka 200 m freestyle 1997 Fukuoka 4×100 m freestyle 1997 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria 200 m freestyle 1994 Victoria 4×100 m freestyle 1994 Victoria 4×200 m freestyle 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×200 m freestyle

Early life

Bray was born in Auckland and attended Lynfield College.^[1]

Olympic Games

• 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. 200m Freestyle (26th), 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay – Men (9th), 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay – Men (11th)
• 1996 in Atlanta, United States. – 200m Freestyle (20th), 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay – Men (9th), 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay – Men (9th)

World championships

• 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

• 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

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)

References

1. 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.

• swiminfo.co.nz