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.

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Brenton Rickard

Personal information
Full name	Brenton Scott Rickard
National team	Australia
Born	(1983-10-19) 19 October 1983 (age 40) Brisbane, Queensland
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	Brothers
Coach	Vince 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

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

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.

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.

• FINA World Championships 2007 in Melbourne, Australia:
  • 200-metre breaststroke.
  • 100-metre breaststroke.
  • 4×100-metre medley relay.

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]

• FINA World Championships 2009 in Rome, Italy:
  • 100-metre breaststroke.
  • 4×100-metre medley relay.
  • (5th) 200-metre breaststroke.

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 24, 2021.^[7]

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