Grant Brits

Grant Brits

Infobox Swimmer
swimmername= Grant Brits



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fullname = Grant Brits
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nationality = AUS
strokes = Freestyle
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birthdate = 11 August 1987
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height = 187cm
weight = 82 kg
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Grant Brits (born 11 August, 1987) is an Australian freestyle swimmer.

He is South African born, and his mother swam for South Africa in the 1970s.

At the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, Brits competed in the 4 &times 200 m freestyle relay. She swam the third leg in the heats, posting a time of 1 min 48.73 s to help Australia qualify second fastest for the final. He retained his position for the final, where he again swam the third leg. He maintained third place throughout his leg, and ended with a silver medal when Kenrick Monk overtook his Canadian counterpart on the anchor leg.

He was selected in the squad for the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay for the 2008 Summer Olympics. He helped Australia qualify sixth in the heats, and did well enough for the selectors to retain him for the final. He swam the third leg as Australia took bronze.

He is also a student of Macquarie University majored in Bachelor of Arts.

Outside swimming

Brits attended Oakhill College, graduating in 2005. He now attends Macquarie University, where he is studying a Bachelor of Commerce Majoring in Professional Accounting.


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