Glenn Buchanan

Glenn Buchanan

Personal information
Full name	Glenn Robert Buchanan
National team	Australia
Born	(1962-11-19)19 November 1962 Townsville, Queensland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	butterfly
Club	Carlisle SC
Medal record Men's swimming RepresentingAustralia Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 100 m butterfly 1984 Los Angeles 4x100 m medley

Glenn Robert Buchanan(born 19 November 1962) is an Australian former butterfly swimmer of the 1980s who won two bronze medals in the 100-metre butterfly and the 4x100-metre medley relay, at the1984 Summer Olympicsin Los Angeles.

Pitted against the United States' world record-holderPablo MoralesandWest Germany'sMichael Gross,Buchanan swam at such a pace in a vain attempt to keep up that he broke the Australian record, finishing 0.77 of a second behind Gross, who set a new world record. Each of the first six finishers had improved their respective national records. Buchanan then combined withMark Stockwell,Peter EvansandMark Kerryto claim another bronze in the 4x100-metre medley relay.

Buchanan continues to reside inTownsvilleand runs a swim school.

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)

References

• Andrews, Malcolm (2000).Australia at the Olympic Games.Australian Broadcasting Corporation.p. 68.ISBN0-7333-0884-8.