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Glenn Buchanan
Personal information
Full nameGlenn Robert Buchanan
National teamAustralia
Born (1962-11-19) 19 November 1962 (age 61)
Townsville, Queensland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesbutterfly
ClubCarlisle SC
Medal record

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 the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Pitted against the United States' world record-holder Pablo Morales and West Germany's Michael Gross, Buchanan swam at such a pace in a vain attemptβ€”β€”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 with Mark Stockwell, Peter Evans and Mark Kerryβ€”β€”to claim another bronze in the 4x100-metre medley relay.

Buchanan continues to reside in Townsville and runs a swim school.

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