Burl Reid

Burl Reid (born 31 August 1978 in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian butterfly swimmer.[1]

Personal life

Burl was born Anne & Denis Reid's second child in 1978. He studied and swam at Scotch Oakburn College 1992-1995. The family moved to Queensland from Launceston in 1996. He studied at Gold Coast Institute of TAFE Diploma of Building Design.

Sport results
  • 1997 Telstra Australian Open in 50m butterfly 25.41 in CQ Aquajets QLD squad
  • 1998 Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in 200m butterfly 1.59.42 [2]
  • 1999 Summer Universiade in Palma de Mallorca won a silver medal in 100m butterfly.
  • 1999 U. S. Open in 100m butterfly 53.89 [3]
  • 1999 AUS National Pan/Pacific Trials in 100m butterfly 53.92 [4]
  • 2000 World Short Course Championships fourth place in 50m butterfly [5]
  • 2000 Australian Selection Trials in Sydney in 50m butterfly second place with 24.40
  • 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing won gold medal in 50m butterfly
  • 2001 East Asian Games in 100m butterfly he clocked the fifth fastest time ever by an Australian and finished second in a personal best time 53.25.[1] In 2010 Reid was inducted into the Australian University Sport Honour Roll [6]
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References
  1. http://www.examiner.com.au/story/642107/locals-taking-on-big-fish/
  2. http://results.wa.swimming.org.au/ResultsEvent.aspx?MeetID=39&Distance=200&stroke=BF&Gender=M&EventMinAge=0&EventMaxAge=99
  3. http://www.swimmingtimes.com/db/swimmer.php?sw=4661
  4. http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/results/top_150/mens_butterfly_100.asp
  5. http://www.the-sports.org/swimming-reid-burl-results-identity-s10-c2-b4-o8-w81268.html
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 2013-02-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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