Glenn Buchanan was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1980s who won two bronze medals in the 100 m butterfly and the 4 × 100 m medley relay, at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

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Pitted against the United States

United States

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' world record holder Pablo Morales

Pablo Morales

Pablo Morales is an American former swimmer. He attended Bellarmine College Preparatory, in San Jose, California under the supervision of Larry Rogers...

 and West Germany

West Germany

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's Michael Groß, Buchanan swum at such a pace in a vain attempt to keep up that he broke the Australian record, finishing 0.77 s 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

Mark Stockwell

Marcus William "Mark" Stockwell is a former Australian sprint freestyle swimmer. Stockwell won three medals in freestyle swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics....

, Peter Evans

Peter Evans (swimmer)

Peter Maxwell Evans is a former Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1980s, who won four Olympic medals, most notably a gold in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1980 Moscow Olympics as part of the Quietly Confident Quartet...

 and Mark Kerry

Mark Kerry

Marcus "Mark" Anthony Kerry is a former Australian backstroke and freestyle swimmer of the 1970s and 1980s, who won three Olympic medals, including a gold in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1980 Moscow Olympics as the backstroker for the Quietly Confident Quartet...

to claim another bronze in the 4 × 100 m medley relay.

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