Julia Greville
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Julia Greville is an Australia
n middle distance freestyle swimmer, who won a bronze medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics
.
Coming from Perth
, Western Australia
, Greville emerged onto the scene in 1995, winning the 200m freestyle at the Australian Championships and going on to win a silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 1995 Pan Pacific Championships in Atlanta, Georgia
. At the Atlanta Olympics the following year, Greville reached the final of the 200m freestyle, as well as collecting a bronze medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay, alongside Susie O'Neill, Nicole Stevenson and Emma Johnson
. Greville's emergence was complete when she claimed a bronze medal in the 200m freestyle at the 1998 FINA World Championships in Perth, as well as the relay event. However, aside from a relay gold medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay, she failed to medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
in Kuala Lumpur
, Malaysia, and subsequently faded from the scene, missing selection for the 2000 Sydney Olympics
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n middle distance freestyle swimmer, who won a bronze medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
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Coming from Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, Greville emerged onto the scene in 1995, winning the 200m freestyle at the Australian Championships and going on to win a silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 1995 Pan Pacific Championships in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. At the Atlanta Olympics the following year, Greville reached the final of the 200m freestyle, as well as collecting a bronze medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay, alongside Susie O'Neill, Nicole Stevenson and Emma Johnson
Emma Johnson (swimmer)
Emma Johnson is an Australian freestyle and medley swimmer of the 1990s, who won a bronze medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of just 16 .She combined with Susie O'Neill, Julia Greville and Nicole Stevenson to register a...
. Greville's emergence was complete when she claimed a bronze medal in the 200m freestyle at the 1998 FINA World Championships in Perth, as well as the relay event. However, aside from a relay gold medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay, she failed to medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
1998 Commonwealth Games
The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...
in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Malaysia, and subsequently faded from the scene, missing selection for the 2000 Sydney Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
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