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Brent Thales Berk (born June 27, 1949) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic athlete.

Brent Berk

Personal information
Full name	Brent Thales Berk
National team	United States
Born	(1949-06-27) June 27, 1949 (age 72) Eustis, Florida
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	161 lb (73 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Santa Clara Swim Club
College team	Stanford University

Berk represented the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[1] He advanced to the event final of the men's 400-meter freestyle, and finished in eighth place with a time of 4:26.0.[1][2]

Berk was born in Eustis, Florida,[1] and graduated from the Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended Stanford University, where he swam for the Stanford Cardinal swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition and was recognized as an All-American.

He was inducted into the Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame in 2003.[3]

See also

• List of Punahou School alumni
• List of Stanford University people

References

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brent Berk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

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