Hilton Wallace Brown (born 13 December 1946) is a New Zealand swimming coach and former competitive swimmer who won a bronze medal for his country at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
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Birth name | Hilton Wallace Brown | |||||||||||||
Born | (1946-12-13) 13 December 1946 (age 75) Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||
Education | Avondale College | |||||||||||||
Spouse(s) | Catherine Margison (m. 1970) | |||||||||||||
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Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
Event(s) | Backstroke | |||||||||||||
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Brown was born in Auckland on 13 December 1946, the son of Patricia and Wallace Brown, and was educated at Avondale College.[1] In 1970, he married Catherine Margison, and the couple went on to have three children.[1]
At the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Brown won the bronze medal in the men's 440 yards medley relay, alongside David Gerrard, Tony Graham, and Paddy O'Carroll.[2] He also competed in the men's 110 and 220 yards backstroke at the same meet.[3] He finished fifth in the final of the 220 yards backstroke,[4] while in the 110 yards backstroke he finished fifth in his heat and did not progress to the final.[5]
Hilton went on to have a successful career as a swimming coach. New Zealand representatives coached by him include Paul Kingsman, Anthony Mosse, and triathlete Rick Wells.[1] Hilton was the New Zealand team swimming coach at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, and he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[1]
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Team manager: Ron Shakespeare |
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