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Brian Clifford

Irish swimmer

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 9, 2026
Entity authorityQ27909555 ↗
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Brian Clifford (born 20 August 1956) is an Irish former swimmer. From Cork, Clifford attended Presentation Brothers College and played with the Irish schools' rugby team. At the age of 15, he represented Ireland in the men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He qualified for the Munich Olympics based on the times recorded at the Amateur Swimming Association championships in July 1972. In 1985, Clifford participated in the inaugural World Masters Games in Toronto.

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The public source identifies “Brian Clifford” as irish swimmer. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Brian, Clifford and Irish.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1956, 1500, 1972, 1985—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1956-08-20. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Brian, Clifford and Irish providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Brian Clifford” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.