Glenn Beringen
Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist
Glenn Stuart Beringen (born 16 September 1964) is an Australian international swimming coach and former athlete. He won a silver medal for breaststroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics and 1982 Commonwealth Games.
Major competitions
At the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Beringen won the silver medal in the 200-metre men's breaststroke final, 2.81 seconds behind the winner Victor Davis. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Beringen won a silver medal in the 200-metre breaststroke event, again as runner-up to Davis. Beringen also competed in the heats of the 200-metre individual medley, but did not reach the final. Beringen held an Australian Institute of Sport swimming scholarship 1982–1983.
Coach
Beringen later became a coach, beginning at the South Australian Sports Institute from 1991 until 2002, before working at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) until 2004. Among the athletes he trained at the AIS were Olympic gold medallists Petria Thomas and Sarah Ryan. Athletes coached by Beringen achieved three individual short course world records, two short course and long course relay world records.
Glenn worked for Swim South Australia in Adelaide as coach and promoter of the sport.
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