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CISDinos Brown retires from competitive swimming Canada West OUA QSSF AUS Canada West OUA QSSF AUS CIS 5 Year Championship Schedule Womens Basketball Final 8 Round 1 East Regional Round 1 Central Regional Round 1 West Regional Mens Basketball Final 8 Cross Country Curling Womens Field Hockey Football Desjardins Vanier Cup Womens Ice Hockey Mens Ice Hockey University Cup Womens Rugby Womens Soccer Mens Soccer Swimming Track & Field Womens Volleyball Mens Volleyball Wrestling Basketball Cross Country Curling Field Hockey Ice Hockey Rugby Soccer Swimming Track & Field Volleyball Wrestling Basketball Curling Cross Country Football Ice Hockey Soccer Swimming Track & Field Volleyball Wrestling SSN Canada Website SSN Canada Webcast Schedule Le 5 Partant QSSF Basketball Show CIS Womens Hockey Weekly CIS Touchdown Football Show SSN Webcast Schedule Football Canada West OUA QSSF AUS Home Universiades FISU World University Championships StudentAthlete Info Members Info International Programs Committee About International Program Services International History Past Medalists Official BLG Website Past BLG Winners BLG Awards History History Past Winners Home ScheduleResults CIS Coaches Newsletter CANADA first News Dinos Brown retires from competitive swimmingCALGARY Mike Brown of Perth Ont one of Canadas most successful international swimmers over the past decade announced today that he will be retiring from competitive swimmingBrown 25 spent eight years on the national team which were highlighted by his great performances in the mens 200metre breaststroke He holds the Canadian record in the event at 20884 which he set in a fourth place finish at the Olympic Games last yearMike spent the 200809 season with the varsity team at the University of Calgary setting a CIS championship record with his gold medal performance in the 200metre breaststroke with a short course time of 20758It was a tough and long decision to end my swimming career said Brown Its the biggest decision Ive had to make so far Swimming has been my life for 17 years Im extremely proud of all my accomplishments in the sportBesides his exceptional Olympic swim in Beijing Brown has posted numerous career highlights At the 2005 world championships in Montreal he won the silver medal in the 200 breaststroke and earned bronze and gold in the same event at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games respectively He was also sixth at the 2004 Athens OlympicsIts tough to nail down one highlight said Brown To win a world silver in front of a Canadian crowd was a huge moment for me But my two Olympic appearances are probably at the top Tha...