Burl Reid

Background

Burl was born Anne & Denis Reid"s second child in 1978.

Education

He studied and swam at Scotch Oakburn College 1992-1995. He studied at Gold Coast Institute of Technical and Further Education Diploma of Building Design.

Career

1997 Telstra Australian Open in 50m butterfly 25.41 in CQ Aquajets QLD squad

1998 Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in 200m butterfly 1.59.42

1999 United States Open in 100m butterfly 53.89

1999 Army of the United States National Pan/Pacific Trials in 100m butterfly 53.92

2000 World Short Course Championships fourth place in 50m butterfly

2000 Australian Selection Trials in Sydney in 50m butterfly second place with 24.40

2001 East Asian Games in 100m butterfly he clocked the fifth fastest time ever by an Australian and finished second in a personal best time 53.25. In 2010 Reid was inducted into the Australian University Sport Honour Roll.

Achievements

• 1999 Summer Universiade in Palma de Mallorca won a silver medal in 100m butterfly. 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing won gold medal in 50m butterfly.