Education
University of Alabama.
University of Alabama.
Sieben and Lawrence continued their preparation for Los Angeles, but were given little chance. He also faced the 100-metre butterfly world record holder, the United States" Pablo Morales. Sieben swam in the wake of Gross and Morales in the first 150 metres, before storming home in the last 50 metres to claim the gold medal in a world record time of 1 m 57.04 s, more than four seconds faster than he had ever swum before.
He also collected a bronze medal after swimming in the preliminaries of the medley relay.
He was named the Young Australian of the Year in 1984. By the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Sieben"s ability had waned, and the selectors did not choose him for the 200 m butterfly.
He finished fourth in the 100-metre butterfly. He continued onto the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, but failed to reach the final of the 100-metre butterfly individual event.
He formed part of Australia"s 4x100-metre medley relay team that finished 7th in the final, in a national record time of 3:42.65.
Sieben was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985.