Education
A native of New South Wales, Brewer attended Sydney Boys High School, graduating in 1976.
A native of New South Wales, Brewer attended Sydney Boys High School, graduating in 1976.
In Moscow, Brewer claimed a bronze medal behind the Soviet Union pair of Sergey Kopliakov and Andrei Krylov. He came eighth in the 100-metre freestyle and seventh in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay along with Mark Tonelli, Mark Kerry and Neil Brooks. He narrowly missed the final of the 400-metre freestyle.
He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay, coming fourth.