Ex-Olympic star Brian does the honours.

From: Harborough Mail (Market Harborough, England) | Date: December 23, 2007 | Copyright information

FORMER Olympic and Commonwealth medal winner Brian Brinkley was the guest of honour at the annual trophy presentations for Harborough Swimming Club at the town's Welland Park College.

He told the swimmers and parents about his experiences at the top events and of the training demands involved to get there.

Brinkley displayed a large selection of the many medals he had won - a gold at the Commonwealth Games in 1974 and a bronze at the Olympics in 1976 being amo...

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