Greg Fasala

Greg Fasala

Personal information
Full name	Gregory John Fasala
Nationality	Australia
Born	(1965-05-10) 10 May 1965 Victoria, Australia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	79.1 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Freestyle
Medal record Men’s swimming Competitor for  Australia Olympic Games Silver 1984 Los Angeles 4×100 m freestyle Commonwealth Games Gold 1982 Brisbane 4×100 m freestyle Gold 1986 Edinburgh 100 m freestyle Silver 1982 Brisbane 100 m freestyle Silver 1986 Edinburgh 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 1986 Edinburgh 4×100 m medley

Gregory "Greg" John Fasala (born 10 May 1965) was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1980s, who won a silver medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

Coming from Victoria, Fasala was best known for being a member of the so-called Mean Machine. Debuting at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Fasala combined with Neil Brooks, Michael Delany and Graeme Brewer to claim gold in the 4×100 m freestyle relay, gaining their nickname after collectively shaving their heads for the race. In the individual event, he claimed silver behind Brooks. In Los Angeles, he competed only in the relay, combining with Delaney, Brooks and Mark Stockwell to claim silver behind the United States. At the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, Fasala claimed gold in the 100 m freestyle and the 4×100 m freestyle relay.

He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.^[1]

References

• sports-reference
• Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Books. p. 153. ISBN 0-7333-0884-8.