Canadian Mike Brown's Medals Have Been Stolen

Mike Brown, Brendan Hansen and Genki Imamura

On Sept. 9, Brown had his four most prized medals and an Olympic ring from Swimming Canada stolen from his Calgary condominium as well as his motorcycle and helmet, DVDs and electronic games. The medals included his 2006 Commonwealth Games gold medal and his 2005 world championship silver medal in the men's 200-metre breaststroke.

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"It was a heart-wrenching night," Brown said about the robbery.
"All of the other stuff you can put a price on. But there's no price for any of these medals. These medals represent all that I've done."

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As Brown approaches the 2007 world aquatic championships March 25 to April 1 in Melbourne, Australia, he plans to continue to train hard, but wants to enjoy the task more while making a few technical tweaks."Last year was a difficult year in terms of the mental side. I got sidetracked. I made every workout, but I didn't enjoy it. I lost confidence," he said.

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He also plans to travel to the University of Texas in late October to train with Hansen, who's also a good friend.
"I want to see what he does," Brown said. "Maybe he'll give me some ideas on how the fastest man in the world does it."

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