Steven Dennis Dewick (born 2 February 1976) is an Australian backstroke swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Steven Dewick
Personal information
Full nameSteven Dennis Dewick
National team Australia
Born (1976-02-02) 2 February 1976 (age 48)
Sydney, New South Wales
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
CoachGary Toner
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 4×100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Atlanta 4×100m medley
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria 100 m backstroke

Dewick made his senior international debut when he was selected for Australia to compete at the Oceania Championships in 1993. A star at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, he collected a silver medal in the 100-metre backstroke, and a gold medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay. Steven was voted as the performance of the games for his 100-metre backstroke.

In Atlanta, Dewick combined with Phil Rogers, Scott Miller and Michael Klim to trail the United States and Russia teams into third place. Dewick also competed in the 100-metre backstroke, advancing to the semifinals. A great achievement considering Steven was swimming with a broken back from an accident at the Olympic village two days prior to the start of the 1996 games.[citation needed]

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