by the Federal Court in Perth after failing to repay a 14,941.64 debt to BankWest. In May 2001, the police raided Brooks' Perth home and found a metre-high cannabis plant. Brooks claimed that the plant belonged to a friend, and then announced that he would be leaving the state. Brooks later became a partner in Nitro Energy Drink Company, which was involved in motorsport sponsorship. However, the firm suffered from financial trouble and he had a falling out with his business partner. In 2009, Brooks was removed from the board and the company was put into administration, and both he and his former partner have started legal proceedings. On 13 October 2017 Linda Brooks was arrested in Perth after returning there from Bali. An extradition request to Queensland was granted, and police questioned her over an alleged fraud in 2008 relating to a sports clothing company which she was a director of. Neil Brooks was later arrested upon entering the country from Hong Kong, and both were charged with fraud. It is alleged that both made dishonest representations about the success of their business in order to persuade two investors to purchase a stake in their company. Both were later released on bail and were allowed to return overseas. In April 2022 Brooks and his wife were ordered to return to Australia in order to face court over the fraud allegations after being earlier unable to due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In October 2022 they returned to Australia and faced a two-day committal hearing that will determine whether the case will go to trial. See also List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men) List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) Notes References External links 1962 births Living people Arkansas Razorbacks men's swimmers Sportspeople from Crewe English emigrants to Australia Olympic gold medalists for Australia Olympic silver medalists for Australia Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Olympic swimmers of Australia Australian male freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Western Australian Sports Star of the Year winners Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal Olympic bronze medalists in swimming People educated at Churchlands Senior High School Swimmers from Perth, Western Australia Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Swimmers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 1986