Brendon Dedekind (born 14 February 1976 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal) is a South African retired swimmer. He won an international championship gold medal in the 50 m freestyle at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. Nicknamed Skinny Man, he competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996, when he was a finalist in the 50 m freestyle. See also List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men) References 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Pietermaritzburg South African male freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of South Africa Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa South African male swimmers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Alumni of Maritzburg College African Games gold medalists for South Africa African Games medalists in swimming Universiade medalists in swimming Competitors at the 1999 All-Africa Games Universiade bronze medalists for South Africa Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade 20th-century South African people 21st-century South African people Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games