' s , ▁New found land ▁and ▁Lab r ador ▁Category : Non - ren ew able ▁resource ▁companies ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 <0x0A> </s> ▁Kirk ▁Pal mer ▁( born ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 6 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Australian ▁fre est yle ▁sw immer ▁and ▁an ▁Australian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Sport ▁scholar ship ▁holder . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁the ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁ 4 × 2 0 0 - met re ▁fre est yle ▁relay ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Sydney . ▁ ▁He ▁helped ▁Australia ▁qual ify ▁sixth ▁in ▁the ▁he ats , ▁but ▁was ▁dropped ▁from ▁the ▁final s ▁quart et ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁Grant ▁H ack ett ▁and ▁Patrick ▁Mur phy . ▁n Austral ia ▁took ▁the ▁bronze ▁medal ▁for ▁its ▁third - place ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁ 4 × 2 0 0 - met re ▁fre est yle ▁relay ▁team ▁that ▁broke ▁the ▁short ▁course ▁world ▁record ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Olympic ▁medal ists ▁in ▁sw imming ▁( men ) ▁ ▁World ▁record ▁pro gression ▁ 4 ▁× ▁ 2 0 0 ▁metres ▁fre est yle ▁relay ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Austral ian ▁male ▁sw imm ers ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁sw imm ers ▁of ▁Australia