Andrew Bree
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Andrew Bree (born 16 March 1981) is a breaststroke swimmer from Northern Ireland.
He became the first Irish person to win a medal at the European SC Championships at the National Aquatic Centre, Dublin in December 2003. He did this by coming in second in the 200m breastsroke, his premier event. His home club is Ards and he currently trains in Tennessee, USA.
Bree failed to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. However, he qualified for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. There he equalled the 200m LC Breaststroke record and was placed fifth.[1]
Bree recently competed at the US Nationals in Indiana and swam a new personal best time and Irish record of 2.13.14 in the 200m breaststroke. This time has qualified Bree for the 2008 Summer Olympics to be held in Beijing.
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Bree also starred in the Television show [Activity Breaks][1] with friend Kyle Anderson in 2006/2007
