About Andrew
A life shaped by the water.
Andrew Bree spent more than a decade at the top of Irish swimming, racing breaststroke on the Olympic stage in Sydney and Beijing. He won European Short Course silver in the 200m breaststroke in 2003, competed at four Commonwealth Games for Northern Ireland, and set the Irish 200m breaststroke record of 2:10.16 in Beijing. Today he puts that experience to work on the pool deck and in the commentary box, helping swimmers, clubs and audiences understand what elite performance really takes.
His coaching is practical and technical, built on the same detail he trained with: stroke timing, race skills, and preparation that holds up under pressure.
Moving from the blocks to the broadcast booth gave him a new view of the sport. Calling races for RTÉ means reading a swim as it happens: the pacing, the turns, the moment a race is won or lost. He brings that same eye to every session he coaches, so swimmers learn to see their own races the way an expert does, and know exactly what to work on next.
- 2000
Sydney Olympic Games
First Olympics, representing Ireland in breaststroke.
- 2003
European Short Course silver
200m breaststroke, Dublin.
- 2008
Beijing Olympic Games
200m breaststroke semi-finalist, Irish record 2:10.16.
- Now
Coach & RTÉ analyst
Swimming coach through APB and RTÉ swimming commentator, including the Paris 2024 Olympics.
