David O'Brien (swimmer)

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David O'Brien
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Personal information
NicknameDave
NationalityFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Born (1983-01-28) 28 January 1983 (age 40)
Prescot, England, Great Britain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
ClubUniversity of Stirling
CoachChris Martin

David O'Brien (born 28 January 1983) is a retired British swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events. [1] He is a single-time Olympian (2004), a resident athlete of Team GB, and a member of Stirling Swimming Club, under head coach Chris Martin.

O'Brien qualified for the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay, as a member of the British team, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. [2] He finished sixth in the 200 m freestyle from the Olympic trials in Sheffield, posting a relay entry time of 1:51.12. [3] Teaming with Simon Burnett, Gavin Meadows, and Ross Davenport in the final, O'Brien swam a third leg and recorded a split of 1:49.05. He and the rest of the Brits missed the podium by 0.77 seconds behind the Italians, led by Massimiliano Rosolino, finishing fourth in a new national record of 7:12.60. [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David O'Brien". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004 . Omega Timing. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Lord, Craig (10 April 2004). "British Olympic Trials, Day 4: Georgina Lee, Robin Francis Set National Records". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Men's 4×200m Freestyle Final". Athens 2004 . BBC Sport. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Thomas, Stephen (17 August 2004). "USA Downs Aussies in 800 Freestyle Relay in American Record 7:07.33 Italy Takes the Bronze". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Phelps claims third gold". BBC Sport. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2013.


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