Andrew Bree
Andrew Bree comments on Ireland's swimming team for the London Games.
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Bree wins bronze at Speedo Grand Challenge
Andrew Bree, the 2003 European 200 metres breaststroke silver medallist, took a bronze medal in the 100 breaststroke final at the Speedo Grand Challenge in California.
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Funding of Ulster swimmers is axed
Ulster swimmers Andrew Bree, Melanie Nocher and Ryan Harrison have had their UK lottery funding axed.
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Bree leads European squad
Two-time Olympian and Irish record holder Andrew Bree will lead the Irish squad's campaign at the upcoming European Long Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
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Bree fails to shine in Rome
Ireland's Andrew Bree was someway short of his best as the Irish Olympian failed to advance to the semi-finals in his specialist 200 metre breaststroke, writes RTÉ Sports John Kenny at the World Swimming Championships in Rome.
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Bree books World championship place
Ireland's squad for the upcoming World Championships in Rome now stands at 12 after Olympian Andrew Bree qualified for the men's 100 and 200 metres breast stroke at a meet in Athens, Georgia.
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Details of Irish interest on Wednesday
Andrew Bree's Irish record-breaking performance saw him narrowly miss out on a place in the final of the 200metre breaststroke.
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Bree breaks Irish record in 200m
Ireland's Andrew Bree finished fifth in his 200m breaststroke semi-final race to break the Irish record for the second time this week.
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Details of Irish competitors on Tuesday
It has been a somewhat successful day at the Olympics for the Irish, including Andrew Bree in the swimming, sailor Ciara Peelo and John Joe Nevin in the boxing.
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Bree qualifies for men's 200m semi-finals
Andrew Bree has qualified for the semi-finals of the Men's 200m Breaststroke, after winning his heat in a time of 2:10:91, smashing the Irish record in the process.
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Bree finishes 30th in 100m breaststroke heats
Andrew Bree came second in the fifth heat of the men's 100 metres breaststroke, setting a new Irish record in the process, but a 30th place overall finish was not enough to take him into the semi-finals.
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Bree focused on 200m
Andrew Bree may have notched a new Irish 100 metres breaststroke record at the Water Cube today but the two-time Olympian is already turning his attention to Tuesday's heats of the 200m breaststroke, his preferred event.
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Bree drawn in lane two in fifth heat
Andrew Bree has been drawn in lane two in heat five of the men's 100 metres Breaststroke for the opening night of the swimming competition at the Beijing Olympics, which starts at 18.30pm (11.30am Irish) on Saturday 9 August.
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Gold and silver for Nocher and Bree
Melanie Nocher won the gold medal in the women's 200 metres backstroke, setting a new Irish record in the process at the British National Swimming championships.
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Bree sets new Irish swimming record
Andrew Bree, the only Irish Swimmer to have qualified for the Olympic Games, has shown a fine return to form in Tennessee.
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Bree vindicated and cleared for Olympics
Irish swimmer Andrew Bree has been given the green light to compete at the Beijing Olympics by the doping panel of FINA, the world governing body for swimming.
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Bree's plight gets Hall support
Andrew Bree, who is still awaiting a date for his hearing into his failed drugs test, has been given tacit support by American Gary Hall jnr, the 10-time Olympic medalist and winner of five gold medals, writes RTE Sport's John Kenny.
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Bree accepts positive dope result
Andrew Bree, the only Irish swimmer to have qualified for the Olympic Games, has accepted the results of his positive doping test, writes John Kenny.
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Bree funding suspended over positive test
The Irish Sports Council have suspended funding to Andrew Bree after he tested positive for a banned substance at the European Short Course swimming championships last December.
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Bree's hopes still in doubt despite Wada statement
Andrew Bree's hopes of competing in the Olympics remain in serious doubt despite encouraging words from the World Anti-Doping Agency, writes RTÉ Sport's John Kenny.