George Breen
George Thomas Breen (born July 19, 1935 in Buffalo , New York , USA - † November 9, 2019 ) was an American swimmer and swimming coach.
Long-distance swimmer Breen, who only started competitive swimming at the age of 17, swam six world records . At the Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 , he improved the world record in the 1500 m freestyle by 13 seconds. He swam this world record time in the run-up and could not repeat it in the final, so he only won bronze. He also won the bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle and won silver in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay of the Americans.
Breen was training at the State University of New York in Cortland under coach James Counsilman .
At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome , he again won bronze in the 1500 m freestyle.
In the early 1960s, Breen began his long career as a swim coach. He coached Olympic medalists in the 1964 , 1968 and 1972 Games . From 1966 to 1982 he was the coach of the men's swimming team at Pennsylvania University .
George Breen was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1975.
Web links
- George Breen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Olympia: Medalist over 1500 m freestyle (men )
- www.cortland.edu (English)
- George Breen in the International Swimming Hall of Fame (English)
- George Breen ( Memento from July 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) in the Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary for George Breen in Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved May 28, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Breen, George |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Breen, George Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American swimmer and swim coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buffalo |
| DATE OF DEATH | 9th November 2019 |