Bree wins silver medal in 200m breaststroke

Ireland's Andrew Bree has claimed the silver medal in the 200m breaststroke in the European Shortcourse Swimming Championships…

Ireland's Andrew Bree has claimed the silver medal in the 200m breaststroke in the European Shortcourse Swimming Championships at Abbotstown.

Bree is the first Irish swimmer to win a European Short Course medal.

The county Down swimmer set a new Irish record in notching up a time of 2.08.02 seconds, behind the winner, Britain's Ian Edmond. Edmond's winning time of 2.05.63 is a new championship record.

Holland's double Olympic champion Pieter van den Hoogenband came in in third place at the National Aquatic Centre.