Andrew Willis (swimmer)

Andrew Willis (born 3 December 1990) is an English former competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain at the Olympics, the FINA World Championships and the European Championships, and England at the Commonwealth Games.[1]

Andrew Willis
Willis in 2012
Personal information
National team Great Britain
Born (1990-12-03) 3 December 1990
Yateley, England
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb; 13.7 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubBracknell & Wokingham
College teamUniversity of Bath
CoachDavid McNulty,
Graeme Antwhistle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  England
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place2016 Windsor200 m breaststroke
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow 200 m breaststroke
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Netanya 200 m breaststroke

Career

Early Career (2010-2012)

Willis competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where he finished 4th in the 200-metre breaststroke, and in the 2011 World Championships, where he made the final for the same event and finished 8th. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he competed in the men's 200-metre breaststroke, finishing in 3rd place overall in the heats and qualifying for the final where he finished in 8th place.[2] He was one of the very few British swimmers to achieve a personal best at the 2012 Olympics.[3]

Later Career (2012-present)
Willis competing at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Willis finished 4th in the 2013 World Championships and in the 2013 European Championships (SC) (both in the 200-metre breaststroke). He finished 4th in the 2014 European Championships and went on to win a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 200-metre breaststroke final in Glasgow. He finished 4th in the 2015 World Championships and won a bronze medal in the 2015 European Championships (SC) in the 200-metre breaststroke. He participated in the 2016 European Championships, and finished 4th in the final of the 200-metre breaststroke in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. He went on to win a silver medal in the 2016 World Championships (SC). Willis made the final for both the 100-metre and 200-metre breaststroke in the 2018 Commonwealth Games, where he finished 8th and 4th respectively. In July 2018, Willis retired from competitive swimming.

Personal bests

As of August 2018

Long Course
Event Time Meet Date Notes
100 m breaststroke 1:00.27 2016 British Championships 12 April 2016 [4]
200 m breaststroke 2:07.73 2016 Olympic Games 9 August 2016 [5]
Short Course
Event Time Meet Date Notes
100 m breaststroke 57.84 2016 World Championships (SC) 6 December 2016 [6]
200 m breaststroke 2:02.71 2016 World Championships (SC) 8 December 2016 [7]

References
  1. "Andrew Willis". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  2. Hough, Andrew (2 August 2012). "London 2012 Olympics: Andrew Willis's swimming genes in the family blood".
  3. "London 2012 Olympics: Andrew Willis's swimming genes in the family blood".
  4. "Individual Best Times (All Time) | Swim England". www.swimmingresults.org. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  5. "Individual Best Times (All Time) | Swim England". www.swimmingresults.org. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  6. "Individual Best Times (All Time) | Swim England". www.swimmingresults.org. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  7. "Individual Best Times (All Time) | Swim England". www.swimmingresults.org. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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