David O'Brien (swimmer)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Dave |
| Nationality |  Great Britain |
| Born | 28 January 1983 Sydney, Australia |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | University of Stirling |
| Coach | Chris Martin |
David O'Brien (born 28 January 1983) is a retired Australian 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]
