Co Glasgow · GBR
Andrew is a swimmer from the United Kingdom, an international traveller on the circuit and an international championship swimmer, whose official competitive record spans 6 seasons, 8 years, 7 countries and 10 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2003, and one of his earliest marks still on file is the 200 freestyle in 1:46.90, raced in Rome.
His signature event is the 200 freestyle, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 400 freestyle and 100 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 10 meets and 24 recorded swims.
His fastest 200 freestyle stands at 1:46.90, set in long course (50 m) at 13th FINA World Championships 2009.
His record includes world championships, between 2008 and 2009 (9th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2008 and 13th FINA World Championships 2009). A representative mark at that level is 1:46.90 in the 200 freestyle, recorded in long course (50 m). He also appears in the World Cup circuit, continental championships and national championships.
After a 3-year break between 2003 and 2006, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2006. 2009 is the busiest season on record, with 12 verified individual swims.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 7 countries (the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Italy, Thailand, Türkiye and UNK), including 6 of 10 meets outside the United Kingdom.
Those meets span 10 different venues (Glasgow, Rome, Delhi and Berlin…). He has raced for Co Glasgow.
Latest competition: 19th Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi, on October 5, 2010, with 1 swim: 1:49.52 in the 200 freestyle, all in long course (50 m). He closes this record with 7 current event personal bests and 17 all-time PB improvements, across 24 verified official swims in competitions governed by Aquatics GB and World Aquatics.