| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 George Breen |
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| Men's Swimming | |||
Competitor for  United States |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 1956 Melbourne | 4x200m Freestyle | |
| Bronze | 1956 Melbourne | 400m Freestyle | |
| Bronze | 1956 Melbourne | 1500m Freestyle | |
| Bronze | 1960 Rome | 1500m Freestyle | |
George Thomas Breen (born July 19, 1935) is a retired freestyle swimmer from the United States, who has won four Olympic medals (one silver, three bronze) in his career. Swimming has been a sport at every modern Summer Olympics. It has been open to women since 1912. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 Swimming events were contested seven for men and six for women The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 Swimming events were contested seven for men and six for women The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 Swimming events were contested seven for men and six for women The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event held in Rome, Italy At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 15 Swimming events were contested eight for men and seven for women Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Freestyle is an unregulated Swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Breen twice broke the world record in the 1500m freestyle.
Breen trained for his long course 1500m world records in a 20 yard pool. He began swimming at seventeen, after focusing on soccer as a youth. In his first time trial as a freshman at Cortland State, he swam six minutes and 30 seconds for 440 yds. The State University of New York College at Cortland, also called SUNY Cortland, is located in Cortland, New York. He started late, came on fast, and became the best. Breen started swimming at least ten years later than most of today's champions. Yet he was still swimming, or swimming again, twenty years later as a Masters national Champion.
Probably his most impressive effort was his 1500m freestyle world record (long course) on May 3, 1956 at the 1956 U. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. AAU Indoor Championship at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he not only lowered the world record by 13. 1 seconds, but finished one minute and 18 seconds ahead of Frank Brunell, himself a many-time U. S. National Champion. No one has ever finished so far ahead of the second man in the 75-year history of the U. S. Nationals.
In five years, from 1956 to 1960, he won 22 U. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. National Championships, set six world records and made two Olympic Teams for the United States, captaining the 1960 U. S. Team which won the title back from the Australians who had won it all in 1956. Coached by the famous Doc Counsilman Breen's thrashing-rolling-shoulder-roll and two-beat kick was an important step in the evolution of modern freestyle swimming although so unorthodox that many top coaches of the time remarked after each of his world records. James Edward "Doc" Counsilman (born December 28, 1920 in Birmingham Alabama &ndash died January 4, 2004 in Bloomington In 1975 he was inducted as an honoree in the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The International Swimming Hall of Fame, located on the Atlantic Ocean beachfront in Fort Lauderdale Florida, United States, is a Hall of Fame Breen coached the Men's Swimming Team at the University of Pennsylvania from the late 1960's until 1982, and served as a coach for U. S. Swimming.
References
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Hironoshin Furuhashi |
Men's 1500m Freestyle World Record Holder (Long Course) May 3, 1956 – October 30, 1956 |
Succeeded by Murray Rose |
| Preceded by Murray Rose |
Men's 1500m Freestyle World Record Holder (Long Course) December 5, 1956 – February 22, 1958 |
Succeeded by John Konrads |
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