David O'Brien (born 28 January 1983) is a retired British 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]
References
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
^Lord, Craig (10 April 2004). "British Olympic Trials, Day 4: Georgina Lee, Robin Francis Set National Records". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
^"Men's 4×200m Freestyle Final". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
^Thomas, Stephen (17 August 2004). . Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
^"Phelps claims third gold". BBC Sport. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
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