Andrew Willis (born 3 December 1990) is an English former competitive

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

who has represented Great Britain at the Olympics, the FINA World Championships and the European Championships, and England at the Commonwealth Games.

Career

Early Career (2010-2012)

Willis competed at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

, 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 The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

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. He was one of the very few British swimmers to achieve a personal best at the 2012 Olympics.

Later Career (2012-present)

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 The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

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 The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

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 The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

, where he finished 8th and 4th respectively. In July 2018, Willis retired from competitive swimming.

Personal bests

''As of August 2018''

References

External links

Andrew Willis at British Swimming
(archived) * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Willis, Andrew 1990 births Living people British male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Male breaststroke swimmers Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Frimley Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Team Bath swimmers Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games