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02/04/2008
Irish Olympic Hopeful Fails Drug Test
Governing body Swim Ireland has revealed that Olympic hopeful Andrew Bree has failed a drugs test.
The Ireland swimmer tested positive for a banned substance at the European Short Course Championships in Hungary in December 2007.
The County Down man gained qualification for the 2008 Beijing Olympics in July last year for the men's 200m breaststroke at the US National Championships in Indianapolis.
Bree recently broke the three-year old Irish senior record by achieving a time of 2 minutes 13.44 seconds.
(GK/JM)
The Ireland swimmer tested positive for a banned substance at the European Short Course Championships in Hungary in December 2007.
The County Down man gained qualification for the 2008 Beijing Olympics in July last year for the men's 200m breaststroke at the US National Championships in Indianapolis.
Bree recently broke the three-year old Irish senior record by achieving a time of 2 minutes 13.44 seconds.
(GK/JM)
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