Andrew Willis (swimmer)

Andrew ‘The craft King’ Willis (born 3 December 1990) is an English competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and European Championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games.[1] Andy likes to get crafty on a weekend and is often referred to as ‘The King Of Craft’. This is due to his ability to consume copious amounts of craft beer.

Andrew Willis
Willis in 2012
Personal information
Full nameAndrew Willis
National team Great Britain
Born (1990-12-03) 3 December 1990
Yateley, England
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb; 13.7 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubBracknell & Wokingham
College teamUniversity of Bath
CoachDavid McNulty,
Graeme Antwhistle

Career

Early Career (2010-2012)

Willis competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, 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 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.[2] He was one of the very few British swimmers to achieve a personal best at the 2012 Olympics.[3]

Later Career (2012-present)
Willis competing at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

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

Personal bests

As of August 2018

Long Course
Event Time Meet Date Notes
100 m breaststroke 1:00.27 2016 British Championships April 12, 2016 [4]
200 m breaststroke 2:07.73 2016 Olympic Games August 9, 2016 [5]
Short Course
Event Time Meet Date Notes
100 m breaststroke 57.84 2016 World Championships (SC) December 6, 2016 [6]
200 m breaststroke 2:02.71 2016 World Championships (SC) December 8, 2016 [7]
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References
  1. "Andrew Willis". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  2. Hough, Andrew (2 August 2012). "London 2012 Olympics: Andrew Willis's swimming genes in the family blood".
  3. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/swimming/9445145/London-2012-Olympics-Andrew-Williss-swimming-genes-in-the-family-blood.html
  4. "Individual Best Times (All Time) | Swim England". www.swimmingresults.org. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  5. "Individual Best Times (All Time) | Swim England". www.swimmingresults.org. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  6. "Individual Best Times (All Time) | Swim England". www.swimmingresults.org. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  7. "Individual Best Times (All Time) | Swim England". www.swimmingresults.org. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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