NAME: GEORGE O’BRIEN
AGE: 19

SPORT: Swimming

OCCUPATION: Current Student

YEARS COMPETING: 8

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF YOUR SPORT:

1500 freestyle and 10km open water

CONTEST HISTORY:

2012

Australian Championships (Olympic Trails), 6th 400 Freestyle (3.54.34), Bronze 1500 Freestyle (15.18.52)

New South Wales Championships, 4th 400 Freestyle (3.53.66), Silver 1500 Freestyle (15.23.80)

Sate Capital Classic 3.3km ocean swim, 1st (37.12) Wellington, New Zealand

2011

Queensland Championships, 9th 200 Freestyle (1.52.50), Silver 400 Freestyle (3.53.00), Bronze 1500 Freestyle (15.27.34)

Waikiki Roughwater Swim, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 3.84kms – 1st Male Open (record time 43mins 40secs)

Maui Channel Swim, Hawaii, USA – member of the winning 6 man Tattersall’s Australian Masters Team, 15.85 kms Lanai to Maui, 3 hrs 32 mins.

Queensland Short Course Championships, Freestyle 400m – 1st (3mins 47.13secs)

DHL Australian Surf Championships, U19 Male Surf Race – 1st, Open Men’s Taplin Relay Race – 3rd

Australian Open Water Championships, 10km – 5th, 1hr 55mins 19secs, Sydney International Regatta Centre, Penrith.

2010

3rd 10km Australian Open Water Championships

5th 10km Pan Pacific Championships, Long Beach, California

1st 10km Junior Pan Pacific Championships, Maui, Hawaii

7th 10km World Cup, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Australian Open Championships

WHICH INTERNATIONAL PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTS DO YOU USE?

Synergy with breakfast

Amino Recovery during training, WPI – After training

COMPETITIVE GOAL:

World Championships, Shanghai

London 2012 Olympics

TRAINING REGIME/PROGRAM:

9-10 swimming sessions per week (2.5 hours)

2 gym session per week (1 hours)