Bree wins heat to go into 200m breaststroke semi

Ireland’s Andy Bree won his heat in the 200m breaststroke in a time of 2 mins 10.91 secs to book his spot in the semi-finals alongside Britain’s Kris Gilchrist, but there was to be no joy for James Kirton.

Gilchrist’s time of 2:11.13 saw him finish third in his heat, which was won by Italy’s Paolo Bossini in a new Olympic record of 2:08.98.