Meet the man responsible for Ireland's most successful Olympic programme

Ahead of next week's European Aquatics Championships in Paris, Swim Ireland's high performance director sat down with Brendan O'Brien to discuss achievement and ambition, facilities and finance

REID ALL ABOUT IT: Swim Ireland High Performance Director Andy Reid with John Shortt. Pic: ©INPHO/Bryan Keane

We’re all products of our environments, and of our experiences.

Andy Reid had been swimming for 20 years by the time he stood on the edge of the pool in Kuala Lumpur’s National Sports Complex at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and readied himself for his first ever stab at a major championships.