Andreas Friedrich

Birthday: 22. Dec. 1977

Height: 5'9'

Weight: 75 kg / 165 lbs

Hometown: Schwandorf, Bavaria, Germany

College: Universitaet Bayreuth

Teams: SV Bayreuth

Events/ Best Performances:

200 Breast - 2:22.32 scm, 2:31.09 lcm

100 Breast - 1:06.64 scm, 1:08.74 lcm

200 IM - 2:11.39 scm, 2:15.86 lcm

Experience (Competitions/ Travels):

German Junior Championships 1995, 1996
German Shortcourse Championships 1995, 1996, 2004
German Masters Championships
European Masters Championships 2007 (3rd place 200 breast)

Nicknames/Aliases: Andy

Hardest workout:

8 x 200 Breast lcm on 4 min, best avg.

What advice do you have for other swimmers?

Have fun at every practice and competition.

What are your swimming goals?

Another medal at European Masters Championships, medal at World Masters Championships

Person you admire and why?

Gary Hall Jr. because he has competed at that level for such a long time.

What's your favorite book/ movie?

Book: Angels & Demons
Movie: Life of Brian

Why do you love to race?

I want to measure with other people and push myself to my limits