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George Breen

American swimmer (1935–2019)
Person Human Q744156

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
July 19, 1935
Date of death
November 9, 2019
Place of birth
Buffalo
Place of death
New Jersey
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
swimmer
Educated at
State University of New York at Cortland, Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School[7][8]
Award received
International Swimming Hall of Fame[9]
Cause of death
pancreatic cancer[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Birth name
George Thomas Breen[26]
Country for sport
United States[27]
Family name
Breen[13]
Given name
George[14]
Height
+183[28]
Manner of death
natural causes[18]
Participant in
1960 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – men's 400 metre freestyle, swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – men's 1500 metre freestyle, swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – men's 1500 metre freestyle, swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay[19][20][21][22][23][24]
Record held
World record progression 1500 metres freestyle, World record progression 1500 metres freestyle, World record progression 800 metres freestyle, World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay[15][16][17]
Sport
competitive swimming[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en George Breen en George Thomas Breen de George Thomas Breen es George Thomas Breen fa جورج برین fi George Thomas Breen fr George Thomas Breen hu George Thomas Breen ja ジョージ・ブリーン pl George Thomas Breen ru Джордж Брин sv George Thomas Breen uk Джордж Брін
🔖 Identifiers · 11
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
George Breen.jpg ↗
Freebase ID
/m/02777vz
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000002236
International Swimming Hall of Fame honoree ID
george-breen-(usa)
Olympedia people ID
51274
Olympics.com athlete ID
george-thomas-breen
Prabook ID
2305802
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
br/george-breen-1
Swimrankings.net swimmer ID
4846957
WikiTree person ID
Breen-2641
World Aquatics athlete ID
1157974

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🔗 Connections
Record held 4
World record progression 1500 metres freestyle, World record progression 1500 metres freestyle, World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay, World record progression 800 metres freestyle
Participant in 2
1960 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics
Award received 1
International Swimming Hall of Fame
Cause of death 1
pancreatic cancer
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
State University of New York at Cortland
Given name 1
George
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Occupation 1
swimmer
Place of birth 1
Buffalo
Place of death 1
New Jersey
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
competitive swimming
← FactGrid item ID 1
Hermann Knoblauch
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Summary

George Breen was born on July 19, 1935[1], in Buffalo[2]. He died on November 9, 2019[3], in New Jersey[4]. He worked as a swimmer[5].

FAQs

Where was George Breen born?

George Breen was born in Buffalo[2].

Where did George Breen die?

George Breen died in New Jersey[4].

What did George Breen do for work?

George Breen worked as a swimmer[5].

Where did George Breen go to school?

George Breen was educated at State University of New York at Cortland[7] and Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School[8].

What awards did George Breen receive?

Honors received include International Swimming Hall of Fame[9].

Related Entities

New Jersey State University of New York at Cortland United States

References

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  9. [11] ↑ . SwimSwam. Retrieved . swimswam.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . SwimSwam. Retrieved . swimswam.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved . swimmingworldmagazine.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. 19w ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → George Breen.jpg
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  2. 19w ago · Materialscientist · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Buffalo
    Given name → George
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Educated at → State University of New York at Cortland, Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School
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