The men’s 50m freestyle is the testosterone zone of the swimming world; big men attempting to assert their dominance over the others in what can be almost a lottery of an event. It’s not an approach that sits comfortably with the relatively mild mannered Ben Proud who is happy just to be himself.
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Eight days of competition will unfold in the Olympic Games pool, between the 6th and 13th of August.; here is a day by day guide for the British representation in Rio,
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If there were medals for consistency than you would do well not to look too further than the career record of Andrew Willis. Since making his senior international debut at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he has contested the final of the 200m breaststroke at every international meet he has attended both long and short course, including two fourth places at the World Championships. But he’s after more in Rio.
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Having dealt with the women’s events, Bob, Katie and Steve look forward to the men’s swimming in Rio. There are also contributions from Adam Peaty, James Guy and Max Litchfield.
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