Tom Dean has been open about his aims for a record five medals at the Paris Olympics, a feat that would surpass Duncan Scott’s four from Tokyo. Dean, the 200m freestyle defending champion, stands a strong but while the 4x200m freestyle relay seems a near certainty for a medal, his inclusion in the medley relays is less assured, potentially depending on selectors’ decisions. How does he put together his challenge for a high 5?
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For several years the writers at SwimSwam have polished their crystal balls and set about picking their top 100 male and female swimmers for the year ahead, and it’s always interesting to review the lists with a GB focus and to see what those looking in from outside make of the British swimming scene.
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As well as the world championships in Fukuoka, 2023 brings with it a new competition from LEN in the shape of an under-23 European Championships. What’s the aim and what could a GB team look like?
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“I got in and the pain in my hands was like nothing I had ever experienced, it was like they had exploded from the inside out but my skin was keeping the explosion in.” That’s the feeling of getting in to water at zero degrees Celsius according to ice swimmer Caroline Saxon.
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Concluding our series of retirement stories, Ross recalls how a home Olympic Games in London was the perfect time to bow out on his own terms. But although he finished on a high, there was still the challenge of making his way in the world to overcome.