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| Tom
DEAN |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Great Britain
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 02 May 2000
in London, ENG |
| Height | 1.94 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
National Centre Bath: England |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Mechanical Engineering - University of Bath: England |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
His sister Connie has competed in swimming for Duke University in the United States of America. His three brothers have competed at regional and national level in swimming. (tomdean.online, 13 Aug 2018, 27 Apr 2021; goduke.com, 24 Sep 2019) |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (tomdean.online, 13 Aug 2018) |
Awards and honours |
In 2022 he received the Maurice Watkins Champion Athlete award and was named Outstanding Swimmer of 2021/22 at the British Swimming Awards. (britishswimming.org, 13 Nov 2022)
He was appointed Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire [MBE] in the 2022 New Year Honours list. (teamgb.com, 19 Jul 2022)
He was named the 2018 Emerging Athlete of the Year by British Swimming. (tomdean.online, 13 Aug 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Dave McNulty [club], GBR |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming competitively at age eight. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Student |
Languages |
English |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
His parents introduced him to the sport. He was also inspired by the example of his sister Connie. |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
His sister Connie. (speedo.com, 08 Apr 2019) |
Hero / Idol |
US swimmer Michael Phelps. (speedo.com, 08 Apr 2019) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Bath, ENG |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Tom, Deano (Facebook profile, 26 Dec 2019; swimmingworldmagazine.com, 05 Dec 2019) |
Hobbies |
Spending time with his dogs. (a.isl.global, 08 Dec 2019) |
Other information |
STUDY BREAK
He decided to defer his second year of mechanical engineering studies at the University of Bath in England in order to focus on his preparations for the 2020 Olympic Games. (tomdean.online, 27 Apr 2021) |
Milestones |
He became the first male swimmer representing Great Britain to win a gold medal in an individual freestyle event at the Olympic Games for 113 years by claiming victory in the 200m freestyle at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 22 Nov 2021) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Freestyle |
1:44.22 |
| 1 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
6:58.58 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:12.55 |
| 3 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
1:56.07 |
| 2 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
200m Freestyle |
1:44.32 |
| 1 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
6:59.08 |
| 3 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| 5 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Individual Medley |
1:56.77 |
| 3 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Freestyle |
1:44.98 |
| 4 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:11.14 |
| 3 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:31.31 |
| 3 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:04.00 |
| 4 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:22.44 |
| Semifinal |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Individual Medley |
1:58.34 |
| 5 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:02.04 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
200m Individual Medley |
1:53.53 |
| Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
400m Freestyle |
3:39.79 |
| 3 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
200m Freestyle |
1:40.86 |
| 8 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
100m Freestyle |
46.11 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
400m Freestyle |
3:42.41 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
200m Freestyle |
DNS |
| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
100m Freestyle |
DNS |
| 6 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:10.19 |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
200m Individual Medley |
DNS |
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2022 |
Rome, ITA |
200m Freestyle |
DNS |
| 8 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
100m Freestyle |
48.38 |
| 6 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:12.38 |
| 2 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:23.30 |
| 3 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:12.70 |
| 4 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:33.60 |
| 1 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:22.07 |
| 3 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Freestyle |
1:45.34 |
| 7 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Freestyle |
48.30 |
| 1 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:26.67 |
| 2 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:04.61 |
| 2 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:11.56 |
| 1 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| Heats |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
200m Individual Medley |
2:00.32 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
400m Individual Medley |
4:20.32 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:05.32 |
European Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2023 |
Otopeni, ROU |
200m Freestyle |
1:42.79 |
| Heats |
2023 |
Otopeni, ROU |
200m Individual Medley |
1:54.74 |
| Heats |
2023 |
Otopeni, ROU |
400m Individual Medley |
DNS |
| Heats |
2023 |
Otopeni, ROU |
400m Freestyle |
3:40.50 |
| Heats |
2023 |
Otopeni, ROU |
100m Freestyle |
47.16 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
400m Freestyle |
3:37.95 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
200m Freestyle |
1:43.32 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
200m Individual Medley |
1:54.84 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
100m Individual Medley |
53.66 |
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