Tom Dean to swap speedos for salsa after Olympic campaign

Tom Dean to swap speedos for salsa after Olympic campaign

The 24-year-old races in Friday night time’s 200m particular person medley closing trying so as to add a fourth gold to his Olympic assortment.

However a recent problem awaits him after he returns from Paris as he follows in fellow swimmer Adam Peaty’s footsteps and takes to the ground.

“It’s one thing to look ahead to,” he mentioned. “As soon as I’ve completed this, I’ll return, calm down for a bit with the household after which crack on.

“Wrapping up this Olympics, I’ll be taking a break anyway as you naturally need one after a full Olympic cycle.

“The chance arose and I assumed it might be actually thrilling to attempt one thing a bit totally different. I’ll be doing that after which straight again into coaching afterwards.”

Peaty took half in collection 19 of the Saturday teatime showpiece in 2021 and Dean might be in search of out his teammate for recommendation as he digs out the sequins.

“I’ve not seen him but, he’s not raced for some time,” he mentioned.

“He did brilliantly on it so I’ll try to get a number of suggestions after I stumble upon him.

“I don’t usually do too properly out of water however I do know what a tough day’s coaching seems to be like and I’ll throw myself into it.”

Dean’s extra speedy focus is on spoiling Leon Marchand’s Parisian procession, with the Frenchman mendacity in wait in Friday’s closing.

Marchand grew to become the primary swimmer since 1976 to win two particular person golds on the identical night time on Wednesday and might be roared on by a partisan crowd inside La Défense Enviornment as he bids to gather a fourth gold of his dwelling Video games.

Dean clocked 1:56.92 to qualify in fourth from the primary semi-final, which noticed Duncan Scott end second, and he’s trying ahead to getting into the lion’s den.

“The crowds are unimaginable and he’s clearly on good kind,” added Dean, one in all over 1,000 elite athletes on UK Sport’s Nationwide Lottery-funded World Class Programme.

“However we’ve all acquired our personal races we have to execute. Everybody has their strengths and their weaknesses and we have to play on what we do properly.

“It’ll in all probability be one in all my final races at this Olympic Video games as we’ve got such sturdy relay groups and will probably be my final particular person.

“I actually wished to be a part of that closing, so it’s actually thrilling.”

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