Tom Dean beats COVID-19 twice to win gold at Olympics
The Hindu
21-year-old Dean’s victory was a surprise within Team GB, with teammate Scott tipped as the likelier gold-medal chance out of the two of them.
Britain’s Tom Dean contracted COVID-19 not once but twice in the run-up to the Olympics, leaving him doubting he’d make it to the national trials, never mind Tokyo. He made it to both and much, much more, winning gold in the 200-meter freestyle on Tuesday and leading an historic 1-2 in swimming for Team Great Britain as teammate Duncan Scott took silver. “This is the single greatest achievement of my life,” Dean said.
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