TOKYO—After British swimmer Tom Dean dropped seconds off his time in the 200-meter freestyle to qualify for the Olympics, he revealed something even more stunning about his performance. He did it after testing positive for Covid-19 two different times.
“After getting Covid twice, having three weeks out of the pool each time,” Dean said in April, “it’s been pretty brutal coming into trials with some real disruptions.” Now Dean can call himself something other than someone who qualified for the Olympics despite twice catching the virus that delayed these games by a year. He’s an Olympic champion.
Dean, 21 years old, won gold in the men’s 200m free in a British-record time of 1:44.22. He battled down the stretch to overcome a crowded field that included his countryman and silver medalist Duncan Scott and Brazil’s Fernando Scheffer, who wound up with the bronze.
when the going gets tough, the tough gets going. Tom proved it.
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Beast. Maybe a third positive and would have made WR.
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