Ben Proud Breaks Down Intricacies of Sprinting, Winning Olympic Silver in the 50 Free

Ben Proud had won every accolade out there in the 50m free: LCM World title, SCM world title, Commonwealth champion, European champion. But in Paris, he finally earned an individual Olympic medal, touching second for silver. Ironically, it came at a point in his career when he wasn’t focused on the result of the race.

After Tokyo, Proud almost stepped away from swimming entirely. He knew something about his approach to swimming had to change and it did in 2022. In the last two years, Proud has loved swimming and now feels he can continue on for at least through the end of 2025.

In the SwimSwam Podcast dive deeper into the sport you love with insider conversations about swimming. Hosted by Coleman Hodges and Gold Medal Mel Stewart, SwimSwam welcomes both the biggest names in swimming that you already know, and rising stars that you need to get to know, as we break down the past, present, and future of aquatic sports.

Music: Otis McDonald
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Cannonball
1 hour ago

Stud 🥵

DK99
3 hours ago

Top bloke, so glad he’s continuing his career. Hoping the SC 50m world record is incoming with 3 world cup stops and SC worlds still left this year.

RealCrocker5040
5 hours ago

Deserved to win gold more than McEvoy though smh

RealCrocker5040
5 hours ago

GOAT

So glad he put finally put it together at the Olympics

About Coleman Hodges

Coleman Hodges

Coleman started his journey in the water at age 1, and although he actually has no memory of that, something must have stuck. A Missouri native, he joined the Columbia Swim Club at age 9, where he is still remembered for his stylish dragon swim trunks. After giving up on …

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