Ben Proud

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Li Bingjie Reportedly Scratching 400 Free At Short Course Worlds, Remains On Heat Sheet

Full Name:	Benjamin Proud
Nickname(s):	Ben
Born:	September 21st, 1994
	London, England
Nationality:	Great Britain
Status:	Active

Benjamin Proud Benjamin Proud, also known as Ben, is an English Olympian. He was a two-time 2014 Commonwealth Games champion at just 19 years old. Born Sept. 21, 1994 to Nick and Sally Proud, Ben improved quickly to become one of the world's fastest swimmers. In a field full of seasoned athletes, Proud is made his own waves at such a young age. Malaysian roots Although born in London, Proud was raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and lived there until he was 16 years old. In Malaysia he competed for Alice Smith School, which he joined at the age of seven and was its team's youngest member. He was trained by Francis Kiu - a coach who Proud claims taught him all of the fundamental basics and gave him his technique. At 16 Proud made the decision to move back to England, and make a career out of the sport. Early swimming in Malaysia Proud experienced his first international competitions in Malaysia - he won the 50m butterfly and finished second in the 50m freestyle at the Malaysian Open. Previously he had swum at the national age groups. Raw sprinter Proud is a raw sprinter, and has a passion for the 50's. He says that 50m races were …

Li Bingjie Reportedly Scratching 400 Free At Short Course Worlds, Remains On Heat Sheet

The defending champion and world record holder reportedly came down with a fever and is expected to sit out of the women’s 400 free.

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2022 Short Course World Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

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Le Iscrizioni Internazionali Ai Mondiali Di Melbourne 2022

I mondiali di Melbourne saranno ricchi di nuotatori di alto livello e presenteranno alcuni incontri da non perdere durante i sei giorni di gare

Entry Lists For 2022 Short Course World Championships Released

Triple Olympic gold medalist and 2022 world champion Kaylee McKeown is set to race the women’s 50, 100 and 200 backstroke, plus the 200 IM, in Melbourne.

Richards Slices More Time Off SCM 100 Free British Record For 45.85

19-year-old Matt Richards lowered his own hours-old British national record in the men’s short course 100 freestyle tonight in Sheffield.

Matt Richards Nuovo Record Britannico 100 Stile Libero Vasca Corta 45.85

Il 19enne Matt Richards ha stabilito il record britannico nei 100 metri stile libero maschili in vasca corta con il tempo di 45.85

Matt Richards Fires Off 45.94 SCM 100 Free British Record

19-year-old Olympic medalist Matt Richards made major waves this morning in Sheffield, producing a new British record in the SCM 100 freestyle.

Adam Peaty Guida La Squadra Britannica Per I Mondiali In Corta

British Swimming ha reso nota la formazione di 11 atleti che si recheranno a Melbourne, in Australia, dal 13 al 18 dicembre.

Peaty & Proud Lead 11-Strong British Roster For Melbourne

British Swimming has released its 11-strong line-up of athletes set to travel to Melbourne, Australia from December 13th to December 18th.

Ben Proud Si E’ Allenato Da Solo In Acqua, In Palestra Con Marco Cosso

Ben Proud racconta a SwimSwam come ha preparato gli appuntamenti agonistici di questa estate anche insieme all’italiano Marco Cosso

Ben Proud Breaks Down Winning the 50 Free Triple Crown, Sprint Training Regimen

Proud dives into his training (7k-14k meters per week), his mentality toward sprinting, and how he balances work in the pool vs work in the gym.

Diogo Ribeiro Becomes First Junior Under 23 With 22.96 50 Fly World Junior Record

Ribeiro brought the world junior record under 23 seconds for the first time with his third gold medal-winning swim of the meet.

Watch: Race Videos From Day 7 Finals of the 2022 European Championships

Ben Proud completed his sweep of the men’s 50 free at majpor international meets this summer, adding Euros Gold to his World and Commonwealth Games titles.