Tom Dean contracted COVID-19 twice in the build-up to the Tokyo Olympics and he also won men's 200m freestyle gold
The 21-year-old Briton, who spent days in isolation and was unable to exercise earlier in the year, touched out 0.04 ahead of team mate Duncan Scott in his country's first men's one-two in the pool since 1908.
"It’s amazing. It’s a dream come true having a gold around my neck," said Dean. "I contracted COVID twice in the last 12 months. Sitting in my flat in isolation, an Olympic gold was a million miles away.""The second time was much worse than the first," he told reporters. "I was quite ill for about 10 days and I served the whole isolation period and it's a slow build back up because of the nature of the sport we do and of the disease.
Dean was fourth fastest in the semi-finals, with Scott leading the way, but found an extra gear in the final. Scott was barely a fingertip behind, the pair finishing with the fastest ever British swims in the event, and the double relay silver medallist at the 2016 Rio Games hid his disappointment well.
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