Britain’s Tom Dean contracted COVID-19 twice in the run-up to the Olympics, leaving him doubting he’d make it to the national trials, never mind Tokyo2020. He made it to both and much, much more, winning gold in the 200-meter freestyle swimming.
Tom Dean of Britain celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 200-meter freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. , leaving him doubting he'd make it to the national trials, never mind Tokyo.
Dean wasn't sure that kind of swim would be possible for him in January, when he got COVID for a second time in four months. His cardiovascular system was hit, his lungs hurt and he couldn't stop coughing, he said. Training obviously came grinding to a halt as he had to stay in quarantine in his apartment.“It’s amazing. It’s a dream come true having a gold around my neck.”
And even after the immediate symptoms subsided from his second infection in January, he couldn't get straight back into the pool because of the lingering effects on his body. He was out of the pool for six to seven weeks, he said, trying to regain his strength. “It wasn’t life-threatening ... but when you are doing a sport that is quite heavy on the cardio-vascular system, and you can see it’s affecting your lungs, you're coughing and all that stuff, you’re a little bit worried about how you’re going to build back in."
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