'Olympic gold seemed a million miles off': How Tom Dean battled back from COVID to win big in Tokyo

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'Olympic gold seemed a million miles off': How Tom Dean battled back from COVID to win big in Tokyo

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Published 27 Jul 2021

Seven months ago, Tom Dean contracted COVID-19 for a second time and couldn't walk up the stairs "without coughing and wheezing." Now, he has powered to victory in the men's 200 metres freestyle at the Olympics.

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'Olympic gold seemed a million miles off': How Tom Dean battled back from COVID to win big in Tokyo

'Olympic gold seemed a million miles off': How Tom Dean battled back from COVID to win big in Tokyo

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