Tom Fannon (born 20 May 1998) is an Irish swimmer who competed at the Olympic Games for Ireland.
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| Nickname | Fast-twitch Fannon | ||||||||||||||
| National team | Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 May 1998 (age 28) Birmingham, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fannon had previously competed with England at the Commonwealth Games in 2018 before switching his allegiance to Ireland.[1]
He currently holds the Irish record for the men's 50 metres freestyle set in the semi-finals of the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2]
Background
editFannon was born in Birmingham and was raised in Torquay. He honed his swimming skills with Plymouth Leander where he trained alongside Ben Proud, a future world champion. He qualifies for Ireland through his Galway born grandfather.[3]
References
edit- ↑ "Tom Fannon secures 50m Olympic qualifying time". RTE. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ↑ "Tom Fannon agonizingly misses out on 50m freestyle final". RTE. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ↑ "From Torquay to Ireland for Olympic dream". BBC. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
External links
edit- Thomas Fannon at World Aquatics
- Thomas Fannon at Swimrankings.net
- Thomas Fannon at Olympics.com
- Thomas Fannon at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived)
- Thomas Fannon at Olympedia
- Thomas Fannon at InterSportStats
- Tom Fannon on Instagram
- Tom Fannon at Team Ireland
