Mother of Olympic Champion Tom Dean Says Family Celebrated ‘Like Lunatics’

Mother of Olympic Champion Tom Dean Says Family Celebrated ‘Like Lunatics’
Tom Dean was ‘calm and analytical’ ahead of the race during 2020 Olympic, Tokyo, on July 27, 2021. Joe Giddens/PA
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The family of Great Britain’s Tom Dean celebrated like “lunatics” after he claimed an Olympic gold medal in the men’s 200 metres freestyle, his mother has said.

Dean, 21, who was “knocked for six” after contracting coronavirus for a second time earlier this year, finished in a time of one minute and 44.22 seconds, ahead of his British compatriot Duncan Scott, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.