British Olympian Tom Dean Withdraws From 2026 National Championships Due to Injury ...Middle East

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2026 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships

On Wednesday, British Olympian and 2025 World Championships gold medalist Tom Dean announced on Instagram that he would not be racing at the 2026 British National Championships due to a shoulder injury.

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“I’m buzzing with the quality of the work banked in training recently – the numbers have been really exciting

A shoulder injury means my team and I have made the decision not to race in Stratford next we prioritse rehab and stay focused on an exciting summer of racing ahead ”

Dean, who will turn 26 in May,was entered in the 100 free, 200 free, and 200 IM for this year’s Nationals meet.

He had an off year in 2025. In 2024, he made the Olympic team in the 200 IM, where he finished 5th overall, as well as on the 400 free and 800 freestyle relays.

At last year’s Nationals, he only swam the 100 free, finishing 3rd in 48.40. He qualified for the British Worlds team in the 200 IM, where he ultimately finished 23rd in 2:00.96, nearly two seconds off his season best time of 1:58.80 from the AP Race London in May and more than four seconds off his lifetime best 1:56.07 from July of 2023. He also earned a gold medal as a member of the prelims edition of the 800 freestyle relay, splitting 1:46.35.

He wrapped up the year at the SC European Championships, where he didn’t qualify for the final in any of his events with his highest finish coming in at 10th in the 100 IM.

This year’s Nationals are a primary selection meet for the 2026 European Championships according to the 2026 Aquatics GB Selection Policy which states:

“3.1 Selections will be made:

3.1.1 from performance at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships (Singapore, 27th — 3rd August 2025)

3.1.2 from the 2026 AGB Swimming Championships, London, 14th — 19th April 2026

3.1.3 at the discretion of the GB Head Coach and Performance Director…”

The meet is also one of the selection opportunities for the Commonwealth Games in July, though the selection policy is less direct with all spots falling to the “discretion of the selection panel”.

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Dean changed his training base following the 2025 Worlds meet, moving to the Stirling Training Centre to swim under head coach David McNulty. He left his previous training base at Bath to swim with Duncan Scott, Katie Shanahan, Angharad Evans, and Freya Anderson.

He recently swam at the Edinburgh International meet at the beginning of March, setting a time of 1:49.76 in the 200 freestyle prelims before swimming 1:50.41 in the final.

Dean will be relying on a discretionary selection for the European Championships. The European Championships have a higher roster limit than the World Championships and Olympic Games, which improves his chances. The overall limit is 40 swimmers and there are a maximum of 4 athletes per event.

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