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Ben Proud

1994 - Today

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Benjamin Proud (born 21 September 1994) is an English competitive swimmer, who represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games, the FINA World Aquatics Championships and LEN European Aquatics Championships, and England at the Commonwealth Games until August 2025. Proud specialises in sprint freestyle and butterfly races, specifically the 50-metre distance in both. He is the 2022 World Champion in the 50 metre freestyle, his second long course world title. He is the 2017 world champion in the 50-metre butterfly. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Proud is the 307th most popular swimmer (up from 673rd in 2019), the 6,980th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 8,287th in 2019) and the 15th most popular British Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Ben Proud ranks 307 out of 709. Before him are Teófilo Yldefonso, Dara Torres, Mirna Jukić, Nina Zhivanevskaya, Carolyn Waldo, and Ranomi Kromowidjojo. After him are Martina Moravcová, Manuela Stellmach, Kosuke Kitajima, Ryan Lochte, Gail Neall, and Tom Dean.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Ben Proud ranks 289. Before him are Joohoney, Brad Smith, Kenan Karaman, Boyan Slat, Genki Miyachi, and Mitsuo Yamada. After him are Elina Born, Maren Lundby, Hassan Yazdani, Léo Dubois, Ivan Provedel, and Maggie Rogers.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ben Proud ranks 6,983 out of 8,785. Before him are Ben Davies (1995), Gary Gillespie (1960), Derek Dougan (1938), Yungblud (1997), Roger Livesey (1906), Lily Cole (1987), and Ian Woosnam (1958). After him are Jane Horrocks (1964), Joe Royle (1949), Alison Williamson (1971), Japhet Tanganga (1999), and Wilbur Soot (1996).

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Among SWIMMERS In United Kingdom

Among swimmers born in United Kingdom, Ben Proud ranks 15. Before him are Lucy Morton (1898), Valerie Davies (1912), Annie Speirs (1889), Hilda James (1904), Judy Grinham (1939), and Anita Lonsbrough (1941). After him are Tom Dean (2000), Adam Peaty (1994), Spyridon Gianniotis (1980), Duncan Goodhew (1957), David Davies (1985), and Mark Foster (1970).

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