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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 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Ben Proud is the 316th most popular swimmer (up from 675th in 2024), the 7,035th 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 316 out of 709. Before him are Dara Torres, Mirna Jukić, Nina Zhivanevskaya, Carolyn Waldo, George DiCarlo, 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 7,033 out of 8,785. Before him are Lily Cole (1987), and Ian Woosnam (1958). After him are Jane Horrocks (1964), Joe Royle (1949), Alison Williamson (1971), Japhet Tanganga (1999), Wilbur Soot (1996), Ronan Vibert (1964), Terry Nation (1930), Langley Kirkwood (1973), Matty Cash (1997), and Frank McLintock (1939).

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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), Paul Palmer (1974), Adam Peaty (1994), Neil Brooks (1962), Spyridon Gianniotis (1980), and Duncan Goodhew (1957).

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