LumaLanes Performance of the Week: Ben Proud Sprints To First In The World

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Photo Courtesy: British Swimming

This week’s Performance Of The Week, sponsored by LumaLanes, goes to Ben Proud, who blasted the fastest performance in the world this year in the men’s 50 freestyle at the 2017 British Swimming Championships in Sheffield, England.

Proud touched in 21.32 to vault over Russia’s Vladimir Morozov for the fastest time in the world by more than a tenth of a second and establish himself as the one of the favorites to win gold in the event at the World Championships this summer. That time also broke Proud’s old British record of 21.54 from the semi-finals of the 2016 Rio Olympics by more than two-tenths to establish a new national record in the event.

What makes Proud’s performance even more notable is the fact that it came after a disappointing performance in the men’s 100 free. Proud was only 50.50 in the heats of that event and missed the championship final despite coming into the meet as the third seed.

But Proud more than made up for that swim with his 50 free, bouncing back to win in a time that would have won gold in Rio (where Proud finished just outside of the medals in fourth) by .08. Anthony Ervin was the 2016 gold medalist with a 21.40. Proud finished off his meet with another No. 1 ranking and new British record, this time in the 50 fly when he won in 22.80. That will give the 22 year-old the chance to pull off double sprint gold in Budapest this summer.

Congratulations Ben Proud on earning Swimming World’s Performance of the Week!

Special Thanks to LumaLanes for sponsoring Swimming World’s Performance of the Week.

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