{"id":430195,"date":"2020-05-04T04:02:30","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T11:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=430195"},"modified":"2024-10-28T11:43:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T18:43:34","slug":"ben-proud-and-anna-hopkin-on-being-a-sprinter-out-of-water-during-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ben-proud-and-anna-hopkin-on-being-a-sprinter-out-of-water-during-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Proud And Anna Hopkin On Being Sprinters Out Of Water During Lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ben Proud<\/strong> and Anna Hopkin<\/strong> had weeks of being on dry land and training in unfamiliar surroundings without the water in which they live and breathe.<\/p>\n

Both are sprinters \u2013 Proud the 2017 world 50 fly champion and 50 free bronze medallist and Hopkin on an upward trajectory following a move to the Arkansas Razorbacks<\/strong> and coach Neil Harper<\/strong> which has seen her go second in the British all-time rankings over 50 and 100 free behind\u00a0Fran Halsall.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Proud had dashed back from his Energy Standard<\/strong> training base in March to Plymouth in south-west England while Hopkin returned from the United States, the conclusion to her college career cut short without the NCAAs or graduation.<\/p>\n

The British Championships, which doubled as Olympic trials, were also cancelled and the Olympics rescheduled for July 2021.<\/p>\n

That gave the athletes clarity but it also meant they found themselves in unprecedented times where they were having to train without water and without a competition on the horizon.<\/p>\n

Proud is training twice a day Monday to Friday, waking at 8am before heading for the one allotted hour of exercise allowed during lockdown in Britain.<\/p>\n

Now he has had a pool delivered which he describes as a “complete game changer”, posting on social media:<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Ben Proud (@benproudswim)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n