Archie Goodburn

Archie Goodburn

Personal information
Born	(2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 23) Edinburgh, Scotland
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Event	Breaststroke
University team	University of Edinburgh
Medal record Representing  Scotland British Swimming Championships 2023 Sheffield 50m breaststroke Representing  United Kingdom FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2019 Budapest 50m breaststroke

Archie Goodburn (born 26 June 2001) is a swimmer from Scotland, who is a British Champion and competed in the Commonwealth Games. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Career

Goodburn made his Commonwealth Games debut in the men's 50-metre breaststroke. ^[4]

Goodburn won a bronze medal in the 50m breaststroke at the 2019 World Junior Swimming Championships and won the gold medal at the 2023 British Swimming Championships, in the 50 metres breaststroke. ^[5]

Personal life

In June 2024 Goodburn announced that he had been diagnosed with three oligodendrogliomas, a form of cancer that can affect the brain and spinal cord, and that he would be undergoing courses of chemotherapy and radiotherapy to address this issue. ^[6]

References

1. "Archie Goodburn". World Aquatics. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
2. "Archie Goodburn". Swim Swam. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
3. "Archie Goodburn". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited . Retrieved 16 April 2023.
4. "Archie Goodburn / SWIMMING". Scottish Swimming. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
5. "British Swimming Championships 2023". British Swimming. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
6. "Swimmer Goodburn diagnosed with inoperable brain tumours". BBC News. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

External links

• Archie Goodburn at World Aquatics
• Archie Goodburn at Swimrankings.net
• Archie Goodburn at Team Scotland
• Archie Goodburn at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games