Archie Goodburn

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Archie Goodburn
Personal information
Born (2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 24)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Sport
SportSwimming
Event Breaststroke
University team University of Edinburgh
Medal record
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
British Swimming Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Sheffield 50m breaststroke
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Budapest 50m breaststroke
European Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Kazan 50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Kazan 4x100 m freestyle
European SC Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Otenpeni 4x50 m medley

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]

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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]

He won Bronze at the European Short Course Swimming Championships in December of 2023 as part of the Great Britain 4x50m Medley Relay Team. At the same meet he also broke the Scottish Record on the 50m Breaststroke in a time of 26.26 seconds.

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.