Dean Fearn

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Dean Fearn
Personal information
NationalityFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Born (2008-01-12) January 12, 2008 (age 17)
Stonehaven, Scotland
Sport
Sport Swimming
StrokesButterfly, Backstroke
ClubAberdeen Dolphins
CoachLaura Bowie
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Otopeni 50 m butterfly
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2025 Otopeni4×100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2025 Otopeni100 m butterfly
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2025 Otopeni4×100 m mixed medley
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Samorin 50 m butterfly
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2025 Samorin4×100 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Vilnius 4×100 m mixed medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2025 Samorin4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2025 Samorin100 m butterfly
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 vilnius4×100 m medley
European Youth Olympic Festival
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Maribor 4x100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Maribor4×100 m mixed medley
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Port-of-Spain 50 m butterfly

Dean Fearn (born 12 January 2008) is a Scottish competitive swimmer representing Great Britain and Scotland internationally, and specializing in butterfly and backstroke [1] . He is a World Junior champion in the 50 m butterfly [2] [3] and a multi-medalist at the 2025 World Junior and 2024 and 2025 European Junior Championships.

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Career

Fearn trains with the Aberdeen Dolphins under coach Laura Bowie [4] [5] .

In 2023, he represented Great Britain at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Maribor, Slovenia, and later won gold in the 50 m butterfly at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago.

At the 2024 British Swimming Championships, Fearn set three Scottish junior records and achieved European Junior qualification standards [6] [7] [8] .

Personal bests

Long course (50 m pool)
EventTimeDateLocation
50 m butterfly23.296 July 2025Samorin, Slovakia
100 m butterfly52.644 July 2025Samorin, Slovakia
100 m backstroke54.82April 2025British Championships

Personal life

Fearn attends Lathallan School in Scotland.

References

  1. "Dean Fearn profile". World Aquatics. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  2. "Dean Fearn Breaks Championship Record In 50 Fly". SwimSwam. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  3. "Otopeni 2025: GB's Fearn earns world junior gold". European Aquatics. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  4. "Dean Fearn shines at British Summer Champs". British Swimming. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  5. "Lathallan Pupil Dean Shines Among Britain's Fastest Swimmers". Lathallan School. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  6. "Aquatics GB confirm World Juniors swimming team". British Swimming. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  7. "Nigerian Swimmer Claims Historic Medal". Complete Sports. 23 August 2025.
  8. "World Junior Championship: Abdul Jabar wins Nigeria's first medal". The Guardian Nigeria. 23 August 2025.