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World Champion

50m Men's Backstroke World Record

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Tancock dreams of Olympic success : Tancock set a new world record for the 50m men's backstroke at the Olympic trials in Sheffield two weeks ago.

He then went on to win four medals at the World Championships in Manchester.

"It's been an exciting time for me breaking the world record and coming away from the World Championships with four medals from four events," he said.

The 22-year-old took gold in the 100m backstroke, silver in the 50m backstroke and the 200m individual medley, and bronze in the 100m individual medley, as well as competing in the GB 400m men's medley team which came fifth at the World Short Course Championships.

The Exeter swimmer also set a stunning new European record in the 100m individual medley semis in Manchester.

Speaking about his world record, which he set over 50m in the 200m backstroke at the Olympic trials in Sheffield, Tancock said he went in with a plan.

"I sat down and talked to my coach a few months before and came up with a race plan, and all the things which were coming up in the Olympic trials.

"We realised my main focus was going to be the 100m backstroke at the Olympics."

Blog Update

Men’s Olympic Training Camp 27th April – 4th May – Sardinia, Italy

As part of our Olympic selection we get to go away on several training camps between the Trials and the Olympic Games. Sardinia is our first camp and this time it's just the Men's team training together. The women's team is away in Palma, Majorca. So, here we are in one of the best hotels I've ever stayed in - the Melia' Olbia Hotel! (Check out the photos). The hotel has

Liam Tancock | Sunday, 4 May 2008