Ben Proud

Benjamin Proud

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1994-09-21) 21 September 1994 London, England, UK
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, Butterfly
Medal record Men's swimming Representing England Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 50 m butterfly 2014 Glasgow 50 m freestyle 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m freestyle Representing Great Britain European Championships 2014 Berlin 4x100 m medley 2014 Berlin 50 m butterfly

Benjamin Proud is an English swimmer and the current Commonwealth champion in the 50m butterfly and 50m freestyle events. During the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow he won three medals for team England adding bronze in the 4x100m freestyle relay to the two individual event golds. He was a student at the Alice Smith School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from kindergarten until year 12 when he left to pursue his swimming career. He had previously been privately trained by Mr. Kui, a professional Malaysian swimmer.

He currently holds both 50m Freestyle and 50m Butterfly British record.

Proud is currently a student at the University of St Mark and St John, Plymouth and is studying for a Sports Development & Coaching degree.

Growing up

Benjamin Proud grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Kuala Lumpur and attended The Alice Smith School Alice Smith School from kindergarten until year 11. He competed for the school and was privately trained by Mr. Kui, as well as at school. He attended many swim meets across Southeast Asia

Best Times

Event	Time (LCM)	Time (SCM)
50 Freestyle	21.76*	21.84
100 Freestyle	48.88	47.59
50 Butterfly	22.93*	23.30
100 Butterfly	54.88	54.11

• British Record*