LA in sights, but Edinburgh on agenda first for DeanImage source, ReutersByRichard WintonBBC Sport ScotlandPublished35 minutes agoSummer 2028 might seem a long way off, but Great Britain swimmer Tom Dean’s thoughts are already there. And have been for a long time.It was the prospect of the Olympics in Los Angeles that prompted the double gold medallist to uproot his life from Bath and move to Stirling last September. And even this week, having arrived back from a three-week high-altitude training camp in Arizona, the 25-year-old bounced straight into a meeting about the logisitics and planning for the next Games.”This is going to come around pretty quick,” Dean tells BBC Sport Scotland. “In six months, we’re going to be closer to LA than we are to Paris, which is crazy to think.”Had you reported to the Englishman prior to those Paris Games in 2024 that his preparations would be done in Stirling, he would likely have found that unlikely, too.After all, he had lived and trained in Bath since leaving his childhood home in Berkshire for university. And it was there that he laid the foundations for 200m freestyle and 4x200m gold in Tokyo and then repeating his 4x200m glory in Paris four years later.Edinburgh International Swimming MeetRoyal Commonwealth Pool13/03/26-15/03/26Watch on iPlayer
