Meet The Team - Ieuan Lloyd
Get to know Ieuan Lloyd. View images, watch videos of him in action and being interviewed, check how his Olympic rivals compare with him and much more.
D.O.B.
09.07.1993
Born
Penarth
Height
6ft 3in
Training base
City of Cardiff
Coach
David Haller
Olympic History
Debut
In Action
200m Freestyle on 29 & 30 July
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay on 31 July
Did you know?
- As well as winning double gold at the European Junior Championships, Ieuan completed his A-levels in 2011, receiving three As for biology, chemistry and maths.
- He has put his studies on hold to concentrate on swimming but admits he would like to be a dentist after retiring from the sport.
- He went to City of Cardiff SC for his first trials at just five years old and has been there ever since.
Ieuan's Career
Ieuan enjoyed a fruitful junior career, winning 200m IM gold and 400m IM silver at the 2009 European Youth Olympic Festival in Tampere before adding 200m IM silver at his first European Junior Championships in Helsinki the following year. His form earned him a spot on the Wales team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi where, still only 17, he came 0.23 seconds short of a final berth in the 200m IM. Ieuan won his first British Champs medals in 2011, lifting 200m IM bronze and 400m Freestyle silver before walking away with double gold (200m IM, 4x200m Free) from the European Juniors in Budapest. He went on to win a trio of medals at the 2012 British Champs (200m IM bronze, 200m Free silver, 400m Free bronze) and secured his debut Olympic spot on the 4x200m Freestyle Relay quartet.
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