Ollie Morgan hopes he made his beloved Bishop’s Castle proud after his Olympic debut in Paris was beamed onto a giant projector at a fan zone back home.
The Shropshire swimming star, 20, finished eighth in the men’s 100m backstroke final but took huge positives from a Games debut where he duelled it out against the best in the world.
Back home, a makeshift fan zone had been set up at Bishop’s Castle College for local residents to gather and follow Morgan’s special Olympic debut. He hailed all those who supported him and says he’ll never forget his experience competing on the greatest stage of all. Morgan only really started taking swimming seriously when he was 18 but two years on, cherished a debut under the Games’ bright lights.
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