BRITISH Olympian Ben Proud, 22, is proud of his Malaysian ‘roots’, and would like to return as a coach when his swimming career is over. He learned to swim competitively while studying at Alice Smith School at Jalan Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur, until he turned 16 years old. His parents never left Malaysia, and run an interior decorating firm in Kuala Lumpur. “This year we conducted swimming clinics with Ben Proud in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Kota Kinabalu, where over 150 teenagers took part. The lucky eight were: Andi Farhan (13 years old) Bangsar Swimming Club, Nicole Shan Tee Teng (14) Bangsar Swimming Club, Toh Ting Wei (15) Penang Swimming Club, Caroline Lim Shi Chyi (11) Penang Swimming Club, Lau Ting Quan (14) Kingfisher Swim Team, Jess Lee Yen Yi (14) Trident Swim Team, Shairul Aiman Jefry (13) Persatuan Renang Penampang, Amelia Beatrix Chin Zhen Yi (15) Sandakan Swimming Association.

Source: New Strait Times September 10, 2017 13:30 UTC