Archie Goodburn Explained

Archie Goodburn
Birth Date:	26 June 2001
Birth Place:	Edinburgh, Scotland
Sport:	Swimming
Event:	Breaststroke
Universityteam:	University of Edinburgh

Archie Goodburn (born 26 June 2001) is a swimmer from Scotland, who is a British Champion and competed in the Commonwealth Games.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Career

Goodburn made his Commonwealth Games debut in the men's 50-metre breaststroke.^[4]

He won a bronze medal in the 50m breaststroke at the 2019 World Junior Swimming Championships and won the gold medal at the 2023 British Swimming Championships, in the 50 metres breaststroke.^[5]

Personal life

In June 2024 Goodburn announced that he had been diagnosed with three oligodendrogliomas, a form of cancer that can affect the brain and spinal cord, and that he would be undergoing courses of chemotherapy and radiotherapy to address this issue.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archie Goodburn . World Aquatics . 16 April 2023.
2. Web site: Archie Goodburn . Swim Swam . 16 April 2023.
3. Web site: Archie Goodburn . Birmingham2022.com . . 16 April 2023.
4. Web site: Archie Goodburn / SWIMMING . Scottish Swimming . 16 April 2023.
5. Web site: British Swimming Championships 2023 . British Swimming . 16 April 2023.
6. Web site: Swimmer Goodburn diagnosed with inoperable brain tumours. BBC News. 27 June 2024.