Hall of Fame

Ben Proud

(born 21 September 1994)
World Champion, 50m butterfly, Budapest, July 2017
Bronze medallist, World Championships, Budapest 50m freestyle July 2017
Olympic finalist, Rio 2016 - 4th, 50m freestyle
LEN European Championships, London, 2016, medallist - bronze, 50m freestyle; bronze 50m butterfly
European Championships, Berlin, 2014, medallist - bronze, 50m butterfly and gold, 4x100m medley relay
Commonwealth champion, Glasgow, 2014 - gold, 50m freestyle; gold, 50m butterfly and gold, 4x100m medley relay
Multiple British record holder.
Ben was a swimming scholar at Plymouth College and studied for a sports development and coaching degree at the University of St Mark and St John (Marjons) in Plymouth. He currently trains in Turkey with James Gibson but remains a member of Plymouth Leander.

Ruta Meilutyte

(born 19 March 1997)
Olympic Champion, 100m breaststroke, London 2012
Current world record holder 100m breaststroke (short course - since 2013)
World record holder 50m (long course) and 100m (long course) breaststroke 2013-2017
From Lithuania, Ruta moved to Plymouth at the age of 13 with her father and brothers. She was a swimming scholar at Plymouth College and member of Plymouth Leander when she became Olympic champion at the age of 15. Meilutyte has now returned to her native Lithuania to train.