Overview
- Adam Wilkie will open his attempt by setting an initial 200m breaststroke time at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships this weekend.
- He has left his job to train full-time with a professional coach and access sports science and facilities through Aquatics GB.
- The challenge raises money for youth-sport charity SportsAid, with a stated fundraising target of £215,000.
- SportsAid and Aquatics GB leaders have publicly endorsed the tribute and pledged support for his training and outreach.
- Wilkie says the project helps him process his grief after David Wilkie’s death in 2024 and honors the 1976 Olympic champion whose 2:15.11 ended a 68-year British men’s pool gold drought.