Overview
- Goodburn was diagnosed in 2024 with three low-grade, inoperable brain tumours that surgeons could not remove and was told his life expectancy was likely shortened.
- He secured access to the targeted drug vorasidenib, which clinicians say has slowed tumour growth and postponed the need for chemotherapy so he could keep training and competing.
- Goodburn qualified for and raced in the men’s 50m breaststroke final at the Commonwealth Games, finishing equal-seventh in a race on Monday that drew a sustained standing ovation and left him emotional afterwards.
- After the final he delivered a public plea for stronger brain cancer research and urged the UK government to appoint a national brain cancer lead to improve treatment access for people under 40.
- Beyond the pool, Goodburn recently graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a first in chemical engineering and is using his profile to press for policy change that could speed wider access to new treatments.