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16 Facts About Luke Greenbank

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Luke Greenbank was born on 17 September 1997 and is an English professional swimmer who specialises in backstroke.

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Luke Greenbank won a silver medal as lead-off for Great Britain in the 4 x 100 metre medley relay for men at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Luke Greenbank won a gold medal as lead-off for England in the heats of the 4 x 100 metre medley relay for men at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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Luke Greenbank won two gold medals in and breaking a new Junior World record in 200 m backstroke at the 2015 European Games, which doubled that year as the European Junior Swimming Championships.

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Luke Greenbank has the unusual distinction of having won medals at the Commonwealth Games, European Championships, World Championships, European Games and Olympic Games, as well as a full set of junior medals.

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In 2014, at the 2014 European Junior Championships, Luke Greenbank won gold medal in 200 m backstroke.

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In June 2015, Luke Greenbank competed at the inaugural 2015 European Games in Baku, He won 2 gold medals in and breaking a new Junior World record in 200 m backstroke at the 2015 European Games clocking in 1:56.89.

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Luke Greenbank won his first World Championships medal at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea.

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Luke Greenbank finished third in the men's 200m backstroke, setting a personal best time.

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Luke Greenbank started the race in the backstroke leg, and the team finished in a European record time of three minutes, 28.10 seconds to beat the United States, and won their first gold medal in the event in the World Championships.

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Luke Greenbank was one of the 2019 individual world championship medal-winners who were pre-selected for the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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At the 2020 European Championships held in Budapest in May 2021, Luke Greenbank won a silver in 200 metre backstroke, as well as a gold in the men's 4 x 100 m medley relay with Peaty, Guy and Scott.

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Luke Greenbank placed fifth in the final with a time of 1:56.98.

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European Championships A little over one week later, at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships held in Rome, Luke Greenbank ranked fourth in the prelims heats of the 200 metre backstroke with a time of 1:57.81 and qualified for the evening semifinals.

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Luke Greenbank was named in the British team for the Olympics.

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Luke Greenbank finished second again behind Oliver Morgan in the 200 metres backstroke at the 2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, but failed to set a time for a qualification place for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.