Luke Greenbank

Luke Greenbank (born 17 September 1997) is an English professional swimmer who specialises in backstroke. A medalist in the 200 metre backstroke at both the World and European championships, he also swam the first leg in the 2019 World and 2020 European Championship gold medal-winning Great Britain teams.

Luke Greenbank
Personal information
National teamGreat Britain
Born (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997
Crewe, England
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, medley
ClubCockermouth Swimming Club
CoachSean Balmer
Eleanor Walsh
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo4×100 m medley
2020 Tokyo 200 m backstroke
World Championships
2019 Gwangju4×100 m medley
2019 Gwangju200 m backstroke
European Championship (LC)
2020 Budapest4×100 m medley
2020 Budapest200 m backstroke
European Championships (SC)
2019 Glasgow200 m backstroke
European Games
2015 Baku 100 m backstroke
2015 Baku 200 m backstroke
2015 Baku4×100 m medley
2015 Baku 4×100 m mixed medley
Summer Youth Olympics
2014 Nanjing 4×100 m freestyle
2014 Nanjing 200 m backstroke
World Junior Championships
2015 Singapore 100 m backstroke
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m medley

Greenbank has won gold medals as part of the 4 × 100 m Men's Medley Relay at the European and World Championships.[1][2] He won two gold medals in (200 m, 100 m backstroke) and breaking a new Junior World record in 200 m backstroke at the 2015 European Games.

Career

In 2014, at the 2014 European Junior Championships, Greenbank won gold medal in 200 m backstroke. He then competed at the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing taking bronze in 200 m backstroke and gold in 4 × 100 m freestyle (with Duncan Scott, Miles Munro, Martyn Walton).

In June 2015, Greenbank competed at the inaugural 2015 European Games in Baku, He won 2 gold medals in (200 m, 100 m backstroke) and breaking a new Junior World record in 200 m backstroke at the 2015 European Games clocking in 1:56.89.[3] He also took silver medals in 4 × 100 m medley (with Duncan Scott, Charlie Attwood, Charlie Attwood) and in 4 × 100 m mixed medley.

On August 25–30, Greenbank won bronze in men's 100 backstroke at the 2015 World Junior Championships held in Singapore.

2018–2019

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games held at the Gold Coast, Australia, Greenbank won a silver in the 4 × 100 m medley with Adam Peaty, James Guy and Ben Proud.[4]

Greenbank won his first World Championships medal at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. He finished third in the men's 200m backstroke, setting a personal best time.[5] He was part of the team in the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay together with Adam Peaty, James Guy and Duncan Scott. He 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.[6]

Greenbank was one of the 2019 individual world championship medal-winners who were pre-selected for the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[7]

2021

At the European Championships held in Budapest in May 2021, Greenbank won a silver in 200 metre backstroke,[8] as well as a gold in the men's 4 x 100 m medley relay with Peaty, Guy and Scott.[2]

References
  1. "Luke Greenbank British Swimming Profile". British Swimming. 2 June 2020.
  2. Hope, Nick (23 May 2021). "European Aquatics Championships: Adam Peaty helps Britain win men's 4x100m medley gold". BBC Sport.
  3. "Luke Greenbank Sets World Junior Record in 200 Back in Baku". swimmingworldmagazine.
  4. "Commonwealth Games: Ben Proud claims gold, Caster Semenya breaks record". BBC Sport. 10 April 2018.
  5. "World Aquatics Championships: Luke Greenbank wins 200m backstroke bronze". BBC Sport. 26 July 2019.
  6. Field, Pippa (28 July 2019). "Adam Peaty: Winning relay world title with Great Britain 'better than Olympic gold'". The Telegraph.
  7. Houston, Michael (18 December 2020). "Olympic champion Peaty one of four British swimmers pre-selected for Tokyo 2020". Inside the Games.
  8. "Luke Greenbank breaks down balanced focus for 100 & 200 backstroke". Swimswam.
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