Alistair Brownlee’s garage pool ingenuity is inspiring – The Yorkshire Post says

By YP Comment
Published 15th Apr 2020, 11:50 BST
Updated 15th Apr 2020, 13:00 BST
This is double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee swimming...in his garage.This is double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee swimming...in his garage.
This is double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee swimming...in his garage.
ALISTAIR Brownlee and his younger brother Jonathan have always personified the very best of Yorkshire grit and determination with their triathlon triumphs around the world.
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How Olympic hero Alistair Brownlee swims in his garage to beat lockdown

Hailed by Theresa May, the former Prime Minister, amongst others for their sportsmanship, their ‘can do’ spirit has helped to inspire this county for the past decade.

And it is typical of his ingenuity that Alistair, the double Olympic champion, had the foresight to install a swimming pool in his garage earlier this year to guard against the possibility of any Covid-19 lockdown.

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Alistair Brownlee prepares for a triathlon training session - by swimming in his garage.Alistair Brownlee prepares for a triathlon training session - by swimming in his garage.
Alistair Brownlee prepares for a triathlon training session - by swimming in his garage.

Swimming against a jet of fast-flowing water might be unglamorous – but it might, ultimately, be the difference between winning, and losing, an Olympic gold medal in Tokyo next summer.