Again to college for Olympic swimmer Ollie Morgan

Swimmer Ollie Morgan will return to college to complete his research now his Olympics is over.

Morgan got here 4th at Paris 2024 with Workforce GB within the males’s 4x100m medley relay, and completed eighth within the 100m backstroke remaining.

The 21-year-old from Bishops Fort, Shropshire, will end his remaining yr learning sport, bodily schooling and training sciences on the College of Birmingham.

“As soon as he knew he was undoubtedly going to Paris, the college let him cease his diploma, till September,” stated dad Matt Morgan.

“He’ll end his final yr and get it out of the best way,” he advised BBC Radio Shropshire.

Subsequent on the agenda is the 2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, held in London in April.

It’s the key choice occasion for the World Aquatics Championships, that are held in Singapore later subsequent yr.

“British champs is extra nerve wracking for me than really going to the Olympics or worlds,” stated Mr Morgan.

“As a result of for those who don’t make British champs, you don’t get there.”

Mr Morgan stated his son’s Olympic journey had been wonderful.

“The larger the scene, the extra he enjoys it, and that’s what makes a very good athlete,” he stated.

“In the event you can deal with the strain on the massive occasions, that is once you make your identify.

“He is met up with Andy Murray, and Andy Murray really requested the medley relay crew for {a photograph}, he discovered {that a} little bit of a bizarre one.”