Aquatics scholars | Kent Sport

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Aquatics Scholars

Swimming Scholar

Ben Harris

Academic course: Medicine

Hometown: Clitheroe, UK

Nominated sport (and position if a team sport): Swimming

Best sporting achievement/personal best: 

Qualifying for English National Championships.

Who is your inspiration or can you provide an inspiring quote? 

Léon Marchand winning four Olympic golds at Paris 2024, each of them coming with an Olympic record.  

Ben is a student with the Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS).

A male swimmer in a black and yellow cap executes a butterfly stroke, surfacing for air amidst a spray of water.

Swimming Scholar

Russel Loo

Academic course: Accounting & Finance

Hometown: Singaporean

Nominated sport (and position if a team sport): Swimming

Best sporting achievement/personal best: 

  • Singapore National Team
  • SNSC 50m Free 2nd overall local
  • SNSC 100 Fly 4th overall local
  • SNAG 50m Free 3rd overall local
  • SNAG 100 Fly 1st overall local
  • SNAG 50 Fly 3rd overall local 

Who is your inspiration or can you provide an inspiring quote? 

Qualify for 2027 South East Asian (SEA) Games.

A male swimmer in a black and yellow cap executes a butterfly stroke, surfacing for air amidst a spray of water.