22/07/2026
๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐.
In September 2024, Charlie joined The Royal as a boarder. Pneumonia had just cost him his first national meet, he had only ever competed at regional championships, and it was his first time living away from home.
Less than two years later, he has taken nearly 12 seconds off his 200m Backstroke and qualified for the ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ด๐ผ๐, where he will race the 50m, 100m and 200m Backstroke plus relays. All while sitting his A-Levels.
No shortcuts. An incredible work ethic, total trust in the process, and the coaching, structure and support to match. Charlie has embodied everything we stand for at The Royal and become a role model for every young swimmer in our programme.
โTwo years ago this wasnโt even a conversation. Charlie earned it session by session, through setbacks as well as breakthroughs. Working with him has been an absolute joy and I could not be prouder.โ
Mark Tanner | Director of Swimming
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ. ๐