Dean Fearn

Dean Fearn
Personal information
Nationality Great Britain
Born (2008-01-12) January 12, 2008
Stonehaven, Scotland
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, Backstroke
ClubAberdeen Dolphins
CoachLaura Bowie
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
World Junior Championships
2025 Otopeni 50 m butterfly
2025 Otopeni 4×100 m medley
2025 Otopeni 100 m butterfly
2025 Otopeni 4×100 m mixed medley
European Junior Championships
2025 Samorin 50 m butterfly
2025 Samorin 4×100 m medley
2024 Vilnius 4×100 m mixed medley
2025 Samorin 4×100 m mixed medley
2025 Samorin 100 m butterfly
2024 vilnius 4×100 m medley
European Youth Olympic Festival
2023 Maribor 4x100 m medley
2023 Maribor 4×100 m mixed medley
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Youth Games
2023 Port-of-Spain 50 m butterfly

Dean Fearn (born 12 January 2008) is a Scottish competitive swimmer representing Great Britain and Scotland internationally, and specializing in butterfly and backstroke.[1] He is a World Junior champion in the 50 m butterfly[2][3] and a multi-medalist at the 2025 World Junior and 2024 and 2025 European Junior Championships.

Career

Fearn trains with the Aberdeen Dolphins under coach Laura Bowie.[4][5]

In 2023, he represented Great Britain at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Maribor, Slovenia, and later won gold in the 50 m butterfly at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago.

At the 2024 British Swimming Championships, Fearn set three Scottish junior records and achieved European Junior qualification standards[6] [7] [8] .

Personal bests

Long course (50 m pool)
Event Time Date Location
50 m butterfly 23.29 6 July 2025 Samorin, Slovakia
100 m butterfly 52.64 4 July 2025 Samorin, Slovakia
100 m backstroke 54.82 April 2025 British Championships

Personal life

Fearn attends Lathallan School in Scotland.

References

  1. ^ "Dean Fearn profile". World Aquatics. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Dean Fearn Breaks Championship Record In 50 Fly". SwimSwam. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Otopeni 2025: GB's Fearn earns world junior gold". European Aquatics. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Dean Fearn shines at British Summer Champs". British Swimming. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Lathallan Pupil Dean Shines Among Britain's Fastest Swimmers". Lathallan School. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Aquatics GB confirm World Juniors swimming team". British Swimming. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Nigerian Swimmer Claims Historic Medal". Complete Sports. 23 August 2025.
  8. ^ "World Junior Championship: Abdul Jabar wins Nigeria's first medal". The Guardian Nigeria. 23 August 2025.