David Wilkie’s son quits his job to target his late father’s world record

• Adam Wilkie has left his desk job to attempt to match the world record swimming time set by his late father, British Olympic great David Wilkie.
• His father, who passed away in 2024, achieved a 200m breaststroke world record of 2 minutes 15.11 seconds to win gold at the 1976 Montreal Games.
• Adam, 33, has given himself one year to emulate this feat, 50 years after his father's achievement, as a tribute and for charity.
• Despite not being an elite swimmer, he will train full-time with a professional coach and utilise Aquatics GB facilities.
• Wilkie aims to raise money for SportsAid through his challenge, which will begin with him setting an initial time at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships this weekend.

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Meet Adam Wilkie, the marketing manager trying to match father’s swimming world record