PARIS-bound swimmer Matt Richards first discovered his love for water on a family holiday in Tenerife. The Droitwich swimmer's journey to Olympic stardom began when a five-year-old Richards saw no reason why he should wear armbands when older kids didn’t, so tore them off and jumped into the deep end of the hotel pool.
Upon returning from the family holiday, his parents Simon and Amanda took him straight to swimming lessons at Droitwich Leisure …
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