At the start of 2020, swimming was very much the focus for Maddi Aldam-Gates.
The now 19-year-old was competing at national level, with a bronze medal at the English nationals under her belt, but that all came to a sudden halt when the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the UK. As the country entered its first nationwide lockdown in March 2020 lives were altered dramatically, including that of Aldam-Gates.
With the restrictions now in place to tackle the virus it meant she could no longer compete or train thanks to swimming pool closures. But, rather than ponder what might have been during that turbulent time, the Wiltshire athlete, currently studying at Durham University, decided to go on bike rides with her dad.
