Sam Perkins has returned to swimming training at Crown Pools after the coronavirus lockdown
- Credit: Charlotte Bond
An Ipswich teenage swimmer who rises at 4.20am for training is back in pool - after refusing to let the coronavirus crisis knock his Olympic dreams off course.
Sam Perkins has wanted to be an athlete since he was at primary school, when he drew a picture of himself with an Olympic gold medal round his neck during a day when children were encouraged to "be the best you can be".
Since then, he has totted up more than 100 medals in various contests around the country and is ranked among one of the country's best young swimmers.