Brain cancer does not dim Goodburn's Glasgow podium dream

Brain cancer does not dim Goodburn's Glasgow podium dreamImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Archie Goodburn is the Scottish 50m breaststroke record holderByKheredine IdessaneBBC Sport Scotland Senior ReporterPublished12 minutes agoGlasgow 2026 is still well over a month away but swimmer Archie Goodburn has goosebumps already. Partly because his battle against terminal brain cancer has taken a positive turn and partly because he can already visualise walking into the Commonwealth pool to a wall of noise not just to represent his country but to deliver what would be an extraordinary medal in the 50m breaststroke."It would be the proudest moment of my entire life," said the 24-year-old of a possible place on the podium."I'd be in absolute bits and I'd have a lot of people to thank. I'm actually tearing up just thinking about it now."Little wonder. This is a truly remarkable young man. An extraordinary athlete whose life expectancy has been slashed by incurable brain tumours but who nonetheless broke his own Scottish 50m breaststroke record after managing to secure life-changing treatment on a new drug programme that he hopes can help others."A personal best post-diagnosis is something that I actually would have struggled to believe if you'd told me in that consulting room back in May 2024," he explained. "I have been working my socks off and I'm in the best shape of my life heading into these Games. "The times I've been swimming have been enough to win a medal at every other Commonwealth Games in history and, even if this will be one of the faster Games, I've definitely got my sights set on that podium."Which is when the hairs on the arms start to rise."I get goosebumps thinking about it," he added. "I've matured a lot in the last four years [since Birmingham 2022] and a lot of that's to do with my diagnosis and the harsh reality checks of what's imp...