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Team GB gold medallist Matt Richards, 21, to marry girlfriend Emily Large, 23, just days after Olympics

Team GB swimming sweethearts Emily Large, 23, and Matt Richards, 21, will marry this month just days after the Paris Olympics and after years of training together

The aquatic duo, who clock in over 100km a week in the pool, will tied the knot on 22 August, a mere 11 days after the 2024 Olympics in the romantic city of Paris, reports the Mirror. After her fiancé's success in this year's Olympics, Emily wrote a gushing Instagram post: "Pariiii to support @m4ttrichards, I honestly couldn’t be prouder. The Olympic swimmer shared news of their engagement in August 2022 (Image: Instagram/Matt Richards)Emily's parents Jenny, 54, and Andy, 60, and sister Sophia, 25, travelled to Paris along with Matt's dad Simon and mum Amanda, 52 to support the swimming duo.

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