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The Olympic swimming champion often missed lessons, but was never thrown in the deep end on her return

Two mentors – one `mumsy’, one `cool’ – stand out in the swimmer’s school days

A bed-ridden chronic asthmatic for most of his school years, the cartoonist only found his calling at technical college

A dedicated head of year steered the Formula 1 presenter back on track

Rugby became an outlet for this dyslexic sportsman thanks to a push from a playful PE teacher

A chemistry teacher with a competitive streak coached this cricketer to future England glory