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Marco Loughran attacked in alleged road rage incident Marco Loughran attacked in 'road rage incident'
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Welsh Olympic swimmer Marco Loughran is in hospital in Denmark after an apparent road rage attack. Welsh Olympic swimmer Marco Loughran said he and his girlfriend were victims of a road rage incident which left him needing hospital treatment in Denmark.
The backstroke specialist and his girlfriend, Jeanette Ottesen, were attacked on Sunday. The backstroke specialist and his girlfriend Jeanette Ottesen, a world and European butterfly champion from Denmark, were attacked on Sunday.
Mr Loughran reportedly suffered head injuries and broken teeth. Miss Ottesen, a world and European butterfly champion from Denmark, broke a finger. Mr Loughran, who represented Britain at the 2012 Olympics and Wales at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games, suffered head injuries and broken teeth.
Mr Loughran, who swam for Britain at the 2012 Olympics, represented Wales at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games. Miss Ottesen broke a finger.
"It was a cowardly attack. I'm on the mend now but Jeanette is so upset about it all," he said.
Miss Ottesen told Danish television station TV 2 SPORT the alleged attacker thought she had been driving too slowly.Miss Ottesen told Danish television station TV 2 SPORT the alleged attacker thought she had been driving too slowly.
"I am deeply shocked," she said."I am deeply shocked," she said.
"He beat Marco several times in the head, and when I tried to defend him I was hit on my fingers. "He beat Marco several times in the head, and when I tried to defend him I was hit on my fingers."
"He (Mr Loughran) is in the hospital but he takes it all with a smile and makes jokes." Nationwide appeal
Mr Loughran claimed he received a "hammer kick to the chest" when he confronted the motorist.
He said the man then drove off and as Miss Ottesen was upset by what had happened the couple wound down their windows to get some fresh air.
He added: "Jeanette saw a man in the mirror coming up to the car and thought it was someone going to help us, but this guy just started hailing punches at me through the window.
"I must have felt about seven or eight punches as I was struggling to get my seat belt off. Jeanette was leaning across trying to cradle me and that's how she was injured."
The couple plan to appear on a popular Danish television show on Thursday to make a nationwide appeal for information over the attack.
Mr Loughran became the men's 50m backstroke British champion in 2013.Mr Loughran became the men's 50m backstroke British champion in 2013.
He moved to Denmark after competing for Wales at the last Commonwealth Games.He moved to Denmark after competing for Wales at the last Commonwealth Games.