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Sam Hynd
British Paralympic swimmer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sam Hynd (born 3 July 1991) is a retired British para-swimmer. He competed in the Paralympics as a S8 classification swimmer, having club feet and mild form of muscular dystrophy.[1]
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Born | (1991-07-03) 3 July 1991 (age 33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Swansea HPC / Swansea Performance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Billy Pye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hynd achieved significant success in the 400m Freestyle, winning gold at the 2008 Summer Paralympics,[2] the 2009 and 2011 IPC European Championships, and the 2009 IPC World Championships.[3] Oliver Hynd, Sam's younger brother, finished in second place at the 2011 European event.[4]
Sam retired from competitive swimming in February 2014, at the age of 22.