Oliver Hynd

Oliver Hynd MBE

Hynd with his Disabled Sportsperson of the Year award in February 2015
Personal information
Born	27 October 1994
Education	Ashfield School
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country	United Kingdom
Sport	swimming
Disability class	S8/SM8/SB8
Club	Nova Centurion Swim Club, Mansfield
Coached by	Glenn Smith
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 1 1 1 World Championships 4 0 2 European Championships 3 2 0 Commonwealth Games 1 0 0 Men's swimming Competitor for  Great Britain Paralympic Games 2012 London SM8 200 m individual medley 2012 London S8 400 m freestyle 2012 London S8 100 m backstroke IPC World Championships 2013 Montreal 200 m medley SM8 2013 Montreal 400 m freestyle S8 2015 Glasgow 200 m medley SM8 2015 Glasgow 400 m freestyle S8 2013 Montreal 100 m backstroke S8 2015 Glasgow 100 m backstroke S8 European Championships 2011 Berlin 200 m individual medley S8 2011 Berlin 400 m freestyle S8 2014 Eindhoven 400M freestyle S8 2014 Eindhoven 200M medley SM8 2014 Eindhoven 4x100m medley 34pts Competitor for  England Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 200 m medley SM8

Oliver William Hynd MBE, known as Ollie,^[1] (born 27 October 1994 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire)^[2] is a British swimmer. He competes in the Paralympics as a class 8 swimmer, having neuromuscular myopathy and associated limb deformities.^[3]

Hynd made his international debut at the 2011 IPC European Championships where he won the 200 m individual medley, setting a new European record.^[4] In the 400 m freestyle he finished in second place just behind older brother Sam.^[5]

Hynd won a gold medal in SM8 200m individual medley at Paralympics 2012.^[6]

He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to swimming.^[7][8]

In 2015 Hynd was awarded the Disabled Sportsperson of the Year accolade at the Nottinghamshire Sports Awards for the second year in a row.^[1]

See also

• 2012 Olympics gold post boxes in the United Kingdom

References

1. Ollie Hynd wins Disabled Sportsperson of the Year at Nottinghamshire Sports Awards Chad (local newspaper), 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015
2. GRO reference: November 1994, Register Number A16D, District and SubDistrict 6871A, Entry Number 119
3. "Oliver Hynd". Channel 4. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
4. Kelly, Tom (29 August 2012). "Brothers who grew up to be their own biggest rivals: Sam and Oliver Hynd to go head to head for gold in 400m swimming freestyle". Daily Mail. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
5. "Mother's pride for swimming sons Sam and Oliver Hynd". BBC News. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
6. "Paralympics 2012: Oliver Hynd wins sixth GB swimming gold". Retrieved 5 September 2012.
7. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60367. p. 25. 29 December 2012.
8. Cabinet Office