Sam Hynd

Sam Hynd
Personal information
Born (1991-07-03) 3 July 1991
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country  United Kingdom
Sport Paralympic swimming
Club Swansea HPC / Swansea Performance
Coached by Billy Pye

Sam Hynd (born 3 July 1991) is a British swimmer. He competes in the Paralympics as a S8 classification swimmer, having club feet and mild form of muscular dystrophy.[1]

Hynd has 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]

References

  1. "Sam Hynd". Channel 4. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  2. "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  3. "Sam Hynd profile page". British Swimming & The ASA. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  4. "Mother's pride for swimming sons Sam and Oliver Hynd". BBC News. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
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