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Lyndon Ferns (born September 24, 1983 in Pietersburg) is a South African swimmer, who was a member of the Men's 4x100m freestyle relay team that won gold and broke the world record at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He attended the University of Arizona, where he competed at the NCAA level for his four years of eligibility under the tutelage of former-olympian, world renowned sprint coach, Rick DeMont. Lyndon hopes one day to return to South Africa.
He is also the holder of the following records:
- National records: South African record 100 butterfly 18y/o
- South African and African record: 4 x 100m freestyle relay, 4 x 50m freestyle relay
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Olympic champions in men's 4x100 m freestyle relay |
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1964: USA (Clark, Austin, Ilman, Schollander) | 1968: USA (Zorn, Rerych, Spitz, Walsh) | 1972: USA (Edgar, Murphy, Heidenreich, Spitz) | 1984: USA (Cavanaugh, Heath, Biondi, Gaines) | 1988: USA (Jacobs, Dalbey, Jager, Biondi) | 1992: USA (Hudepohl, Biondi, Jager, Olsen) | 1996: USA (Olsen, Davis, Schumacher, Hall, Jr.) | 2000: Australia (Klim, Fydler, Callus, Thorpe) | 2004: South Africa (Schoeman, Ferns, Townsend, Neethling)
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