Sam Hynd

Sam Hynd
Personal information
Born (1991-07-03) 3 July 1991
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country  United Kingdom
Sport Paralympic swimming
Club Swansea HPC / Swansea Performance
Coached by Billy Pye
Medal record
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing Men's 400 m Freestyle S8
2008 Beijing Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM8
2012 London 400 m freestyle S8
IPC World Championships - 25m
2009 Rio de Janeiro Men's 400 m Freestyle S8
2009 Rio de Janeiro 200 m I.M. (SM8)
2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m I.M. (SM8)
IPC European Championships
2009 Reykjavík Men's 400 m Freestyle S8
2009 Reykjavik 200 m ind. medley – SM8
2011 Berlin Men's 400 m Freestyle S8
2009 Reykjavik 4x100m medley relay 34pts
2009 Reykjavík 4x100 m Medley Relay (34pts)
2011 Berlin Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM8
2011 Berlin 4x100 m Medley Relay (34pts)

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

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.

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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