Lyndon Ferns
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| Nationality |  South Africa |
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| Born | September 24, 1983 Pietersburg, South Africa |
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Arizona Wildcats (USA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lyndon Ferns (born September 24, 1983 in Pietersburg, South Africa)[1] is a retired Olympic gold-medalist and former world record swimmer from South Africa. He swam for South Africa at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.[2]
At the 2004 Olympics, he was a member of the South Africa's Men's 4×100 m freestyle relay that won the event in a world record. Three of the team were a part of the relay that broke the record and won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
He attended the University of Arizona,[3] 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:
- African records: 100 m freestyle, 4×100 m freestyle relay
- South African records: 100 m freestyle, 100 m butterfly, 4×100 m Freestyle relay
In May 2009, it was announced that he was part of South Africa's team to the 2009 World Championships.[4]
In April 2011, Lyndon retired from competitive swimming.
[edit] Affiliations
- TuksSport - University of Pretoria, South Africa[5]
- Northern Tigers - University of Arizona, USA
[edit] References
- ^ Ferns' result page from the 2008 Olympics website; retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ^ Ferns' entry from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ^ Ferns' bio page from the University of Arizona Athletics website; retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ^ SA swim squad announced. From sport24.com.za; published 2009-05-12, retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ^ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fe/lyndon-ferns-1.html Lyndon Ferns Retrieved June 25, 2011
Retirement news article Sport24
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