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Lewis White
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 24)
Norwich
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubCity of Derby Swimming Club
CoachAmanda Bell
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Paralympics 400m freestyle S9
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Funchal 100m freestyle S9
Silver medal – second place 2016 Funchal 4x100 m freestyle relay – 34pts

Lewis White (born 17 April 2000) is a Paralympic British swimmer competing as a S9 classification swimmer, mainly in freestyle events. He trains with City of Derby Swimming Club under Head Coach Amanda Bell. He currently holds 6 long course and short course British Records in the S9 category.[1]

Personal history

White was born in Norwich, England, in April 2000 and grew up in Lowestoft before moving to Swadlincote.[2] He was born without a right hand.[2]

References

  1. ^ "White, Lewis". paralympics.org.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b "White, Lewis". bbc.com. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
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