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Sam Hynd

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Sam Hynd
Personal information
Born (1991-07-03) 3 July 1991 (age 33)
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country United Kingdom
SportParalympic swimming
ClubSwansea HPC / Swansea Performance
Coached byBilly Pye
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Men's 400 m Freestyle S8
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM8
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 400 m freestyle S8
IPC World Championships - 25m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro Men's 400 m Freestyle S8
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 200 m I.M. (SM8)
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m I.M. (SM8)
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Reykjavík Men's 400 m Freestyle S8
Gold medal – first place 2009 Reykjavik 200 m ind. medley – SM8
Gold medal – first place 2011 Berlin Men's 400 m Freestyle S8
Silver medal – second place 2009 Reykjavik 4x100m medley relay 34pts
Silver medal – second place 2009 Reykjavík 4x100 m Medley Relay (34pts)
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Berlin Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM8
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Berlin 4x100 m Medley Relay (34pts)

Sam Hynd (born 3 July 1991) is a retired 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.

Recognition

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Originally suggested by Charlotte Henshaw's father, Mansfield District ward councillor Paul Henshaw, to acknowledge the achievements of Ollie Hynd, the council voted in December 2014 to name the 25-metre laned pool at the town's Water Meadows complex as Hynds and Henshaw Competition Pool, to honour Sam, his brother Ollie and Charlotte Henshaw who all trained there.[5][6]

References

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  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.
  5. ^ Calls to rename pool after medal ace Ollie. Chad, 8 October 2014, p.11. Accessed 2021
  6. ^ Mansfield swimming pool to be named after three Paralympians Chad, 17 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2021