Sam Hynd
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| Born | 3 July 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Swansea HPC / Swansea Performance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Billy Pye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Sam Hynd". Channel 4. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "Sam Hynd profile page". British Swimming & The ASA. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "Mother's pride for swimming sons Sam and Oliver Hynd". BBC News. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ Calls to rename pool after medal ace Ollie. Chad, 8 October 2014, p.11. Accessed 2021
- ^ Mansfield swimming pool to be named after three Paralympians Chad, 17 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2021
- 1991 births
- Sportspeople from Mansfield
- Living people
- Paralympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Sportspeople with club feet
- S8-classified para swimmers
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships
- Paralympic medalists in swimming
- English male freestyle swimmers
- British male freestyle swimmers
- English male medley swimmers
- British male medley swimmers
- 21st-century English sportsmen