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
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and mild form of
muscular dystrophy
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Hynd achieved significant success in the 400m Freestyle, winning gold at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
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,
the 2009 and 2011
IPC European Championships
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, and the 2009
IPC World Championships.
Oliver Hynd
Oliver William Hynd Order of the British Empire, MBE, known as Ollie, (born 27 October 1994 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire) is a British swimmer. He competed in the Paralympics as a class 8 swimmer, having neuromuscular myopathy and associated li ...
, Sam's younger brother, finished in second place at the 2011 European event.
Sam retired from competitive swimming in February 2014, at the age of 22.
Recognition
Originally suggested by
Charlotte Henshaw
Charlotte Sarah Henshaw (born 16 January 1987) is a British Paralympic full-time athlete across multiple disciplines. Originally a swimmer, she changed to canoeing from 2017, becoming the reigning World champion in the KL2 (three-time) and VL3 ...
's father,
Mansfield District
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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.
Mansfield swimming pool to be named after three Paralympians
''Chad'', 17 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2021
References
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1991 births
Sportspeople from Mansfield
Living people
British male freestyle swimmers
Paralympic swimmers of 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 Paralympic swimmers
Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships
Paralympic medalists in swimming
British male medley swimmers
21st-century British people