Sam Hynd

Sam Hynd

Personal information
Born	3 July 1991
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country	United Kingdom
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Club	Swansea HPC / Swansea Performance
Coached by	Billy Pye
Medal record Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing Men's 400 m Freestyle S8 2008 Beijing Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 2012 London 400 m freestyle S8 IPC World Championships - 25m 2009 Rio de Janeiro Men's 400 m Freestyle S8 2009 Rio de Janeiro 200 m I.M. (SM8) 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m I.M. (SM8) IPC European Championships 2009 Reykjavík Men's 400 m Freestyle S8 2009 Reykjavik 200 m ind. medley – SM8 2011 Berlin Men's 400 m Freestyle S8 2009 Reykjavik 4x100m medley relay 34pts 2009 Reykjavík 4x100 m Medley Relay (34pts) 2011 Berlin Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 2011 Berlin 4x100 m Medley Relay (34pts)

Sam Hynd (born 3 July 1991) is a British swimmer. He competes in the Paralympics as a S8 classification swimmer, having club feet and mild form of muscular dystrophy.^[1]

Hynd has 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]

References

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.