# Dean Booth

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{{short description|New Zealand Paralympic swimmer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2014}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's [para swimming](/source/para_swimming)}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[Paralympic Games](/source/Paralympic_Games)}}
{{MedalGold| [2000 Sydney](/source/2000_Summer_Paralympics) | [400 m freestyle – S7](/source/Swimming_at_the_2000_Summer_Paralympics)}}
{{MedalBronze| [2000 Sydney](/source/2000_Summer_Paralympics) | [100 m freestyle – S7](/source/Swimming_at_the_2000_Summer_Paralympics)}}
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'''Dean Booth''', born in 1977,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://paralympics.org.nz/athlete_profile/dean-booth-paralympian-117/|title= Dean Booth #117
|publisher=Paralympics New Zealand|accessdate=19 June 2020}}</ref> is a [paralympic](/source/paralympic) [swimmer](/source/swimmer) from New Zealand competing mainly in category S7 events.

==Biography==

Booth attended [Lynfield College](/source/Lynfield_College) in Auckland.<ref name="Roskill">{{cite Q|Q116775081|page=98}}</ref>

Booth was part of the New Zealand Paralympic swim team that made the short trip to Sydney for the [2000 Summer Paralympics](/source/2000_Summer_Paralympics). There he broke the world record and won the 400&nbsp;m freestyle race narrowly beating Great Britain's [David Roberts](/source/David_Roberts_(swimmer)). Roberts got revenge in the 100&nbsp;m freestyle where he won in a new games record while Booth finished third and 50&nbsp;m freestyle where he broke the world record and Booth finished fourth.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/dean-booth |title=Dean Booth |website=Paralympic.org |publisher=[International Paralympic Committee](/source/International_Paralympic_Committee) }}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Paralympics New Zealand|dean-booth-117}}
* {{IPC athlete|dean-booth}}

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