| Sport | Paralympic swimming |
|---|---|
| Disability | Autism |
| Disability class | S14, SB14, SM14 |
| Club | Plymouth Leander Swimming Club |
| Birth date | 19 September 1995 (age 30) |
| Hometown | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
Reece Dunn (born 19 September 1995) is a British Paralympic swimmer. He represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]
Career
Dunn was named the World Disabled Swimmer of the Year in 2019.[2]
Dunn, who is diagnosed with autism, represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where he won a gold medal in the 200 metre freestyle and a silver medal in the 100 metre butterfly S14 events. He also competed in the men's 200 metre individual medley SM14 event where he finished with a world record time of 2:08.02 and won a gold medal. He competed in the 100 metre backstroke S14 event and won a bronze medal.[3][4]
Dunn was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to swimming.[5]
References
- ^ "Reece Dunn". paralympics.org. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Swimming World Presents "The 2019 Athletes of the Year: Diving, Artistic, Water Polo, and Disabled Swimming"". swimmingworldmagazine.com. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Reece Dunn". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: GB's Dunn wins swimming gold with world record". The Guardian. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ No. 63571. 1 January 2022. p. N19.