# Sam Hynd

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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](/source/S8_(classification)) swimmer, having [club feet](/source/Club_foot) and mild form of [muscular dystrophy](/source/Muscular_dystrophy).[1]

Hynd achieved significant success in the 400m Freestyle, winning gold at the [2008 Summer Paralympics](/source/2008_Summer_Paralympics),[2] the 2009 and 2011 [IPC European Championships](/source/IPC_Swimming_European_Championships), and the 2009 [IPC World Championships](/source/IPC_Swimming_World_Championships).[3] [Oliver Hynd](/source/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

Originally suggested by [Charlotte Henshaw](/source/Charlotte_Henshaw)'s father, [Mansfield District](/source/Mansfield_District) ward councillor Paul Henshaw, to acknowledge the achievements of [Ollie Hynd](/source/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

1. ["Sam Hynd"](http://paralympics.channel4.com/the-athletes/athleteid=262/index.html). Channel 4. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

1. ["Athlete Search Results"](http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/search.php?sport=all&games=all&medal=all&npc=all&name=Hynd&fname=Sam&gender=all). [International Paralympic Committee](/source/International_Paralympic_Committee). Retrieved 30 August 2012.

1. ["Sam Hynd profile page"](http://www.swimming.org/britishswimming/disability-swimming/mens-world-class-pathway-podium/sam-hynd/659/). British Swimming & The ASA. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

1. ["Mother's pride for swimming sons Sam and Oliver Hynd"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-14044569). [BBC News](/source/BBC_News). 7 July 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

1. Calls to rename pool after medal ace Ollie. *Chad*, 8 October 2014, p.11. Accessed 2021

1. [Mansfield swimming pool to be named after three Paralympians](https://www.chad.co.uk/news/mansfield-swimming-pool-be-named-after-three-paralympians-2252079) *Chad*, 17 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2021

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