Thomas Hamer (swimmer)
Thomas Hamer (born 16 August 1998) is an English Paralympic swimmer.[1] Hamer competes in the S14 classification for swimmers with intellectual disabilities, mainly freestyle and backstroke preferring shorter distances. In 2014 he competed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow representing England and took the silver medal in the 200m freestyle S14.
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| Full name | Thomas Barnett Hamer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 August 1998 Rawtenstall, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | freestyle, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Burnley Bobcats, Manchester NPC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career History
- 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Silver medal, 200m Freestyle Swimming - first person to represent GB in this event
- 2016 IPC Swimming European Championships
- European Champion (first), 200m Freestyle
- Bronze medal, 200m individual medley
- 2016 Paralympic Games
- Silver medal, 200m individual medley SM14[2]
Hamer holds the British records for S14 50m, 200m, and 400m freestyle events, and the SM14 200m individual medley.[3]
References
- "Hamer, Thomas". IPC. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- "Men's 200 metre individual medley SM14". paralympic.org – 2016 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- "Tom Hamer". Paralympic Association. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
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