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Brian Hill

Swimming
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S13, SB13, SM13

Further personal information

Residence
Montreal, QC, CAN
Languages
English, French
Higher education
History - Malaspina University College: Nanaimo, BC, CAN

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He began competitive swimming at age nine.
Club / Team
CNPPO: Canada
Name of coach
Sébastien Messier

General interest

Awards and honours
He was named Sport BC Athlete of the Year for 2002 and 2003, the award is given annually to an athlete with a disability from British Columbia, Canada. (sport.bc.ca, 26 Mar 2010)
Famous relatives
His sister Michelle is a national football player. (swimming.ca, 14 Aug 2011)
Impairment
He was born with a genetic retinal disease that results in only 10 percent vision. (cnib.ca, 26 Mar 2010)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 Heat 3 5
Men's 100 m Butterfly S13 Final Round 8
Men's 100 m Butterfly S13 Heat 2 4
Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 Final Round 5
Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 Heat 2 3
IPC Swimming World Championships Durban 2006 (Durban, South Africa)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Butterfly S13 Final Round 2
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Heats 3
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Final Round 4
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 Heats 12
Men's 100 m Butterfly S13 Heats 2
Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 Final Round 2
Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 Heats 1
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Final Round 5
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Heat 1 1
Men's 100 m Butterfly S13 Final Round 4
Men's 100 m Butterfly S13 Heat 2 4
Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 Final Round 3
Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 Heat 1 1
Men's 400 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 3
Men's 400 m Freestyle S13 Heat 1 2
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 5
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13 Heat 2 3
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 Heat 1 7
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 Final Round 5
Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 Heat 1 3
Men's 100 m Butterfly S13 Heat 2 5
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13 Heat 2 8
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 Heat 1 5
IPC Swimming World Championships Mar del Plata 2002 (Mar del Plata, Argentina)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 Heats 4
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 5
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13 Heats 2
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Final Round 2
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Heats 1
Men's 100 m Butterfly S13 Final Round 2
Men's 100 m Butterfly S13 Heats 1
Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 Final Round 2
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 2
Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney, Australia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 200 m Medley SM13 Heat 2 5
Men's 100 m Butterfly S13 Final Round 2
Men's 100 m Butterfly S13 Heat 2 1
Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 Final Round 4
Men's 400 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 8
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 8
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13 Heat 2 3
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 6
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 Heat 2 4
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Butterfly S13 Heat 2 2012-08-31 4
Men's 100 m Butterfly S13 Swim-Off 2012-08-31 2
Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 Final Round 2012-09-03 7
Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 Heat 1 2012-09-03 4