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Thomas Young

Swimming
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Classification
S8, SB7, SM8

Further personal information

Residence
England

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up swimming at age five and began competing at age 12.
Why this sport?
His mother wanted him to be able to swim when he was older.
Club / Team
Portsmouth Northsea: England
Name of coach
Rob Greenwood [national]
Coach from which country?
Great Britain

International debut

Year
2009
Competing for
Great Britain
Tournament
European Championships
Location
Reykjavík

General interest

Memorable sporting achievement
Winning a gold medal at the 2010 Paralympic World Cup. (British Swimming Media Guide, 10 Jul 2011)
Most influential person in career
His mother. (NPC Media Guide, 19 Aug 2010)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"If you want to be the best you have to beat the best." (swimming.org, 2009)
Impairment
He was born with one arm and two club feet. (BBC Sport, 28 May 2010)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Backstroke S8 Heat 2 2
Men's 50 m Freestyle S8 Heat 1 3
Men's 400 m Freestyle S8 Final Round 1
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 Final Round 3
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 Heat 2 2
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 Final Round 4
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 Heat 1 2
Men's 100 m Backstroke S8 Final Round 3
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 400 m Freestyle S8 Final Round 2012-08-31 4
Men's 400 m Freestyle S8 Heat 2 2012-08-31 1
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 Heat 2 2012-09-01 3
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 Final Round 2012-09-01 5
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts Heat 2 2012-09-02 1
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts Final Round 2012-09-02 5
Men's 50 m Freestyle S8 Heat 2 2012-09-03 4
Men's 50 m Freestyle S8 Final Round 2012-09-03 7
Men's 100 m Backstroke S8 Final Round 2012-09-04 4
Men's 100 m Backstroke S8 Heat 1 2012-09-04 1
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 Heat 1 2012-09-05 4
Men's 100 m Freestyle S8 Heat 2 2012-09-06 4
Men's 100 m Freestyle S8 Final Round 2012-09-06 6
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts Final Round 2012-09-08 5
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts Heat 1 2012-09-08 1