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British swimmer
Paul Palmer
Full name Paul Rory Palmer National team
Great Britain Born (1974-10-18 ) 18 October 1974 (age 49)
Lincoln ,
Lincolnshire , England Height 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Weight 95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st) Sport
Swimming Strokes
Freestyle Club City of Lincoln Pentaqua
Paul Palmer (born 18 October 1974 in
Lincoln, England ) is a former international
freestyle swimmer for
England and
Great Britain .
Swimming career
Coached by Ian Turner at the City of Lincoln Pentaqua Swimming Club, Palmer qualified for the 200 m, 400 m and 1500 m freestyle at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, finishing a respectable 9th position (winning the "B" final) in the 200 m, and 10th position in the 400 m. After this success, in order to increase his chances of a medal at the following Atlanta games, Palmer relocated to Bath, along with Turner. Training in a 50 m pool, alongside other Olympic hopefuls at the performance centre allowed Palmer to further increase his swimming skills.
Palmer won the silver medal in the 400 m freestyle at the
1996 Summer Olympics in
Atlanta , Georgia.
[1] A year later, at the
1997 European Aquatics Championships in
Seville , he won gold in the 200 m freestyle.
He won the 2001
British Championship in the 100 metres freestyle, was six times winner of the
200 metres freestyle (1993, 1995, 1998–2001) and a six times winner of the
400 metres freestyle in (1992, 1993, 1998–2001).
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See also
References
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Olympic results
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" "For the Record." Times, 14 June 1993, p. 24" . The Times . Times Digital Archive. 14 June 1993. p. 24.
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" "For the Record." Times, 21 July 1995, p. 38" . The Times . 21 July 1995. p. 38.
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" "For the Record." Times, 10 July 1998, p. 49" . The Times . 10 July 1998. p. 49.
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" "For the Record." Times, 9 July 1999, p. 49" . The Times . 9 July 1999. p. 49.
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" "For the record." Times, 28 July 2000, p. 37" . The Times . 28 July 2000. p. 37.
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