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The athletes: Oliver Hynd

"It’s nice to look across the call room and see my brother"

"It’s nice to look across the call room and see my brother"

Aww. Meet one half of GB’s European Championship gold-medal winning sibling duo, Oliver Hynd. We caught up with the rising star of the pool to find out whether the bond he shares with brother Sam is as strong in the heat of competition...

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Q&A

What’s the highlight of your career so far?
"It’d have to be winning gold in the SM8 200m Medley at the 2011 IPC Swimming European Championships in Berlin. It was amazing. Hopefully, I can make some improvements and go even faster at the London 2012 Paralympic Games."

You beat your brother Sam in that race. Did you enjoy that?
"It was good! I’d done the hard work and I expected to swim a quick time, but getting the win was just a bonus, really."

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Factfile: Oliver Hynd

Hometown: Kirkby-in-Ashfield


Date of birth: 27 October 1994

Event:
Swimming

Career highlights

2011 IPC Swimming European Championships:

Gold - SM8 200m Individual Medley

Silver - S8 400m Freestyle

Bronze - S8 100m Backstroke

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