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'''Nyree Elise Kindred''' [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (''née'' '''Lewis'''; born 21 September 1980 in [[Rhondda]], [[Wales]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Athlete Biography |publisher=The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/BIO/Athlete/2/1210312.shtml |accessdate=16 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918165451/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/BIO/Athlete/2/1210312.shtml |archive-date=18 September 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is a Welsh swimmer who has competed in the [[Paralympic Games]] on four occasions winning ten medals. |
'''Nyree Elise Kindred''' [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (''née'' '''Lewis'''; born 21 September 1980 in [[Rhondda]], [[Wales]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Athlete Biography |publisher=The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/BIO/Athlete/2/1210312.shtml |accessdate=16 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918165451/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/BIO/Athlete/2/1210312.shtml |archive-date=18 September 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is a Welsh swimmer who has competed in the [[Paralympic Games]] on four occasions winning ten medals. |
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==Paralympic career== |
==Paralympic career== |
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Kindred's first appearance at a Paralympics came at the [[2000 Summer Paralympics|2000 Games]] in Sydney, where she [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Paralympics|won 3 medals]], 2 silver and a bronze.<ref name="Medal record">{{ |
Kindred's first appearance at a Paralympics came at the [[2000 Summer Paralympics|2000 Games]] in Sydney, where she [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Paralympics|won 3 medals]], 2 silver and a bronze.<ref name="Medal record">{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/nyree-kindred |title=Nyree Kindred |website=Paralympic.org |publisher=[[International Paralympic Committee]] |access-date=}}</ref> |
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At the [[2004 Summer Paralympics]] Kindred won her first Paralympic gold medal in the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics|S6 100 metres backstroke event]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Lewis sparks double celebration |publisher=[[BBC|BBC Sport]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/3678556.stm |accessdate=16 September 2008 | date=21 September 2004}}</ref> in a new [[List of Paralympic records in swimming|Paralympic record]] time of 1:32.03.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lewis delight at first gold |publisher=[[BBC|BBC Sport]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/3677624.stm|accessdate=16 September 2008 | date=21 September 2004}}</ref> She followed this up with another gold in the 4×50 m medley 20 pts relay, silver medals in both the 100 m breaststroke SB5<ref>{{cite news |title=Lewis claims third medal |publisher=[[BBC|BBC Sport]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/3688152.stm|date=24 September 2004 |accessdate=16 September 2008}}</ref> and 200 m SM6 individual medley, and a bronze in the 400 m freestyle S6.<ref name="Medal record"/> |
At the [[2004 Summer Paralympics]] Kindred won her first Paralympic gold medal in the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics|S6 100 metres backstroke event]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Lewis sparks double celebration |publisher=[[BBC|BBC Sport]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/3678556.stm |accessdate=16 September 2008 | date=21 September 2004}}</ref> in a new [[List of Paralympic records in swimming|Paralympic record]] time of 1:32.03.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lewis delight at first gold |publisher=[[BBC|BBC Sport]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/3677624.stm|accessdate=16 September 2008 | date=21 September 2004}}</ref> She followed this up with another gold in the 4×50 m medley 20 pts relay, silver medals in both the 100 m breaststroke SB5<ref>{{cite news |title=Lewis claims third medal |publisher=[[BBC|BBC Sport]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/3688152.stm|date=24 September 2004 |accessdate=16 September 2008}}</ref> and 200 m SM6 individual medley, and a bronze in the 400 m freestyle S6.<ref name="Medal record"/> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Kindred's husband is fellow British Paralympic gold medal |
Kindred's husband is fellow British Paralympic gold medal-winning swimmer [[Sascha Kindred]]. Together the pair, who live in [[Herefordshire]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Prime|first=Richard|title=Herefordshire Paralympian Sascha Kindred's Royal date|url=http://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/9722550.Herefordshire_Paralympian_Sascha_Kindred_s_Royal_date/?ref=rss|work=Hereford Times|accessdate=26 July 2012}}</ref> are known as the "golden couple" of British disability swimming.<ref>{{cite news |title=Paralympic challengers: Sascha Kindred and Nyree Lewis |publisher=[[BBC|BBC Sport]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7589623.stm |accessdate=16 September 2008 | date=2 September 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kindred joining Lewis in glory bid |publisher=[[Worcester News]] |url=http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/sport/3650707.Kindred_joining_Lewis_in_glory_bid/ |accessdate=16 September 2008}}</ref> The couple's first child, Ella, was born in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sascha and Nyree Kindred are the proud parents of baby daughter Ella Rhiannon|publisher=Hereford Times |url=http://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/9104979.County_Paralympic_swimming_stars_welcome_a_new_baby_girl_into_the_family/ |date=24 June 2011|accessdate=24 April 2012}}</ref> Kindred was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2009 Birthday Honours]] for services to disability sport.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=59090 |date=13 June 2009 |page=19 |supp=y }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Nyree Elise Kindred MBE (née Lewis; born 21 September 1980 in Rhondda, Wales)[2] is a Welsh swimmer who has competed in the Paralympic Games on four occasions winning ten medals.
Early life[edit]
Kindred took up swimming at the age of 5, having been taken to a swimming pool by her aunt.[3] Kindred has a form of cerebral palsy and therefore competes in the S6 (butterfly, backstroke, freestyle), SM6 (medley) and SB5 (breaststroke) classifications.[4][5]
Paralympic career[edit]
Kindred's first appearance at a Paralympics came at the 2000 Games in Sydney, where she won 3 medals, 2 silver and a bronze.[6]
At the 2004 Summer Paralympics Kindred won her first Paralympic gold medal in the S6 100 metres backstroke event,[7] in a new Paralympic record time of 1:32.03.[8] She followed this up with another gold in the 4×50 m medley 20 pts relay, silver medals in both the 100 m breaststroke SB5[9] and 200 m SM6 individual medley, and a bronze in the 400 m freestyle S6.[6]
In the 100 metres S6 backstroke at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing Kindred was beaten into second place by Dutch swimmer Mirjam de Koning-Peper. Kindred explained her defeat by saying "My legs were spasming, but to be honest, there are no excuses for that, ... I should have gone quicker but it just wasn't there tonight".[10] In addition to this medal winning performance Kindred also reached the finals of the 100 m breaststroke SB5 (finishing 4th), 200 m SM6 individual medley (finishing 6th) and 400 m freestyle S6 (finishing 6th). In April 2012 she qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the S6 100m backstroke.[11] In the final she finished second to collect the silver medal with a time of 1:26.23.[12]
On top of her success at the Paralympics, Kindred has won seven International Paralympic Committee World Championship medals and seven European Championship medals.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Kindred's husband is fellow British Paralympic gold medal-winning swimmer Sascha Kindred. Together the pair, who live in Herefordshire,[13] are known as the "golden couple" of British disability swimming.[14][15] The couple's first child, Ella, was born in 2011.[16] Kindred was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours for services to disability sport.[17]
See also[edit]
- List of Paralympic records in swimming
- Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Swimming at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b "British Swimming and the asa: Nyree Lewis". British Swimming. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
- ^ "Athlete Biography". The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ "Nyree Lewis Interview". Parasport.org.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Athlete Biography". Sports Council of Wales website. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ a b "Nyree Kindred". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ "Lewis sparks double celebration". BBC Sport. 21 September 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ "Lewis delight at first gold". BBC Sport. 21 September 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ "Lewis claims third medal". BBC Sport. 24 September 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ "Kindred claims fifth gold in pool". BBC Sport. 7 September 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ "Welsh athletes that have been selected for the 2012 Paralympics in London". BBC Sport. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ Pearce, Nick (30 August 2012). "Paralympics 2012: Nyree Kindred claims silver for GB moments before 16-year-old Hannah Russell follows suit". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Prime, Richard. "Herefordshire Paralympian Sascha Kindred's Royal date". Hereford Times. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ "Paralympic challengers: Sascha Kindred and Nyree Lewis". BBC Sport. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ "Kindred joining Lewis in glory bid". Worcester News. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ "Sascha and Nyree Kindred are the proud parents of baby daughter Ella Rhiannon". Hereford Times. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "No. 59090". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2009. p. 19.
External links[edit]
- The Golden Couple – a blog written by Sascha Kindred's brother detailing the progress of him and Lewis at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-07-08)
- British Swimming athlete profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-09-28)
- Nyree Kindred at the International Paralympic Committee
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Welsh female swimmers
- Paralympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain
- Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Great Britain
- World record holders in paralympic swimming
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- People from Rhondda
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Female backstroke swimmers
- Female medley swimmers
- Welsh female freestyle swimmers
- Female breaststroke swimmers
- Cerebral Palsy category Paralympic competitors
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- S6-classified para swimmers
- Welsh Paralympic competitors
- Team Bath swimmers
- Team Bath Paralympic athletes
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships
- Paralympic medalists in swimming