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{{MedalGold | [[2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics|200 m ind. medley SM6]] }} |
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{{MedalGold | [[2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics|200 m ind. medley SM6]] }} |
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{{MedalGold | [[2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics|100 m breaststroke SB7]] }} |
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{{MedalGold | [[2016 Summer Paralympics|2016 Rio]] | [[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley SM6|200 m ind. medley SM6]] }} |
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{{MedalSilver | [[1996 Summer Paralympics|1996 Atlanta]] | [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Paralympics|100 m breaststroke SB7]] }} |
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{{MedalSilver | [[2000 Summer Paralympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Paralympics|4×100 m medley 34 pts]] }} |
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{{MedalSilver | [[2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 London]] | [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley SM6|200 m ind. medley SM6]] }} |
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{{MedalBronze | [[2000 Summer Paralympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Paralympics|4×50 m freestyle 20 pts]] }} |
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{{MedalBronze | [[2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics|4×50 m freestyle 20 pts]] }} |
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{{MedalBronze | [[2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics|50 m butterfly S6]] }} |
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{{MedalCompetition | [[IPC Swimming World Championships|World Championships]] }} |
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{{MedalGold | [[2002 IPC Swimming World Championships|2002 Mar del Plata]] | [[2002 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 100 metre breaststroke|100 m medley SB7]] }} |
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{{MedalGold | [[2002 IPC Swimming World Championships|2002 Mar del Plata]] | [[2002 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 200 metre medley|200 m medley SM6]] }} |
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{{MedalGold | [[2002 IPC Swimming World Championships|2002 Mar del Plata]] | [[2002 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|4x100 m medley relay 34pts]] }} |
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{{MedalGold | [[2006 IPC Swimming World Championships|2006 Durban]] | [[2006 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 100 metre breaststroke|100 m medley SB7]] }} |
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{{MedalGold | [[2006 IPC Swimming World Championships|2006 Durban]] | [[2006 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 200 metre medley|200 m medley SM6]] }} |
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{{MedalGold | [[2010 IPC Swimming World Championships|2010 Eindhoven]] | [[2010 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 200 metre medley|200 m medley SM6]] }} |
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{{MedalGold | [[2013 IPC Swimming World Championships|2013 Montreal]] | [[2013 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 200 metre medley|200 m medley SM6]] }} |
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{{MedalGold | [[2015 IPC Swimming World Championships|2015 Glasgow]] | [[2015 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200 m medley SM6]] }} |
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{{MedalSilver | [[1998 IPC Swimming World Championships|1998 Christchurch]] | [[1998 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 100 metre breaststroke|100 m breaststroke SB7]] }} |
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{{MedalSilver | [[1998 IPC Swimming World Championships|1998 Christchurch]] | [[1998 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 200 metre medley|200 m medley SM6]] }} |
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{{MedalSilver | [[2010 IPC Swimming World Championships|2010 Eindhoven]] | [[2010 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly|50 m butterfly S6]] }} |
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{{MedalBronze | [[2002 IPC Swimming World Championships|2002 Mar del Plata]] | [[2002 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 4 x 50 metre freestyle relay|4x50 m freestyle relay 20pts]] }} |
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{{MedalBronze | [[2006 IPC Swimming World Championships|2006 Durban]] | [[2006 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 4 x 50 metre medley relay|4x50 m medley relay 20pts]] }} |
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{{MedalBronze | [[2006 IPC Swimming World Championships|2006 Durban]] | [[2006 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly|50 m butterfly S6]] }} |
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{{MedalBronze| [[2013 IPC Swimming World Championships|2013 Montreal]] | [[2013 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 100 metre breaststroke|100 m medley SB7]]}} |
{{MedalBronze | [[2013 IPC Swimming World Championships|2013 Montreal]] | [[2013 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 100 metre breaststroke|100 m medley SB7]] }} |
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{{MedalBronze| [[2015 IPC Swimming World Championships|2015 Glasgow]] | [[2015 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly|50 m butterfly S6]]}} |
{{MedalBronze | [[2015 IPC Swimming World Championships|2015 Glasgow]] | [[2015 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly|50 m butterfly S6]] }} |
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{{MedalCompetition | [[IPC Swimming European Championships|European Championships]] }} |
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{{MedalGold | [[2009 IPC Swimming European Championships|2009 Reykjavik]] | [[2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 100 metre breaststroke|100 m backstroke – SB7]] }} |
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{{MedalGold | [[2009 IPC Swimming European Championships|2009 Reykjavik]] | [[2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly|50 m butterfly – S6]] }} |
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{{MedalGold | [[2009 IPC Swimming European Championships|2009 Reykjavik]] | [[2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200 m ind. medley – SM6]] }} |
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{{MedalGold | [[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships|2014 Eindhoven]] | [[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly|50m butterfly S6]] }} |
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{{MedalSilver | [[2009 IPC Swimming European Championships|2009 Reykjavik]] | [[2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 4 x 50 metre medley relay|4x50m medley relay 20pts]] }} |
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{{MedalBronze | [[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships|2014 Eindhoven]] | {{nowrap|[[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|4x100m freestyle relay 34pts]]}} }} |
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'''Sascha Kindred''' |
'''Sascha Kindred''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE}} (born 13 December 1977 in [[Münster]], [[Germany]]<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/8/1206748.shtml |accessdate=16 September 2008}}</ref>) is a [[Great Britain|British]] [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who has competed in six [[Summer Paralympic Games|Summer]] [[Paralympic Games]], winning thirteen medals. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Born in [[Germany]], Kindred moved to [[Great Britain|Britain]] at the age of 3. He began swimming for a club at the age of 11. He attended Mossley Hollins High School and Kaskenmoor secondary school for a short period of time before going into training at local swimming clubs such as Oldham.<ref name="Disability now">{{cite web |title=Q&A: Sascha Kindred |publisher=[http://www.disabilitynow.org.uk/ Disability Now magazine] |url=http://www.disabilitynow.org.uk/living/sport/q-a-sascha-kindred |accessdate=2008- |
Born in [[Germany]], Kindred moved to [[Great Britain|Britain]] at the age of 3. He began swimming for a club at the age of 11. He attended Mossley Hollins High School and Kaskenmoor secondary school for a short period of time before going into training at local swimming clubs such as Oldham.<ref name="Disability now">{{cite web |title=Q&A: Sascha Kindred |publisher=[http://www.disabilitynow.org.uk/ Disability Now magazine] |url=http://www.disabilitynow.org.uk/living/sport/q-a-sascha-kindred |accessdate=16 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928043724/http://www.disabilitynow.org.uk/living/sport/q-a-sascha-kindred |archivedate=28 September 2008 }}</ref> |
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Kindred has [[cerebral palsy]], which affects the right side of his body.<ref name="total swim">{{cite web |title=Interview with Sascha Kindred |publisher=[http://www.totalswimming.co.uk/ Total Swimming] |url=http://www.totalswimming.co.uk/interview-with-sascha-kindred.html |accessdate=2008- |
Kindred has [[cerebral palsy]], which affects the right side of his body.<ref name="total swim">{{cite web |title=Interview with Sascha Kindred |publisher=[http://www.totalswimming.co.uk/ Total Swimming] |url=http://www.totalswimming.co.uk/interview-with-sascha-kindred.html |accessdate=16 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515204126/http://www.totalswimming.co.uk/interview-with-sascha-kindred.html |archivedate=15 May 2008 }}</ref> He competes in the S6 ([[Butterfly stroke|butterfly]]), SM6 ([[Medley swimming|medley]]) and SB7 ([[breaststroke]]) classifications.<ref name="Bath">{{cite web |title=Athlete Biography |publisher=[[University of Bath]] website |url=http://www.teambath.com/?p=2665 |accessdate=16 September 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=A-Z of Paralympic classification |publisher=[[BBC]]Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7586684.stm |accessdate=16 September 2008 |date=28 August 2008}}</ref> |
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==Paralympic career== |
==Paralympic career== |
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Sascha is one of the most successful Paralympic athletes ever, taking part in 6 Paralympic Games. |
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At the [[2000 Summer Paralympics|2000 games]] in [[Sydney]], Kindred won two [[gold medals]], a silver, and a bronze. He described the games as his biggest sporting achievement so far.<ref name="Disability now"/> |
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In May 2016 it has been announced that he will be representing Great Britain once more, and for the 6th time, in the Paralympic Games in Rio later in the year. |
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At the [[2000 Summer Paralympics|2000 games]] in [[Sydney]], Kindred won two [[gold medals]], a silver, and a bronze. He described the games as his biggest sporting achievement so far.<ref name="Disability now" /> |
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In the [[2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Athens Paralympics]], Kindred won two gold medals, successfully defending the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics|100 m breaststroke SB7]] and 200 m individual medley SM6 titles he had won in Sydney. He also won a bronze medal in the 4×50 m [[Freestyle swimming|freestyle]] 20 pts.<ref name="Medal record" /> |
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⚫ | Kindred won his fifth Paralympic gold in the [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics|200 m individual medley SM6]] at the [[2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Games]] in [[Beijing]], where he set a new [[List of IPC world records in swimming|world record]] time of 2:49.19 and earned the title for the third consecutive year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kindred claims fifth gold in pool |
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⚫ | Kindred won his fifth Paralympic gold in the [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics|200 m individual medley SM6]] at the [[2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Games]] in [[Beijing]], where he set a new [[List of IPC world records in swimming|world record]] time of 2:49.19 and earned the title for the third consecutive year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kindred claims fifth gold in pool |publisher=[[BBC]] Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7602935.stm |accessdate=16 September 2008 |date=7 September 2008}}</ref> He then won a second gold of the games, six titles overall, and set another world record of 1:22.18 in the 100 m breaststroke SB7.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kindred clinches second pool gold |publisher=[[BBC]] Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7605877.stm |accessdate=16 September 2008 |date=9 September 2008}}</ref> The third medal he won was a bronze in the 50 m butterfly S6.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official results of men's 50m butterfly – S6 |publisher=The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/INF/SW/C73A1/SWM206101.pdf |accessdate=16 September 2008}}</ref> |
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He went on to his fifth Paralympic Games in London where he won a silver medal in the 200m IM in a time of 2:41.50 |
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Kindred's wife is fellow British Paralympic gold medal |
Kindred's wife is fellow British Paralympic gold medal-winning swimmer [[Nyree Lewis]]. Together the pair, who live in [[Herefordshire]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Prime |first=Richard |title=Herefordshire Paralympian Sascha Kindred's Royal date |accessdate=26 July 2012 |url=http://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/9722550.Herefordshire_Paralympian_Sascha_Kindred_s_Royal_date/?ref=rss |work=Hereford Times}}</ref> are known as the "golden couple" of British disability swimming.<ref>{{cite web |title=Paralympic challengers: Sascha Kindred and Nyree Lewis |publisher=[[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> |
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He includes amongst his sporting heroes [[Eric Cantona]], [[Michael Johnson (athlete)|Michael Johnson]] and [[Carl Lewis]],<ref name="Disability now"/> and is a supporter of [[Manchester United]].<ref name="total swim"/> |
He includes amongst his sporting heroes [[Eric Cantona]], [[Michael Johnson (athlete)|Michael Johnson]] and [[Carl Lewis]],<ref name="Disability now" /> and is a supporter of [[Manchester United]].<ref name="total swim" /> |
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Kindred was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours |
Kindred was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=58929 |date=31 December 2008 |page=10 |supp=y }}</ref> and [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the [[2017 New Year Honours]] for services to swimming.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61803|supp=y|page=N9|date=31 December 2016}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of Paralympic records in swimming]] |
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*[[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics]] |
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*[[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Paralympics]] |
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* {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419184218/http://www.saschakindred.co.uk/ |title=SaschaKindred.co.uk, official website}} |
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Latest revision as of 18:57, 7 June 2023
Sascha Kindred CBE (born 13 December 1977 in Münster, Germany[2]) is a British swimmer who has competed in six Summer Paralympic Games, winning thirteen medals.
Early life[edit]
Born in Germany, Kindred moved to Britain at the age of 3. He began swimming for a club at the age of 11. He attended Mossley Hollins High School and Kaskenmoor secondary school for a short period of time before going into training at local swimming clubs such as Oldham.[3]
Kindred has cerebral palsy, which affects the right side of his body.[4] He competes in the S6 (butterfly), SM6 (medley) and SB7 (breaststroke) classifications.[5][6]
Paralympic career[edit]
Sascha is one of the most successful Paralympic athletes ever, taking part in 6 Paralympic Games.
Kindred first competed at the Paralympic Games in Atlanta 1996 and won a silver medal in the 100 m breaststroke SB7.[7] In May 2016 it has been announced that he will be representing Great Britain once more, and for the 6th time, in the Paralympic Games in Rio later in the year.
At the 2000 games in Sydney, Kindred won two gold medals, a silver, and a bronze. He described the games as his biggest sporting achievement so far.[3]
In the 2004 Athens Paralympics, Kindred won two gold medals, successfully defending the 100 m breaststroke SB7 and 200 m individual medley SM6 titles he had won in Sydney. He also won a bronze medal in the 4×50 m freestyle 20 pts.[7]
Kindred won his fifth Paralympic gold in the 200 m individual medley SM6 at the 2008 Games in Beijing, where he set a new world record time of 2:49.19 and earned the title for the third consecutive year.[8] He then won a second gold of the games, six titles overall, and set another world record of 1:22.18 in the 100 m breaststroke SB7.[9] The third medal he won was a bronze in the 50 m butterfly S6.[10] He went on to his fifth Paralympic Games in London where he won a silver medal in the 200m IM in a time of 2:41.50
In addition to his success in the Paralympics, Kindred has won 19 medals (9 gold) at IPC World Championships, 24 medals (9 gold) at European Championships, and a gold medal at the 2006 Paralympic World Cup in Manchester.[5]
Personal life[edit]
Kindred's wife is fellow British Paralympic gold medal-winning swimmer Nyree Lewis. Together the pair, who live in Herefordshire,[11] are known as the "golden couple" of British disability swimming.[12][13]
He includes amongst his sporting heroes Eric Cantona, Michael Johnson and Carl Lewis,[3] and is a supporter of Manchester United.[4]
Kindred was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours[14] and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to swimming.[15]
See also[edit]
- Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- List of Paralympic records in swimming
- Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Swimming at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Swimming at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
References[edit]
- ^ "British Swimming and the asa: Sascha Kindred". British Swimming. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
- ^ "Athlete Biography". The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ a b c "Q&A: Sascha Kindred". Disability Now magazine. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
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- ^ a b "Interview with Sascha Kindred". Total Swimming. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
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- ^ a b "Athlete Biography". University of Bath website. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBCSport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ a b "Sascha Kindred". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ "Kindred claims fifth gold in pool". BBC Sport. 7 September 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ "Kindred clinches second pool gold". BBC Sport. 9 September 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ "Official results of men's 50m butterfly – S6" (PDF). The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "No. 58929". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2008. p. 10.
- ^ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N9.
External links[edit]
- SaschaKindred.co.uk, official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-04-19)
- British Swimming athlete profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-09-28)
- 'The Golden Couple' — A blog written by Kindred's twin brother Timo Kindred detailing the progress of him and Nyree Lewis at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-07-08)
- Sascha Kindred at the British Paralympic Association
- Sascha Kindred at the International Paralympic Committee
- 1977 births
- Living people
- British male swimmers
- Paralympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain
- Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- World record holders in paralympic swimming
- S6-classified para swimmers
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- 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
- British disabled sportspeople
- Sportspeople with cerebral palsy