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Paul Palmer (born 18 October 1974 in Lincoln, England) is a former international freestyle swimmer for England and Great Britain.
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| Full name | Paul Rory Palmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 October 1974 Lincoln, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | City of Lincoln Pentaqua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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).[2][3][4][5][6]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
References
- Olympic results
- ""For the Record." Times, 14 June 1993, p. 24". Times Digital Archive.
- ""For the Record." Times, 21 July 1995, p. 38". Times Digital Archive.
- ""For the Record." Times, 10 July 1998, p. 49". Times Digital Archive.
- ""For the Record." Times, 9 July 1999, p. 49". Times Digital Archive.
- ""For the record." Times, 28 July 2000, p. 37". Times Digital Archive.
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На других языках
- [en] Paul Palmer (swimmer)
[fr] Paul Palmer
Paul Palmer, né le 18 octobre 1974 à Lincoln, est un nageur britannique.[it] Paul Palmer
Paul Palmer (Lincoln, 18 ottobre 1974) è un ex nuotatore britannico.[ru] Палмер, Пол
Пол Па́лмер (англ. Paul Palmer; род. 18 октября 1974, Линкольн, Линкольн[d]) — британский пловец, серебряный призёр Олимпийских игр 1996 года, многократный призёр чемпионатов мира, трёхкратный чемпион Европы.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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