Andrew Lindsay (born 25 October 1979) is a British paralympic swimmer who has represented Great Britain at four Paralympic Games from 1996 to 2008 winning three medals. He competes in the S7 category.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 25 October 1979 Dunfermline, Scotland |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) (2008) |
| Weight | 57.2 kg (126 lb) (2008) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Club | Incas, Stirling Swim |
Medal record | |
At the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta Lindsay competed in men's 50, 100 and 400 m freestyle and 100 m backstroke, winning the silver medal in the latter. He repeated the events at the 2000 Games in Sydney, this time winning gold in the 100 m backstroke. In 2004 in Athens he once again took gold in the 100 m backstroke.
He is the current world record holder for the S7 category over 200 m backstroke.
Lindsay was inducted into the Scottish Swimming Hall of Fame in 2018.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ "Scottish Swimming celebrate a year of success". Scottish Swimming. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ Race, Loretta (1 October 2018). "Duncan Scott & Steven Tigg Earn Top Scottish Swimming Honors". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- "ParalympicsGB Team Beijing 2008: Swimming Team Biographies". British Paralympic Association. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
External links edit
- Andrew Lindsay at British Swimming at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 September 2008)
- Andrew Lindsay at the International Paralympic Committee
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