| KENNY CAIRNS |
disability swimmer | 
| Club: |
Port Glasgow Otters |
| Coach: |
Eddie McCluskey |
| Classification: |
S3, SM3, SB2 |
| DOB: |
20th December 1957 |
| Height: |
1.80m |
| Weight: |
61kg |
| Born: |
Paisley, Scotland |
| Lives: |
Erskine |
IPC World Championships, Durban 2006
GOLD 100m Freestyle 1.53.84
GOLD 200m Freestyle 3.54.28
SILVER 50m Freestyle 54.16
Paralympic Games, Athens, 2004
BRONZE 4x50m Freestyle (20 points) 2.37.20 (BR)
5th 100m Freestyle 1.57.30
5th 200m Freestyle 4.08.40
6th 50m Freestyle 54.18
6th 4x50m IM (20 points) 2.57.06 (BR)
World Championships, Argentina 2002
GOLD 200m Freestyle (S3)
BRONZE 50m Freestyle (S3)
BRONZE 4x50m Freestyle
European Championships, Sweden 2001
GOLD 50m Freestyle (S3)
GOLD 100m Freestyle (S3)
GOLD 200m Freestyle (S3)
Paralympic Games, Sydney 2000
GOLD 100m Freestyle (S3)
SILVER 200m Freestyle (S3)
SILVER 50m Freestyle (S3)
BRONZE 4x50m Freestyle
European Championships, Germany 1999
GOLD 50m Freestyle (S3)
GOLD 100m Freestyle (S3)
GOLD 200m Freestyle (S3)
World Championships, New Zealand 1998
1 GOLD, 2 SILVER, 1 relay SILVER
European Championships, Spain 1997
1 GOLD, 1 SILVER, 1 relay BRONZE
Paralympic Games, Atlanta 1996
SILVER 50m Butterfly (S3)
European Championships, Perpignan 1995
SILVER 50m Freestyle (S3)
SILVER 200m Freestyle (S3)
SILVER 150m IM (SM3)
World Championships, Malta 1994
GOLD 50m Freestyle (S3)
GOLD 100m Freestyle (S3)
Paralympic Games, Barcelona 1992
SILVER 150m IM (SM4)
Paralympic Games, Stoke Mandeville 1984
GOLD 50m Freestyle
GOLD 100m Freestyle
GOLD 200m Freestyle
GOLD 4x50m Freestyle
| 200m Freestyle |
S3 |
Berlin |
06/05 |
4.00.95 |
BR |
| 50m Freestyle |
S3 |
Christchurch |
13/10/98 |
52.86 secs |
BR |
| 100m Freestyle |
S3 |
Greve |
11/03/00 |
1:54.03 secs |
BR |
| 200m Freestyle |
S3 |
Greve |
11/03/00 |
4:01.19 secs |
BR |
| 50m Butterfly |
S3 |
Barcelona |
11/09/92 |
1:16.56 secs |
BR |
| 150m IM |
SM3 |
High Wycombe |
14/03/92 |
4:00.26 secs |
BR |
| 4x50m Freestyle |
20pts |
Athens |
09/04 |
2:37.20 secs |
BR |
| 4x50m IM |
20pts |
Athens |
09/04 |
2:57.06 secs |
BR |
First sporting success: 1976 National Games at Stoke Mandeville
Finest sporting moment: Winning gold in the 100m freestyle at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics
First GB selection year: 1978
Favourite sport other than swimming: Gymnastics
Hobbies: Music
Would most like to meet: Bruce Lee - but bringing him back from the dead might be the difficult bit!
Most prized possession: My kidneys
Toughest opponent: Will probably be in Athens
Tips to relax: Do anything except swimming
Where do you see yourself in ten years: Wishing I was going to the 2016 Paralympics
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