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| NYREE LEWIS |
disability swimmer | 
| Club: |
Leominster Kingsfisher SC |
| Coach: |
Emma Patrick |
| Classification: |
S6, SB5, SM6 |
| DOB: |
21st September 1980 |
| Height: |
1.60m |
| Weight: |
51.3kg |
| Born: |
Wales |
| Lives: |
Hereford |
| Nickname: |
Ny |
| INTERNATIONAL/DOMESTIC EVENTS: |
Paralympic Games 2008
SILVER 100m Backstroke 1:29.35 (S6)
4th 100m Breaststroke 1:56.19 (SB5)
6th 400m Freestyle 6:10.82 (S6)
6th 200m IM 3:23.93 (SM6)
British Championships, Sheffield 2008
GOLD 100m Backstroke 1:26.90 WR
BRONZE 200m I.M 3:19.79
BRONZE 100m Breaststroke 1:50.10
IPC World Championships, Durban 2006
GOLD 400m Freestyle 6.04.46
GOLD 100m Backstroke 1.28.99
BRONZE 200m I.M 3.23.28
5th 100m Breaststroke 2.05.35
Paralympic Games, Athens, 2004
GOLD 100m Backstroke (PR)
SILVER 100m Breaststroke 1.54.48
GOLD 4x50m IM 3.16.34
SILVER 200m IM 3.22.20
BRONZE 400m Freestyle 6.05.24
World Championships 2002
GOLD 100m Backstroke
GOLD 4x50m Medley relay
SILVER 200m Individual Medley
SILVER 100m Breaststroke
European Championships 2001
GOLD 100m Breaststroke
SILVER 100m Backstroke
SILVER 200m Individual Medley
SILVER 4x50m Medley relay (20pts)
BRONZE 4x50m Freestyle relay
Paralympic Games, Sydney 2000
SILVER 100m Backstroke
BRONZE 100m Breaststroke
BRONZE 4x50m Medley relay (20pts)
European Championships 1999
SILVER 200m Individual Medley
BRONZE 100m Backstroke
| 50m Backstroke |
S6 |
Berlin |
06/05 |
46.53 secs |
BR, ER & WR |
| 100m Backstroke |
S6 |
Sheffield |
03/04/08 |
1:26.90 secs |
BR, ER & WR |
| 200m Backstroke |
S6 |
Berlin |
06/05 |
3.19.08 secs |
BR, ER & WR |
| 800m Freestyle |
S6 |
Berlin |
06/05 |
12.29.94 secs |
BR, ER & WR |
| 50m Breaststroke |
SB5 |
Sydney |
24/10/00 |
52.05 secs |
BR |
| 100m Breaststroke |
SB5 |
Manchester |
18/07/04 |
1:50.06 secs |
BR, ER & WR |
| 4x50m Medley |
20pts |
Athens |
09/04 |
3:16.34secs |
BR |
Favourite event: 100m Back.
Finest ever performance/Why: Winning five medals in Athens.
First senior international meet: Europeans in 1999.
Role models: None.
My aspirations are: Win Gold in 100m Back in Beijing and retain my title from Athens.
Tip for the top: Commitment, enjoyment and work hard.
Life after swimming: Be involved in sport.
Music: Variety
If I wasn’t a swimmer/diver I would be: Possibly doing something Business related, but I’ve always been a swimmer so I don’t really know.
Describe yourself in three words: Fanatical, caring and committed.
Would most like to meet: David Beckham
Most prized possession: My journal.
Biggest influence on career: Sascha Kindred, my current coach Emma Patrick and previous coaches.
Sporting relations: Sascha Kindred.
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