| ANDREW LINDSAY |
disability swimmer | 
| Club: |
Incas |
| Coach: |
Anthony Stickland |
| Classification: |
S7, SB6, SM7 |
| DOB: |
25th October 1979 |
| Height: |
1.67m |
| Weight: |
57.2kg |
| Born: |
Dunfermline |
| Lives: |
Cowdenbeath |
Paralympic Games 2008
4th 100m Backstroke 1:15.99 (S7)
5th 400m Freestyle 5:02.74 (S7)
IPC World Championships, 2006
GOLD 100m Backstroke 1.15.31 (S7)
SILVER 400m Freesstyle 5.01.66 (S7)
6th 100m Freestyle 1.08.77 (S7)
Paralympic World Cup, 2006
GOLD 100m Backstroke 1.15.24 (S7)
GOLD 4x50m Freestyle 1.57.43
5th 50m Freestyle 31.87 (S7)
Paralympic Games, Athens, 2004
GOLD 100m Backstroke 1.16.67
5th 400m Freestyle 5.10.60
French Nationals, 2004
GOLD 100m Backstroke (S7)
Canadian Nationals, Edmonton 2003
GOLD 100m Backstroke (S7)
World Championships, Argentina 2002
GOLD 100m Backstroke (S7)
European Championships, Sweden 2001
GOLD 100m Backstroke (S7)
Paralympic Games, Sydney 2000
GOLD 100m Backstroke (S7)
European Championships, Germany 1999
GOLD 100m Backstroke (S7)
World Championships, New Zealand 1998
GOLD 100m Backstroke (S7)
European Championships, Spain 1997
GOLD 100m Backstroke (S7)
Paralympic Games, Atlanta 1996
SILVER 100m Backstroke (S7)
European Championships, France 1995
GOLD 100m Backstroke (S7)
| 800m Freestyle |
Berlin |
06/05 |
10.55.04 |
BR |
| 200m Backstroke |
Berlin |
06/05 |
2.42.56 secs |
BR, ER & WR |
| 50m Backstroke |
Berlin |
06/05 |
35.66 secs |
BR, ER & WR |
| 50m Backstroke |
Sheffield |
21/03/03 |
35.71 secs |
BR, ER & WR |
| 100m Backstroke |
Aix-En-Provence |
31/01/04 |
1:15.16 secs |
BR, ER & WR |
| 200m Backstroke |
Minneapolis |
11/06/99 |
2:50.29 secs |
BR, ER & WR |
Favourite Event: 100m backstroke
Finest ever performance/Why: 100m backstroke final in Sydney Paralympics in 2000. I broke the World record which had stood since 1992 and won my first Paralympic gold
First senior international meet: European championships Perpignan 1995
Role models: Steve Redgrave
My aspirations are: To defend my Paralympic title in Beijing
Tip for the top: Always try to give your best in what you do
Life after swimming: Working in computers
Music: Mixture
If I wasn‘t a swimmer I would be: Don’t know – probably something in computing
Describe yourself in three words: Loud, outgoing and friendly (others say untidy!)
Would most like to meet: Steve Redgrave and Henrik Larsson
Most prized possession: My Sydney medal
Biggest influence on career: Parents
Sporting Relations: None
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