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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 EVENTS:

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

RECORDS HELD:

200m Backstroke S6 Berlin 06/05 3.19.08 secs BR, ER & WR
50m Backstroke S6 Berlin 06/05 46.53 secs BR, ER & WR
800m Freestyle S6 Berlin 06/05 12.29.94 secs BR, ER & WR
50m Backstroke S6 Bath 30/04/00 46.63 secs BR
100m Backstroke S6 Mar Del Plata 10/12/02 1:28.65 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

GENERAL INFORMATION:

 
First sporting success: Becoming Welsh Champion in 1987

Finest sporting moment: Sydney Paralympics 2000 

Tip for the top: Be committed

First GB selection year: 1999 European Swimming Championships, Braunchweig

Sporting hero: Peter Van Den Hoogenband

Closest friend in sport: Sascha Kindred 

Favourite sport other than swimming: Wheelchair basketball and gymnastics 

Hobbies: Reading, travel, writing, cinema

Three words that best describe you: Fanatical, caring and committed 

Would most like to meet: David Beckham and Thierry Henry

Most prized possession: Diary

Biggest influence on career: My previous coach Emma Patrick and Sascha Kindred 

Favourite venue: Sydney Aquatic Centre 

Tips to relax: Listen to music and don't worry about those around you 

Ultimate ambition: To become Paralympic Champion 

Where do you see yourself in 10 years: Working in sport, maybe nutrition 

 

 


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