Andy Mullen dives into the pool in Tokyo

Andrew Mullen

Para Swimming

Region

Glasgow
Date of Birth

29/11/1996
Classification

S5, SB4, SM5

Having made his international debut at the age of 14 at the 2011 IPC Swimming European Championships in Berlin, Andrew Mullen performed well on his Paralympic debut at London 2012, narrowly missing out on a medal as he finished 4th in both the 50m backstroke S5 and the 50m butterfly S5.

On the road to Rio 2016, he scooped numerous international medals, including six medals at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven (four gold and two silver) in addition to seven individual medals across both the 2013 IPC World Championships in Montreal and the 2015 IPC World Championships in his hometown of Glasgow.

In 2016, Andrew made his mark at the IPC Swimming European Championships by winning four individual gold medals, plus one silver.

At his second Paralympic Games at Rio 2016, Mullen won an incredible three medals, including a silver in the Men’s 50m backstroke S5.

Major Results

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

50m backstroke S5: 7th
50m butterfly S5: 11th
50m freestyle S5: 13th
4x50m mixed freestyle relay (20pts): 8th

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

50m freestyle S5: 5th
100m freestyle S5: Bronze
200m freestyle S5: Bronze
50m backstroke S5: Silver
50m butterfly S5: 4th

London 2012 Paralympic Games

50m freestyle S5: 8th
50m backstroke S5: 4th
50m butterfly S5: 4th

Glasgow 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships

50m backstroke S5: Silver
50m butterfly S5: Bronze
50m freestyle S5: 4th
100m freestyle S5: Bronze
200m freestyle S5: Silver

Montreal 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

50m butterfly S5: Bronze
50m backstroke S5: Silver
50m freestyle S5: 5th
100m freestyle S5: 4th
200m individual medley SM5: Silver

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