Andy Mullen dives into the pool in Tokyo

Andrew Mullen

Athlete Information

  • Region

    Glasgow

  • Date of Birth

    29/11/1996

  • Classification

    S5, SB4, SM5

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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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