Ollie Hynd celebrates his gold medal swim at Rio 2016

Ollie Hynd MBE

Athlete Information

  • Region

    Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire

  • Date of Birth

    27/10/1994

  • Classification

    S8 in Rio

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Ollie Hynd MBE is a Paralympic, World, European and Commonwealth Champion – as such, he is one of the few athletes in history to hold all of those titles at the same time.

Ollie claimed gold, silver and bronze on his Paralympic debut at London 2012, where he raced alongside his brother Sam. The brothers competed against each other in the 200m individual medley SM8 and the 400m freestyle S8.

In the Rio cycle, Ollie consistently claimed a podium place at major championships and in 2015 he also broke his brother’s long-standing world record for the 400m freestyle S8, which Sam had set at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. With his sights set on his second Paralympic Games in Rio, Ollie went on to win a hat-trick of gold medals at the 2016 Swimming World Championships in Funchal, Portugal.

At his second Games at Rio 2016 he won two golds - in the 400m freestyle S8 and the 200m individual medley SM8 - and a silver in the 100m backstroke S8.

Following Rio 2016, Ollie was reclassified into the S9 classification. His first major international after that was the 2018 European Para Swimming Championships in Dublin, Ireland, where his best result was in the 100m backstroke S9, where he narrowly missed the podium and finished in 4th place.

Hynd first swam on to the world scene in 2011, securing a spot at his first major championships with his performances at the British International Disability Swimming Championships in Sheffield. He went on crown his breakthrough season by winning three medals on his European Championship debut, including gold in the 200m individual medley SM8.

He was appointed MBE in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to swimming.

Major Results

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

  • 400m freestyle S8: gold
  • 200m individual medley SM8: gold
  • 100m backstroke S8: silver
  • 100m freestyle S8: 4th
  • 4x100m freestyle relay (34pts): 5th

London 2012 Paralympic Games

  • 200m individual medley SM8: gold
  • 400m freestyle S8: silver
  • 100m backstroke S8: bronze

Glasgow 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships

  • 100m backstroke S8: bronze
  • 200m individual medley SM8: gold
  • 400m freestyle S8: gold

Montreal 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

  • 100m backstroke S8: bronze
  • 200m individual medley SM8: gold
  • 400m freestyle S8: gold

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