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| Full name | Paul Anthony Howe | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 January 1968 Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Birmingham and Phoenicians | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Howe (born 8 January 1968) is a Singapore-born former competitive swimmer and freestyler.
He represented Great Britain in the Olympics and England in the Commonwealth Games. He competed in three consecutive Olympic Games, starting at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he claimed the bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay, alongside teammates Neil Cochran, Paul Easter, and Andrew Astbury. He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [1] Four years later he represented England in the 200 metres freestyle and relay, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. [2] [3]
He is a three times winner of the ASA National British Championships in the 200 metres freestyle (1990-1992) and a three times winner of the 400 metres freestyle in 1988, 1990 and 1991. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] He also won the 200 metres butterfly title in 1990. [9]
Howe attended Millfield School from 1983 to 1986. [10]
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