Simon Wainwright

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Simon Wainwright
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Born (1971-08-13) 13 August 1971 (age 53)
Lincoln, England
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Sport Swimming

Simon Wainwright (born 13 August 1971) is a British swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Early life

His brother Tim also swam. [2] He lived at Park Close in Sudbrooke, attending the William Farr School in the early 1980s. [3] He was a sports colleague of Tracey Atkin, from Lincoln.

He graduated from Harvard College. [4]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Simon Wainwright Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. Lincolnshire Echo Tuesday 9 October 1984, page 12
  3. Lincolnshire Echo Wednesday 28 August 1985, page 6
  4. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1992/7/24/19-to-compete-in-barcelona-pharvard/