Thomas Hamer (swimmer)

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Thomas Hamer
Personal information
Full nameThomas Barnett Hamer
Nationality British
Born (1998-08-16) 16 August 1998 (age 25)
Rossendale, Lancashire, England
Height6 ft (183 cm)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokesfreestyle, Individual Medley
ClubBurnley Bobcats, Manchester National Performance Center
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Swimming
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m Individual Medley
IPC World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 London Men's 200m freestyle S14
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 London Mixed 4x100m freestyle S14
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Madeira Mixed 4x100m freestyle S14
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Glasgow Men's 200m freestyle S14
IPC European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Funchal 200m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Dublin 200m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Eindhoven 200m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Funchal 200m ind. medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Madeira 200m freestyle
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast 200m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Glasgow 200m freestyle S14

Thomas Hamer (born 16 August 1998) is an English British swimmer. [1] Hamer is Commonwealth , European & World Champion. He has held Previous World Records in the 200m freestyle event and has held many British records in other swimming strokes. Hamer competes mainly in freestyle and individual medley preferring shorter distances. His first international competition was in 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow and took a silver medal in the 200m freestyle at 15 years of age.

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Career history

Hamer holds the British records for S14 50m, 200m, and 400m freestyle events, and the SM14 200m individual medley. [3]

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References

  1. "Hamer, Thomas". IPC. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. "Men's 200 metre individual medley SM14". paralympic.org – 2016 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. "Tom Hamer". Paralympic Association. Retrieved 28 March 2017.