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Sascha Kindred<br />

Date of Birth: 13.12.77<br />

Born: Munster, Germany<br />

Lives: Manchester<br />

Nickname: Sash<br />

Club: Stretford ASC<br />

Classification: S6 SB7 SM6<br />

Coach: Colin Hood<br />

Height: 1.88m<br />

Weight: 73kg<br />

First Sporting Success: Winning 7 gold medals at the<br />

Junior Championships in 1992<br />

Finest Sporting Moment: Winning 2 gold, a silver and a<br />

bronze at the 2000 Paralympic in Sydney. Also setting a<br />

new World Record in the 200IM at the Games<br />

Tips for the Top: Always give 110%<br />

First GB Selection Year: 1993<br />

Sporting Heroes: Michael Jordan & Carl Lewis<br />

Closest Friend in Sport: Ritchie Barber<br />

Favourite Sport Other than Swimming:<br />

Football & basketball<br />

Hobbies: Cinema, watching Manchester United at<br />

Old Trafford and eating out<br />

Three Words that Best Describe you:<br />

Determined, Modest, Perfectionist<br />

Would Most like to Meet: Michael Jordan<br />

Ambitions: Retain titles in Athens<br />

Biggest Influence On Career: My Mum, she was<br />

committed to take me to training when I was younger<br />

Toughest Opponent: Myself (I can stress myself out<br />

and put too much pressure on myself to perform)<br />

Favourite Venue: Sydney Aquatics Centre<br />

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS<br />

Paralympic Games<br />

Sydney 2000: GOLD 100m Breaststroke (SB7), GOLD<br />

200m IM (SM6), SILVER 4x100m Medley relay (SB7),<br />

BRONZE 4x50m Freestyle relay (S6)<br />

Atlanta 1996: SILVER 100m Breaststroke (SB7)<br />

Word Championships<br />

Argentina 2002: GOLD 100m Breaststroke (SB7),<br />

GOLD 200m IM (SM6), GOLD 4x100m Medley relay<br />

(SB7), BRONZE 4x50m Freestyle relay (S6)<br />

New Zealand 1998: SILVER 100m Breaststroke (SB7),<br />

SILVER 200m IM (SM6), SILVER 4x100m Medley<br />

relay (SB7), BRONZE 4x50m Freestyle relay (S6)<br />

Malta 1994: BRONZE 100m Breaststroke (SB7)<br />

European Championships<br />

Sweden 2001: GOLD 100m Breaststroke (SB7),<br />

GOLD 200m IM (SM6), GOLD 4x100m Medley relay<br />

(SB7), SILVER 4x50m Freestyle relay (S6),<br />

SILVER 4x50m Medley relay,<br />

BRONZE 50m Butterfly (S6)<br />

Germany 1999: GOLD 100m Breaststroke (SB7),<br />

GOLD 200m IM (SM6), GOLD 4x100m Medley relay<br />

(SB7), SILVER 4x50m Freestyle relay (S6)<br />

Spain 1997: GOLD 100m Breaststroke (SB7),<br />

BRONZE 50m Freestyle (S6), BRONZE 100m<br />

Freestyle (S6), BRONZE 4x50m Freestyle relay (S6),<br />

BRONZE 4x50m Medley relay (SB7)<br />

France 1995: GOLD 100m Breaststroke (SB7)<br />

RECORDS HELD:<br />

50m Freestyle S6 Sheffield<br />

22/03/03 33.11secs BR<br />

100m Freestyle S6 Stockholm<br />

01/08/01 1:14.30 secs BR<br />

50m Breaststroke SB7 Sheffield<br />

08/04/04 38.95 secs BR,ER & WR<br />

100m Breaststroke SB7 Sheffield<br />

09/04/04 1:23.12secs BR, ER & WR<br />

200m Breaststroke SB7 Sheffield<br />

02/06/96 3:17.39secs BR<br />

50m Butterfly S6 Sheffield 08/05/04 34.97 secs BR<br />

200m IM SM6 Mar Del Plata<br />

14/12/02 2:49.60 secs BR, ER & WR<br />

4x50 Freestyle Relay 20pts Mar Del Plata<br />

12/12/02 2:45.09 secs BR<br />

4x50m Medley Relay 20pts Stockholm<br />

28/10/00 3:01.34 secs BR<br />

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