Lewis White (swimmer)
Lewis White (born 17 April 2000) is a Paralympic British swimmer competing as a S9 classification swimmer, mainly in freestyle events. He trains with City of Manchester Swimming Club under Head Coach Mark Rose. He currently holds multiple long course and short course British Records in the S9 category as well as 1 short course European Record. He retired in early 2020. [1]
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| Nationality | English/British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 April 2000 Norwich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | City of Manchester Aquatics Swimming Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Olympic and paralympic coach Mark Rose | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal history
White was born in Norwich, England, in April 2000 and grew up in Lowestoft before moving to Swadlincote.[2] He was born without a right hand.[2]
References
- "White, Lewis". paralympics.org.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- "White, Lewis". bbc.com. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
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