Thomas Hamer (swimmer)

Thomas Hamer (born 16 August 1998) is an English Paralympic swimmer.[1] Hamer competes in the S14 classification for swimmers with intellectual disabilities, mainly freestyle and backstroke preferring shorter distances. In 2014 he competed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow representing England and took the silver medal in the 200m freestyle S14.

Thomas Hamer
Personal information
Full nameThomas Barnett Hamer
NationalityBritish
Born (1998-08-16) 16 August 1998
Rawtenstall, England
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesfreestyle,
ClubBurnley Bobcats, Manchester NPC

Career History

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

References

  1. "Hamer, Thomas". IPC. 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.
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