Andrew Lindsay (swimmer)

Andrew Lindsay (born 25 October 1979) is a British paralympic swimmer who has represented Great Britain at four Paralympic Games from 1996 to 2008 winning three medals. He competes in the S7 category.

Andrew Lindsay

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	25 October 1979 Dunfermline, Scotland
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) (2008)
Weight	57.2 kg (126 lb) (2008)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	Incas, Stirling Swim
Medal record Men's para swimming Representing  Great Britain Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney 100 m backstroke S7 2004 Athens 100 m backstroke S7 1996 Atlanta 100 m backstroke S7

At the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta Lindsay competed in men's 50, 100 and 400 m freestyle and 100 m backstroke, winning the silver medal in the latter. He repeated the events at the 2000 Games in Sydney, this time winning gold in the 100 m backstroke. In 2004 in Athens he once again took gold in the 100 m backstroke.

He is the current world record holder for the S7 category over 200 m backstroke.

Lindsay was inducted into the Scottish Swimming Hall of Fame in 2018.[1][2]

References

1. "Scottish Swimming celebrate a year of success". Scottish Swimming. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
2. Race, Loretta (1 October 2018). "Duncan Scott & Steven Tigg Earn Top Scottish Swimming Honors". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.

• "ParalympicsGB Team Beijing 2008: Swimming Team Biographies". British Paralympic Association. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2009.

External links

• Andrew Lindsay at British Swimming at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 September 2008)
• Andrew Lindsay at the International Paralympic Committee