Paul Palmer (swimmer)

Paul Palmer

Personal information
Full name	Paul Rory Palmer
Nationality	British
Born	(1974-10-18) 18 October 1974 Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	City of Lincoln Pentaqua
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Great Britain Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 400 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1998 Perth 400 m freestyle 1998 Perth 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 1999 Hong Kong 4×200 m freestyle 2000 Athens 400 m freestyle 2000 Athens 4×200 m freestyle 1993 Palma 400 m freestyle 1997 Gothenburg 4×200 m freestyle European Championships - Long Course 1997 Seville 200 m freestyle 1997 Seville 4×200 m freestyle 1999 Istanbul 400 m freestyle 1993 Sheffield 400 m freestyle 1995 Vienna 400 m freestyle 1999 Istanbul 200 m freestyle 1999 Istanbul 4×200 m freestyle 1997 Seville 400 m freestyle 2000 Helsinki 200 m freestyle 2000 Helsinki 400 m freestyle European Championships - Short Course 2000 Valencia 400 m freestyle 2000 Valencia 200 m freestyle

Paul Palmer (born 18 October 1974 in Lincoln, England) is a former international freestyle swimmer for England and Great Britain.

Coached by Ian Turner at the City of Lincoln Pentaqua Swimming Club, Palmer qualified for the 200 m, 400 m and 1500 m freestyle at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, finishing a respectable 9th position (winning the "B" final) in the 200 m, and 10th position in the 400 m. After this success, in order to increase his chances of a medal at the following Atlanta games, Palmer relocated to Bath, along with Turner. Training in a 50 m pool, alongside other Olympic hopefuls at the performance centre allowed Palmer to take his swimming to a new level.

He won the silver medal in the 400 m freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A year later, at the European LC Championships 1997 in Seville, he won gold in the 200 m freestyle.

References

• British Olympic Association athlete profile