GB Paralympic Team Announced
Posted on May 19, 2016
31 swimmers will be representing Great Britain at the Paralympics in Rio it was announced on Monday.
Ellie Simmonds, Ollie Hynd, Jon Fox, Jessica-Jane Applegate, Josef Craig and Bethany Firth are all experienced Olympians having won gold medals at the London 2012 games. In total, 20 of the 31 swimmers have previously competed at a Paralympic event. For Sascha Kindred this will be his sixth appearance, selected after a finishing time within 2% of the required standard and will be looking to add to his already impressive haul of six gold medals.
Abby Kane is the team’s youngest member. At just 12 years old Abby holds the British record of 1.11.19 in the S13 100m backstroke, set at the Para-Swimming trials.
Our congratulations go out to all the swimmers and their coaches and wish you all the best later this year. We will be cheering you on from the stands at home and in Rio.
The full list of swimmers and their coaches are:
| Aaron Moores | Adam Baker / Stuart McNarry |
| Abby Kane | Sharon McIntyre |
| Alice Tai | Rob Greenwood |
| Amy Marren | Gary Rogers |
| Andrew Mullen | Graeme Smith |
| Bethany Firth | Nelson Lindsay |
| Charlotte Henshaw | Glenn Smith |
| Claire Cashmore | Rob Greenwood |
| Ellie Robinson | Andy Sharpe |
| Ellie Simmonds | Rob Greenwood |
| Hannah Russell | Mark Rose |
| Harriet Lee | Rob Greenwood |
| James Crisp | Russ Barber |
| Jessica-Jane Applegate | Alex Pinniger |
| Jonathan Booth | Mark Lappin |
| Jonathan Fox | Graeme Smith |
| Josef Craig | Danny Thompson |
| Lewis White | Mel Marshall |
| Matt Wylie | Danny Thompson |
| Michael Jones | Rob Greenwood |
| Ollie Hynd | Glenn Smith |
| Rebecca Redfern | Mark Stowe |
| Ryan Crouch | Self-Coached |
| Sascha Kindred | Emma Patrick |
| Scott Quin | Kris Gilchrist |
| Steph Millward | Graeme Smith |
| Stephanie Slater | Rob Greenwood |
| Stephen Clegg | Bruce Halloran |
| Susie Rogers | Tony Beckley |
| Tom Hamer | Graeme Smith |
| Tully Kearney | Graeme Smith |