Graham Edmunds
Graham says that he was first thrown into the water aged just three months old and has never looked back. London was his third Games.
- Events:
- 50m Freestyle (S10)/100m Butterfly (S10)/100m Freestyle (S10)
- Home Town:
- Reading
- Lives:
- Swansea
- Trains:
- Swansea HPC
- Date Of Birth:
- 22nd September 1974
- Games Attended:
- London 12, Beijing 08, Athens 04
Prior to a road traffic accident in 2000, Graham competed in non-disabled competition for 10 years and was club captain at Reading Swimming Club. He has now been competing in disabiity Swimming for 11 years and trains at Swansea HPC.
Graham’s greatest achievements are the two gold medals that he won in the 4x100m Freestyle Relay (34pts) at the Games in both Beijing and Athens.
At London 2012, Graham was just 0.18 seconds shy of his four year old British record as he put in a season's best performance of 25.28 second to finish 4th in his heat of the 50m Freestyle (S10). He also recorded a season's best time in the 100m Butterfly (S10).
Graham graduated from Portsmouth University in 1996 with a BA in Pharmacy. He also has a qualification in MRPharmS and works as a Locum Pharmacist
Major Results
- 2012 London Paralympic Games
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50m Freestyle (S10): 4th (ht1)
100m Freestyle (S10): 4th (ht2)
100m Butterfly (S10): 7th (ht3)
- 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games
-
50m Freestyle (S10): 8th
100m Freestyle (S10): 7th
4x100m Freestyle Relay (34pts): gold
4x100m Medley Relay (34pts)(Heat Only): 7th
- 2004 Athens Paralympic Games
-
50m Freestyle (S10): 6th
100m Backstroke (S10): 8th
4x100m Medley Relay (34pts): gold
- 2012 British Championships, London, UK
-
50m Freestyle: 6th
100m Freestyle: 16th
100m Butterfly: 11th
- 2011 IPC European Championships, Berlin, Germany
-
50m Freestyle (S10): bronze
100m Freestyle (S10): 7th
- 2011 British Championships, Manchester, UK
-
50m Freestyle: 6th
100m Butterfly: 8th
- 2010 IPC World Championships, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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50m Freestyle (S10) 6th
4x100m Freestyle Relay (34pts): bronze
- 2010 British Championships, Sheffield, UK
- 100m Freestyle: silver
- 2009 IPC European Championships, Reykjavik, Iceland
-
50m Freestyle (S10): bronze
4x100m Freestyle Relay (34pts): gold
4x100m Medley Relay (34pts): silver
- 2009 IPC World Championships, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 4x100m Freestyle Relay (34pts): bronze
- 2009 British International Disability Swimming Championships, Sheffield, UK
-
100m Freestyle: 4th
100m Backstroke: bronze
- 2009 British Championships, Sheffield, UK
-
50m Freestyle: bronze
100m Freestyle: silver
100m Backstroke: 6th
200m Individual Medley: 6th
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