Reece Dunn
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| Nickname(s) | Reecey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 September 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Plymouth, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Autism | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S14, SB14, SM14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Plymouth Leander Swimming Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Robin Armayan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Reece Dunn MBE (born 19 September 1995) is a British Paralympic swimmer. He represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]
Career[]
Dunn was named the World Disabled Swimmer of the Year in 2019.[2]
Dunn, who is diagnosed with autism, represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where he won a gold medal in the 200 metre freestyle and a silver medal in the 100 metre butterfly S14 events. He also competed in the men's 200 metre individual medley SM14 event where he finished with a world record time of 2:08.02 and won a gold medal. He competed in the 100 metre backstroke S14 event and won a bronze medal.[3][4]
Dunn was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to swimming.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Reece Dunn". paralympics.org. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Swimming World Presents "The 2019 Athletes of the Year: Diving, Artistic, Water Polo, and Disabled Swimming"". swimmingworldmagazine.com. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Reece Dunn". olympics.com. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: GB's Dunn wins swimming gold with world record". The Guardian. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N19.
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