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==Personal life== ==Personal life==
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==Career== ==Career==

Revision as of 00:36, 25 October 2014

This article is about the swimmer. For other uses, see Brian Hill (disambiguation).

Brian Hill
Personal information
Full nameBrian David Hill
NationalityCanadian
Born (1982-12-29) 29 December 1982 (age 42)
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesfreestyle, backstroke, butterfly, medley
ClubDuncan Stingrays Swim Club
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 100 m butterfly S13
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 400 m freestyle S13
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 100 m backstroke S13
IPC World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rio 100 m freestyle
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio 100 m freestyle
Updated on 23 September 2014

Brian David Hill (born 29 December 1982) is a S13 Canadian para-swimmer who has competed in the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 Summer Paralympics and the 2007 Parapan American Games. He started swimming as a child and competitive swimming at the age of nine. He has won the Blind Sports Award and also the Athlete of the Year Award.

Personal life

Hill was born on 29 December 1982 in Duncan, British Columbia with a genetic retinal disorder which results in only ten percent vision. Since the 2004 Summer Paralympics, he has resided in Montreal, Quebec. During his childhood, Hill's parents dug a 17 metre pool for him to swim in. "It was the first sport where I was able to train and compete with other kids at an equal level,” he says. The pool was where he started competitive swimming at the age of nine. Hill's girlfriend Karine Thomas is a member in Canada's Olympic synchronized swimming team. After he retires, he wants to have a culinary career.

Career

At the age of 17, Hill participated in six events at the 2000 Sydney Summer Paralympics. He won silver in the Men's 100 metre butterfly in 1:02.79, finished 4th in the 100 metre backstroke in 1:10.39, 6th in the 50 metre freestyle in 27.11, 8th in the 100 metre freestyle in 59.23, 8th in the 400 metre freestyle in 4:54.96 and 10th in the 200 metre individual medley in 2:35.39.

At the 2004 Summer Paralympics, Hill won bronze in the 100 metre backstroke in 1:06.97, bronze in the 400 metre freestyle in 4:39.52, equal fourth in the 100 metre butterfly in 1:03.90, fifth in the 100 metre freestyle in 59.32, fifth in the 200 metre individual medley in 2:31.07 and 14th in the 50 metre freestyle in 28.09. Looking back on his results, Brian said, "Sydney Games were special because it was my first Paralympic Games and everything. The atmosphere, crowds and facilities were amazing." and that he "was really able to feel the history of the Olympics" in 2004.

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Hill finished 9th in the 50 metre EAD freestyle in 26.68 and 9th in the 100 metre EAD freestyle in 59.58.

Hill won five medals at the 2007 Parapan American Games including three golds and two silvers. He won gold in 100 metre butterfly where he got a time of 1:00.52. He had tied the world record score with Canadian Para-swimmer Walter Wu. He had also won another two golds and two silvers. He says "I'm pretty happy with the result overall. Technically it was very good;"

Before going to Beijing for Hill's third Paralympic Games, his preparation involved swimming about 120 kilometres in two weeks. Hill said, "I completed about eight to nine workouts a week and spent around 18 to 20 hours per week in the pool" Although he rested and focused on mental preparations one week before the game, he did not win any medals.

At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Hill finished 5th in the 100 metre backstroke in 1:05.52, 12th in the 100 metre butterfly in 1:03.25, 15th in the 100 metre freestyle in 59.80 and 17th in the 50 metre freestyle in 26.84.

At the 2009 IPC Swimming World Championships 25 m in Rio, Hill won gold in the 100 metre backstroke in a new record time of 59.30, gold in the 100 metre butterfly in a new record time of 57.04 and bronze in the 100 metre freestyle in 54.66. At the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships, Hill finished 5th in the 100 metre backstroke in 1:04.65.

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Hill finished 7th in the 100 metre backstroke in 1:04.97 and equal 8th in the heats 100 metre butterfly with Australia's Sean Russo in 1:01.61. In the swim-off, Russo defeated Hill with each posting times of 1:01.24 and 1:02.72 respectively.

Achievements

In 2002, Hill won the Athlete of the Year award in the athletes with a disability category. He won again in the next year. In 2003, Hill was awarded the Blind Sports award from the British Columbia Blind Sports and Recreation Association (BCBSRA).

References

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  2. ^ "Profile of Brian Hill". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  3. ^ "CNIB — Brian Hill". CNIB. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  4. "Swimming Canada". swimming.ca. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
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  7. "Results of the men's 50 metre freestyle S13 at the 2000 Summer Paralympics" (pdf). IPC. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  8. "Results of the men's 100 metre freestyle S13 at the 2000 Summer Paralympics" (pdf). IPC. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  9. "Results of the men's 400 metre freestyle S13 at the 2000 Summer Paralympics" (pdf). IPC. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  10. "Results of the men's 200 metre individual medley SM13 at the 2000 Summer Paralympics" (pdf). IPC. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  11. "Results of the men's 100 metre backstroke S13 at the 2004 Summer Paralympics" (pdf). IPC. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  12. "Results of the men's 400 metre freestyle S13 at the 2004 Summer Paralympics" (pdf). IPC. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  13. "Results of the men's 100 metre butterfly S13 at the 2004 Summer Paralympics" (pdf). IPC. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  14. "Results of the men's 100 metre freestyle S13 at the 2004 Summer Paralympics" (pdf). IPC. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  15. "Results of the men's 200 metre individual medley SM13 at the 2004 Summer Paralympics" (pdf). IPC. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  16. "Results of the men's 50 metre freestyle S13 at the 2004 Summer Paralympics" (pdf). IPC. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  17. "Results of the men's 50 metre EAD freestyle heats at the 2006 Commonwealth Games". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 18 March 2006. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  18. "Results of the men's 100 metre EAD freestyle heats at the 2006 Commonwealth Games". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 20 March 2006. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  19. "World Record and Gold Medal for Brian Hill at Para-Swimming World Championships". impactmagazine.ca. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  20. "Results of the men's 100 metre backstroke S13 at the 2008 Summer Paralympics" (pdf). IPC. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  21. "Results of the men's 100 metre butterfly S13 at the 2008 Summer Paralympics" (pdf). IPC. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  22. "Results of the men's 100 metre freestyle S13 at the 2008 Summer Paralympics" (pdf). IPC. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  23. "Results of the men's 50 metre freestyle S13 at the 2008 Summer Paralympics" (pdf). IPC. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  24. "World records for Stephanie Dixon, Brian Hill at Para-swimming". CBC. 4 December 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  25. "Athletes continue strong finishes in Brazil at Swimming Worlds". IPC. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  26. "Results of the men's 100 metre backstroke S13 at the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships" (pdf). Day 6 results of the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships. IPC: 14. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  27. "Results of the men's 100 metre backstroke S13 at the 2012 Summer Paralympics" (pdf). IPC. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
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  29. "Athlete of the year — Recipients History". sportbc.com. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  30. "BCBSRA Web Site". BCBSRA. Retrieved 23 September 2014.

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