Paul Palmer (swimmer)

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Medal record
Paul Palmer
Men’s Swimming
Competitor for United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Silver	1996 Atlanta	400m Freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Bronze	1998 Perth	400m Freestyle
World Championsips (SC)
Silver	1999 Hong Kong	4x200m Freestyle
Silver	2000 Athens	400m Freestyle
Silver	2000 Athens	4x200m Freestyle
Bronze	1997 Gothenburg	4x200m Freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold	1997 Seville	200m Freestyle
Gold	1997 Seville	4x200m Freestyle
Gold	1999 Istanbul	400m Freestyle
Silver	1995 Vienna	400m Freestyle
Silver	1999 Istanbul	200m Freestyle
Silver	1999 Istanbul	4x200m Freestyle
Bronze	1997 Seville	400m Freestyle
Bronze	2000 Helsinki	200m Freestyle
Bronze	2000 Helsinki	400m Freestyle

Paul Rory Palmer (born October 18, 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 200m, 400m and 1500m Freestyle at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, finishing a respectable 9th position (winning the "B" final) in the 200m, and 10th position in the 400m. 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 50m 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 metres 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 metres Freestyle.