Dean Booth
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Swimming | ||
Representing  New Zealand
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| Paralympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2000 Sydney | 400 metre freestyle - S7 |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2000 Sydney | 100 metre freestyle - S7 |
Dean Booth, now in his late thirties, is a paralympic swimmer from New Zealand competing mainly in category S7 events.
Dean was part of the New Zealand Paralympic swim team that made the short trip to Sydney for the 2000 Summer Paralympics. There he broke the world record and won the 400m freestyle race narrowly beating Great Britain's David Roberts, David got revenge in the 100m freestyle where he won in a new games record while Dean finished third and 50m freestyle where he broke the world record and Dean finished fourth. [1]
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