Kenneth Cairns, an MBE born on 20 December 1957, is a British swimmer who won five Paralympic gold medals across five Games, along with several world titles. At sixteen he was in a motorcycle accident that damaged his spine, after which he used a wheelchair, and he began swimming in 1976 to improve his fitness. He returned to the pool in 1982, competed in class S3 events, and made his Paralympic debut in 1984, winning four gold medals, an individual silver and a team silver in the relay. He broke several records, was appointed MBE in the 2001 New Year Honours for services to disabled sports, and was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2015 and the Scottish Swimming Hall of Fame in 2018.
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Kenneth Cairns MBE (born 20 December 1957) is a British swimmer who won five Paralympic gold medals across five Games, along with several world titles.
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Kenneth Cairns MBE (born 20 December 1957) is a British swimmer who won five Paralympic gold medals across five Games, along with several world titles.
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