Nyree Kindred, an MBE born Nyree Elise Lewis on 21 September 1980 in Rhondda, Wales, is a Welsh swimmer who has competed at four Paralympic Games, winning ten medals. She took up swimming at five after her aunt took her to a pool, and she has a form of cerebral palsy, so she competes in the S6, SM6 and SB5 classifications. At the 2004 Summer Paralympics she won her first Paralympic gold in the S6 100 metre backstroke in a new Paralympic record time, followed by gold in the 4 by 50 metre medley 20 points relay, silver in the SB5 100 metre breaststroke and the 200 metre SM6 individual medley and bronze in the S6 400 metre freestyle. Her husband is the British Paralympic gold medal winning swimmer Sascha Kindred.
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Kindred's husband is fellow British Paralympic gold medal-winning swimmer Sascha Kindred.
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Nyree Elise Kindred MBE (née Lewis; born 21 September 1980 in Rhondda, Wales) is a Welsh swimmer who has competed in the Paralympic Games on four occasions winning ten medals.
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Kindred's husband is fellow British Paralympic gold medal-winning swimmer Sascha Kindred.
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