Thelma Young, born on 8 September 1972 in Southampton, is a Paralympic swimmer from Great Britain who was born with a congenital bilateral hemangioma, visible on the skin of her right arm, and with bone and vascular problems. She learnt to swim at six at Eastleigh Leisure Centre in Southampton and competed in the L6 class. At the 1988 Seoul Games she won two gold medals, in the women's 4 by 100 metre medley relay and 4 by 100 metre freestyle relay, with Dianne Barr, Joanne Round and Linda Walters, and two bronze medals in the 100 metre breaststroke and 100 metre backstroke, and at the 1989 World Youth Games in Miami she won four gold medals in the L6 class.
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Thelma Young (born 8 September 1972) is a Paralympic swimmer from Great Britain.
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At the 1988 Seoul Games, she won two gold medals in the Women’s 4 × 100 m medley relay A-L and 4 × 100 m Freestyle relay A-L with Dianne Barr, Joanne Round and Linda Walters and two bronze medals in the Women’s 100 m Breaststroke L6 and Women’s 100 m Backstroke L6 events.
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