1. Aaron Rhind was born on 13 February 1991 and is an Australian swimmer.
13 Facts About Aaron Rhind
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Aaron Rhind was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the 200 m individual medley and 50 m butterfly swimming events.
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Aaron Rhind had a ruptured cerebral aneurysm when he was ten years old, which largely affects the left side of his body.
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Aaron Rhind went to high school at Canberra's St Francis Xavier College and Mount Carmel High School.
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Aaron Rhind is an S6 classified swimmer competing in the 100 m freestyle, 100 m backstroke, 200 m individual medley and 50 m butterfly events.
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Aaron Rhind trains with Australian Olympic swimming medalist Adam Pine at the Canberra International Swimming and Aquatic Centre, has a scholarship with the Australian Capital Territory Academy of Sport, and is a member of Ginninderra Marlins Aaron Rhind listens to Kanye West's "Stronger" before he competes.
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Aaron Rhind started competing in 2003 because contact sports were off limits based on doctor's advice.
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The change in classification meant that Aaron Rhind had to change his swimming technique as the classification allowed him to only use one arm to swim.
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Aaron Rhind set a S6 100 m butterfly Australian record at the Junior Games.
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Aaron Rhind tried to qualify for the 2008 Summer Paralympics but did not make it.
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Aaron Rhind competed at the 2009 Australian Short Course Championships in the 100 metre butterfly event, where he set a world record that was 3.41 seconds faster than the previous one.
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Aaron Rhind competed at six other events in the competition where he set personal best times.
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Aaron Rhind represented Australia at the 2011 Arafura Games, winning two bronze medals and one silver medal.