- Overview
- The legal support we provide
- Ollie Hynd MBE, Hogan Lovells ParalympicsGB Ambassador
- Hogan Lovells GB Para Athlete bursary 2018
- Hogan Lovells GB Para Athlete bursary 2019
- Nicholas Cheffings Para Athlete Bursary 2020
- Nicholas Cheffings Para Athlete Bursary 2021
- Nicholas Cheffings Para Athlete Bursary 2022
- The Nicholas Cheffings Para Athlete Bursary 2021[ This item has been marked as Never Publish]
- 2022 Nicholas Cheffings Para Athlete Bursary application
- Timeline
We've been supporting Ollie since June 2015. Ollie started swimming at a young age, but it was watching his brother, Sam, compete in the Beijing Paralympic Games in 2008 that inspired him to become a ParalympicsGB athlete. Since then, Ollie has become one of the greatest Paralympians in British swimming history – as one of the few athletes to hold the titles Paralympic, World, European and Commonwealth Champion simultaneously.
Length of career: 9 years competing internationally
Top 3 accolades:
1) Paralympic gold at London 2012
2) Double Paralympic gold at Rio 2016
3) Double world record at Rio 2016
How you got into your sport: I got into the sport due to my parents wanting me to learn to swim. I always loved being in the water and was very competitive at a young age, so this lead to me joining my local swimming club. I gradually built my way up, until I was selected to train with Nova centurion swimming squad, who I still train with today. I started off competing at regional level until I had progressed all the way to representing GB in 2011.
Your proudest moment in sport: My proudest moment in sport would be winning two gold medals at the Rio 2016 games.
Favourite/iconic moment in sporting History: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scoring the winning goal for Manchester United in the 99’ Champions league final.
Your most inspiring sporting hero/figure: Michael Phelps and Cristiano Ronaldo
