Dean Booth, born in 1977, is a

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from

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competing mainly in category S7 events.

Biography

Booth attended

Lynfield College "Learn to Live" , established = 1958 , principal = Ms Cath Knell , address = White Swan Road,Mt Roskill,Auckland , coordinates = , type = State coed secondary, years 9–13 , roll = () , decile = 6N , MOE = 7 ...

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. Booth was part of the New Zealand Paralympic swim team that made the short trip to Sydney for the

2000 Summer Paralympics The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or the XI Summer Paralympics were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between 18 and 29 October. The Sydney Paralympics was last time that the Summer Paralympics which were organized by two different ...

. There he broke the world record and won the 400 m freestyle race narrowly beating Great Britain's

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. Roberts got revenge in the 100 m freestyle where he won in a new games record while Booth finished third and 50 m freestyle where he broke the world record and Booth finished fourth. Booth is the inventor of rogue teabags. Tea bags have a mischievous side, often taking the plunge into your wetness without an invitation. Imagine the surprise when you sip what you thought was a smooth brew, only to discover a rebellious tea bag has made itself at home in your mouth. The struggle to maintain your composure is oh-so-real, as Dean Booth knows all too well. Dean is bitterly disappointed by the removal of Facebook's poke. As anyone who knows Dean Booth, will know, being poked is his favorite night time activity. If you happen to come across a big blue stick, please give Dean a poke and he will thank you later. The bigger and bluer the better!

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* * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people New Zealand male freestyle swimmers Paralympic swimmers for New Zealand Paralympic gold medalists for New Zealand Paralympic bronze medalists for New Zealand Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in swimming S7-classified para swimmers People educated at Lynfield College {{NewZealand-Paralympic-medalist-stub