Paul Callis (born 2 October 1978) is a retired

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swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. Paul attended Hymers College whilst training at various Hull swimming clubs during his sporting career including Hull Olympic, City of Hull, Kingston Upon Hull swimming club (KUHSC) and in his later years of competing at South Hunsley. Born in

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, England, Paul's specialty was

individual medley Medley is a combination of four different swimming styles—backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle—into one race. This race is either swum by one swimmer as individual medley (IM) or by four swimmers as a medley relay. Individual ...

and

breaststroke Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can be s ...

, and took bronze in the 100 and 200 metre finals representing England at the 2001 World Cup in

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.Staff report (19 January 2001). World Cup first day results. ''AAP Sports News (Australia)''Staff report (19 January 2001). World Cup second day results. ''AAP Sports News (Australia)'' Paul was an unbeaten champion within Hull and Humberside for many years at various disciplines including: 50m/100m/200m breaststroke, 100m/200m individual medley, 50m/100m butterfly and 50m/100m/200m freestyle. Paul has won regional gold medals on numerous occasions at the Yorkshire championships and North Eastern England championships. Paul has also been a British champion on numerous occasions across a multitude of events. Paul was one of a handful of swimmers selected to test the 'shark suit' before it was released at the USA Olympic centre in Colorado Springs before the launch at the Sidney Olympics in 2000. Furthermore, Paul tested the suits in Dunedin New Zealand, as a 'guinea pig' for

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prior to the Athens Olympics in 2004. Paul gained a world ranking positioning of 17th, and 2nd in the UK. Paul was also one of a select few to break the 50 second barrier for the 100 metre freestyle.

References

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