Chris Holmes (swimmer)

Christopher Holmes, Baron Holmes of Richmond, MBE is a British former swimmer and life peer in the House of Lords. He won a total of nine gold, five silver, and one bronze medal at the Paralympic Games. Holmes represented Great Britain at four Paralympic Games between 1988 and 2000 and is the only British Paralympic swimmer to win six gold medals at a single Games. After retiring from swimming he worked as a journalist and solicitor. He was Director of Paralympic Integration for the London Olympics and it was announced that he would be elevated to the House of Lords in August 2013, as a Conservative Party Peer.

Holmes was born in Peterborough onOctober 1971. His family moved to Kidderminster when he was three. He was educated at Harry Cheshire Comprehensive School, Kidderminster. He then studied Social and Political Sciences at Kings College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1998, as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts degree. In 2001, he gained a post graduate diploma in law at BPP Law School and in 2002 he completed the Legal Practice Course.

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