Lyndon Ferns is a retired Olympic gold-medalist and former world record swimmer from South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

. He swam for South Africa at the 2004

South Africa at the 2004 Summer Olympics

South Africa competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. South Africa athletes are represented by the National Olympic Committee of South Africa ....

 and 2008 Olympics

South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics

South Africa competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The team included 136 athletes, as of 10 July 2008....

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At the 2004 Olympics

South Africa at the 2004 Summer Olympics

South Africa competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. South Africa athletes are represented by the National Olympic Committee of South Africa ....

, he was a member of the South Africa's Men's 4×100 m freestyle relay

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay

The men's 4×100 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on August 15, 2004.75 swimmers from 16 nations competed.-Medalists:...

 that won the event in a world record

World record progression 4x100 metres freestyle relay

Below is the world record progression for the 4×100 metres freestyle relay swimming event. Long course swimming records were recognised by the International Swimming Federation in 1908...

. Three of the team were a part of the relay that broke the record and won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

He attended the University of Arizona

University of Arizona

The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...

, where he competed at the NCAA level for his four years of eligibility under the tutelage of former-Olympian, world-renowned sprint coach, Rick DeMont

Rick DeMont

Rick DeMont is an American former swimmer who set a record for the 1500m freestyle. A graduate in 1973 of Terra Linda High School, he was a member of the US Olympic team and competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany where he won a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle...

. Lyndon hopes one day to return to South Africa.

He is also the holder of the following records:

• African records: 100 m freestyle, 4×100 m freestyle relay
• South African records: 100 m freestyle, 100 m butterfly, 4×100 m Freestyle relay

In May 2009, it was announced that he was part of South Africa's team to the 2009 World Championships

2009 World Aquatics Championships

The 2009 World Aquatics Championships or the XIII FINA World Championships were celebrated in Rome, Italy in 2009 from July 17 to August 2. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.Rome won...

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In April 2011, Lyndon retired from competitive swimming.

Affiliations

• TuksSport - University of Pretoria
  University of Pretoria
  The University of Pretoria is a multi campus public research university located in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa...
  
  , South Africa
• Northern Tigers - University of Arizona, USA