Chris Holmes, Baron Holmes of Richmond
The Lord Holmes of Richmond | |
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Holmes in 2022 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 13 September 2013 Life peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christopher Holmes 15 October 1971 Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Sports career | |
| National team | Great Britain |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Classifications | B2 / S12 |
Medal record | |
Christopher Holmes, Baron Holmes of Richmond, MBE (born 15 October 1971), is a British life peer in the House of Lords and former swimmer. 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.