David Griffin (swimmer)

{{short description|Australian Paralympic swimmer}}

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|birth_date= 1967

|birth_place= Kempsey, New South Wales

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{{MedalSport |Swimming}}

{{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze|1984 New York|Men's 100 m Butterfly A2}}

{{MedalBronze|1988 Seoul|Men's 100 m Butterfly A2}}

{{MedalBronze|1988 Seoul|Men's 100 m Freestyle A2}}

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David Griffin (born 1967 in Kempsey, New South Wales) is an Australian swimmer. He lost his right leg above the knee in a tractor accident when he was 11 years of age. At the age of 15 he was noticed by a local swim coach Roger Whitmore and began training in earnest for the NSW Amputee championships.

David competed in the 1984 Games for the Disabled in New York where he won a bronze medal in the 100 m butterfly.{{cite web|title=David Griffin - IPC Historical Results Database|url=http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/search.php?sport=all&games=all&medal=all&npc=all&name=Griffin&fname=David&gender=all|publisher=International Paralympic Committee (IPC)|accessdate=24 August 2012}} At the 1988 Seoul Paralympics he won bronze medals in both the 100 m butterfly and freestyle events.