Chris Holmes, Baron Holmes of Richmond

The Right Honourable
The Lord Holmes of Richmond
MBE
Holmes in 2022
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office
13 September 2013
Life peerage
Personal details
Born
Christopher Holmes

(1971-10-15) 15 October 1971 (age 52)
Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England
Political partyConservative
Sports career
National team Great Britain
SportSwimming
ClassificationsB2[1] / S12[2]
Medal record
Para swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 50m freestyle B2
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 100m freestyle B2
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 400m freestyle B2
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 100m backstroke B2
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 200m backstroke B2
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 200m individual medley B2
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 50m freestyle B2
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 100m freestyle B2
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 100m backstroke B2
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 50m freestyle B2
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 400m freestyle B2
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 400m individual medley B1-2
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 200m medley B2
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 4×100m medley relay S11-13
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 100m freestyle B2

Christopher Holmes, Baron Holmes of Richmond, MBE (born 15 October 1971),[3] 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[4] 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.[5]

  1. ^ "Guide to Paralympic Swimming". swimming.org. Retrieved 4 November 2015. Barcelona 1992: Great Britain's Chris Holmes wins six golds and one silver in the B2 classification.
  2. ^ "British team finish in style". BBC Sport. 5 August 2001. Retrieved 4 November 2015. Chris Holmes, S12 50m freestyle, 26.85
  3. ^ "Christopher Holmes HOLMES OF RICHMOND". Debrett's People of Today. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  4. ^ "The face of modern celebrity", The Independent, 7 September 2005
  5. ^ Working Peerages announced Gov.uk