sport birth_date article_title name retired
paralympic swimming 30 january 1945 mike kenny -lrb- swimmer -rrb-
 mike kenny mbe 1988
mike kenny -lrb- swimmer -rrb-

mike kenny , mbe -lrb- born 30 january 1945 -rrb- is a retired british swimmer .
he won 16 gold medals and two silvers over four paralympic games making him the most successful british paralympian of all time .
he twice retained his gold medals in three swimming events , breaking numerous world records in the process .
