Kevin Thomas Boyd is a former freestyle

Freestyle swimming

Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...

 swimmer who represented Great Britain.

Boyd attended Hymers College

Hymers College

Hymers College is a co-educational independent school located on the site of the old Botanic Gardens of Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1893 as a boys' school, but expanded to include girls from the 1970s onwards.-History:...

 in Hull and, along with elder brother Stephen, joined the local club Hull Olympic in 1972. He soon became a proficient swimmer at local and county level in backstroke events, before switching to freestyle in his teens. He joined the Borough of South Tyneside club in 1984 after beginning his degree in medicine

Medicine

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 at Durham University

Durham University

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He competed in the 400 metre freestyle and the 1500 metre freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable for the seven medals, including five golds, won by Matt Biondi, the six golds won by Kristin Otto, and the three individual golds won by Janet Evans...

 in Seoul, South Korea, finishing 7th in both finals. He combined with the British squad that did not qualify for the final of the 4×200 metre freestyle relay.

Boyd gave up swimming in 1991 and now works as an orthopaedics specialist and lecturer at University Hospitals Leicester

University Hospitals Leicester

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. He is married, has a daughter and a son.