Oliver William Hynd MBE, known as Ollie,[1] (born 27 October 1994 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire)[2] is a British swimmer.

He competed in the Paralympics as a class 8 swimmer, having neuromuscular myopathy and associated limb deformities.

[8] He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to swimming.

[1] At the Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games in 2016, Hynd won the gold medal in his opening event, the 400 m freestyle S8, beating the world record in the final, held on 8 September.

[11] He repeated the feat in his closing event, winning gold and setting a new world record in the 200 m individual medley SM8.