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Lyndon Ferns has competed for South Africa Lyndon Ferns has won 1 gold medal at the Olympic Games 

Lyndon Ferns is a swimmer who has competed for South Africa. He competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympic Games. At Athens 2004, he helped the South African men's team of Ryk Neethling, Darian Townsend, and Roland Mark Schoeman upset the favorites from the United States and Australia for the gold in the 4x100 metres freestyle relay with a new world record time (3:13.17).

Olympic Results[]

Year Event Rank
2004 Men's 50m freestyle 14th
Men's 4x100m freestyle relay
2008 Men's 100m freestyle 6th
Men's 100m butterfly 14th
Men's 4x100m freestyle relay 7th
Men's 4x100m medley relay 7th

2004[]

Discipline Round Time
50 metres freestyle Heats 22.53
Semifinal 22.46
Final Did not advance
4x100 metres freestyle relay Heats 3:13.84
(48.34 split)
AR
Final 3:13.17
(48.13 split)
WR

2008[]

Discipline Round Time
100 metres freestyle Heats 48.26
Semifinal 48.00
Final 48.04
100 metres butterfly Heats 52.04
Semifinal 52.18
Final Did not advance
4x100 metres freestyle relay Heats 3:13.06
(48.20 split)
AR
Final 3:12.66
(48.15 split)
AR
4x100 metres medley relay Heats 3:34.16
(52.33 split)
AR
Final 3:33.70
(51.39 split)
AR