Oleksii Fedyna

Lyosha (invasport.org.ua, 10 Jul 2012)

Interior design and furniture design. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2019)

Winning five gold medals at the 2009 European Championships in Reykjavik, Iceland. (Athlete, 04 Jul 2018)

His parents, and his coach. (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)

Ukrainian swimmer Oleg Lisogor. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2015)

"Always try one more time." (Athlete, 19 Jul 2015)

He received Orders for Merit in Ukraine in recognition of his performances at the Paralympic Games in 2008, 2012 and 2016. (umoloda.kiev.ua, 27 Dec 2016; president.gov.ua, 04 Oct 2016)

He holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine. (dsmsu.gov.ua, 31 Dec 2020)

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 09 Mar 2020)

He began losing his vision at age 16, and became legally blind at age 18. (fakty.ua, 04 Oct 2012)

DETERMINATION
Even when his vision began to fail, he stayed focused on swimming. "I never had the desire to stop swimming because of illness. When you set goals for yourself, either in childhood or at an older age, you squeeze it to the maximum. I was not ready to give 10 years of my life to nothing just because I had some kind of illness. For me, this was simply an obstacle that I needed to overcome." (umoloda.kiev.ua, 27 Dec 2016)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He graduated in finance from the Dnipro State Financial Academy in Ukraine. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2019)