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Julia Kabus

Swimming

Biography

Impairment information

Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S8, SB8, SM8

Further personal information

Languages
French, German, Spanish, English

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She began swimming in 2002 at a local club.
Club / Team
TSV Bad Saulgau: Germany
Name of coach
Ute Schinkitz [national]
Coach from which country?
Germany

International debut

Year
2006
Competing for
Germany
Location
Berlin

General interest

Nicknames
Jule (Athlete, 26 Jun 2010)
Most influential person in career
Her parents and her grandfather. (Athlete, 26 Jun 2010)
Hero / Idol
German para-swimmer Christoph Burkard.
(Athlete, 26 Jun 2010)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Never surrender, every defeat helps you."
(Athlete, 26 Jun 2010)
Impairment
She has spina bifida. (Athlete, 04 Apr 2011)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Swimming World Championships Durban 2006 (Durban, South Africa)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 400 m Freestyle S8 Final Round 7
Women's 50 m Freestyle S8 Heats 9
Women's 100 m Butterfly S8 Heats 10
Women's 100 m Freestyle S8 Heats 6
Women's 100 m Freestyle S8 Final Round 6
Women's 400 m Freestyle S8 Heats 6
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 400 m Freestyle S8 Final Round 5
Women's 400 m Freestyle S8 Heat 1 2
Women's 100 m Freestyle S8 Final Round 7
Women's 100 m Freestyle S8 Heat 2 2
Women's 50 m Freestyle S8 Heat 2 5
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Butterfly S8 Heat 1 2012-08-30 7
Women's 400 m Freestyle S8 Heat 2 2012-08-31 3
Women's 400 m Freestyle S8 Final Round 2012-08-31 7
Women's 50 m Freestyle S8 Heat 3 2012-09-02 6
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 Heat 2 2012-09-05 7
Women's 100 m Freestyle S8 Heat 3 2012-09-06 4