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Stepan Smagin

Swimming
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S12

Further personal information

Residence
Ufa, RUS
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
English, Russian
Higher education
Coaching, Sport Studies - Kuban State University of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism: Krasnodar, RUS

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He began training in 2002 at age 10 in Rostov-na-Donu, Russian Federation.
Club / Team
Rostov-na-Donu Regional Centre of Sports Preparation: Russia
Name of coach
Denis Tveryakov, RUS, from 2013

International debut

Year
2007
Competing for
Russia
Tournament
International Tournament
Location
Czech Republic

General interest

Hobbies
Travelling. (Athlete, 06 Apr 2015)
Memorable sporting achievement
Competing in the finals at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (Athlete, 09 May 2016)
Most influential person in career
His first coach Alla Evdokimova. (Athlete, 06 Apr 2015)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Aspire constantly to a goal. It is not important if that is sports or other hobbies. The main thing is that, each time you face new and at first difficult problems, you aspire to achieve them. Never stop. The one who always moves ahead achieves success." (rosswimming.ru, 20 Jun 2013)
Awards and honours
He holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (fss.org.ru, 28 Dec 2015)
Ambitions
To win a medal at a Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 06 Apr 2015)
Impairment
He has been blind in one eye since birth, and has 10% vision in his other eye. (nvgazeta.ru, 25 Jun 2013)
Other information
FURTHER EDUCATION
He graduated in regional studies from the Southern Federal University in Rostov-na-Donu, Russian Federation. (Athlete, 09 May 2016)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13 Heat 2 3
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 49pts Final Round 1
Men's 400 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 6
Men's 400 m Freestyle S13 Heat 2 3
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Final Round 8
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Heat 1 3
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 6
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 Heat 2 2012-09-01 7
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13 Heat 2 2012-09-02 6
Men's 400 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 2012-09-04 8
Men's 400 m Freestyle S13 Heat 1 2012-09-04 4
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Heat 1 2012-09-07 4
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Final Round 2012-09-07 6
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Freestyle S12 Heat 2 2013-08-12 7
Men's 100 m Freestyle S12 Final 1 2013-08-12 6
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM12 Heat 2 2013-08-14 6
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM12 Final 1 2013-08-14 5
Men's 50 m Freestyle S12 Heat 2 2013-08-15 10
Men's 400 m Freestyle S12 Final 1 2013-08-16 5
2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 Heat 2 2015-07-13 7
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 Final 1 2015-07-13 6
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13 Heat 2 2015-07-18 8
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13 Final 1 2015-07-18 7