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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S9, SB8, SM9
Further personal information
Family
Partner Andrea Fernandez Peidro
Residence
Sabadell, ESP
Occupation
Athlete, Student
Languages
Catalan, English, Spanish
Higher education
Medicine - Autonomous University of Barcelona: Spain
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport in 2008 at the CN Sabadell club in Spain.
Why this sport?
Having started swimming at a young age, he took a break from the sport to try other activities such as football, karate and athletics. He began swimming again after he was unable to join a water polo team because of his impairment.
Club / Team
CN Sabadell: Spain
Name of coach
Jaume Marce Gil [personal], ESP
Training Regime
He trains at the High Performance Centre [CAR] in Sant Cugat, Spain. He has three training sessions three days a week, one morning session on two days, and has a pool and gym session one day each weekend.
International debut
Year
2014
Competing for
Spain
Tournament
European Championships
Location
Eindhoven, NED
General interest
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning silver in the SB8 100m breaststroke at the 2019 World Championships in London, England, and winning gold in the SB8 100m breaststroke at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (elperiodico.com, 15 Jul 2019; Athlete, 03 Dec 2017; Twitter profile, 09 Oct 2020)
Hero / Idol
Spanish Para swimmer Teresa Perales. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2015)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Paralimpicos TV YouTube channel, 19 Jan 2017; Twitter profile, 09 Oct 2020)
Impairment
He was born without his right forearm. (Paralimpicos TV YouTube channel, 19 Jan 2017)
Other information
FUTURE PLANS
He has studied medicine at university and aspires to work in sports medicine following his retirement from swimming. "I have been in contact with a lot of sports doctors since I began competing internationally. They are the ones who help me the most during the most stressful moments in competition. I think I like sports medicine because I've actually experienced it. I would like to help people like me to be healthy so they can accomplish their goals either in the pool or in other sports." (Twitter profile, 09 Oct 2020)
TATTOO
He has a tattoo on his left side which resembles the logo of the International Paralympic Committee [IPC]. (elperiodico.com, 15 Jul 2019)
He has studied medicine at university and aspires to work in sports medicine following his retirement from swimming. "I have been in contact with a lot of sports doctors since I began competing internationally. They are the ones who help me the most during the most stressful moments in competition. I think I like sports medicine because I've actually experienced it. I would like to help people like me to be healthy so they can accomplish their goals either in the pool or in other sports." (Twitter profile, 09 Oct 2020)
TATTOO
He has a tattoo on his left side which resembles the logo of the International Paralympic Committee [IPC]. (elperiodico.com, 15 Jul 2019)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 | Final 1 | 2015-07-14 | 2 | |
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-14 | 2 | |
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts | Final 1 | 2015-07-18 | 7 | |
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts | Heat 2 | 2015-07-18 | 7 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-11 | 6 | |
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 | Final Round | 2016-09-14 | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S9 | Heat 1 | 2017-12-02 | 4 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S9 | Final 1 | 2017-12-02 | 5 | |
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 | Final 1 | 2017-12-04 | 3 | |
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 | Heat 2 | 2017-12-05 | 1 | |
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 | Final 1 | 2017-12-05 | 1 |