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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Short stature
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S6, SB6, SM6
Further personal information
Languages
Spanish
Higher education
Physical Education - Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon State: San Nicolas de los Garza, MEX
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began swimming in 2011.
Why this sport?
His doctors advised him to take up a sport and he chose football, which he played for five years. He was invited to try swimming after his football team disbanded. He was later inspired to take up competitive sport after watching US swimmer Michael Phelps performing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Club / Team
Nuevo Leon State: Monterrey, MEX
General interest
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning a medal at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. (Facebook profile, 30 Sep 2019)
Hero / Idol
US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Facebook profile, 30 Sep 2019)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"There are no limits." (atletasla.com, 27 Mar 2017)
Awards and honours
In 2016 he received the Nuevo Leon State Sports Award in Mexico. (vanguardia.com.mx, 06 Oct 2016)
He was named the 2015 Junior Para Athlete of the Year by the Nuevo Leon State Sports Institute in Mexico. (revistasietedias.com, 01 Mar 2016)
He was named the 2015 Junior Para Athlete of the Year by the Nuevo Leon State Sports Institute in Mexico. (revistasietedias.com, 01 Mar 2016)
Ambitions
To become world champion and to win a Paralympic medal. (Facebook profile, 30 Sep 2019)
Impairment
He was born with achondroplasia and is a person of short stature. (info7.mx, 25 Jun 2012)
Other information
COACHING PLANS
He wants to become a sports coach after finishing his competitive career. "I want to become a physical education teacher to teach children a different education way through sports." (Facebook profile, 30 Sep 2019)
He wants to become a sports coach after finishing his competitive career. "I want to become a physical education teacher to teach children a different education way through sports." (Facebook profile, 30 Sep 2019)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-09 | 5 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-10 | 6 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Final 1 | 2017-12-06 | 7 | |
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Heat 2 | 2017-12-06 | 6 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 1 | 2017-12-07 | 13 |