Evers prepares for the start in the Men’s 100m Backstroke - S14 Heat on London Paralympics
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Born with autism in 1991, S14 swimmer Marc Evers went into London 2012 as two-time European champion after excelling at the 2011 IPC Swimming European Championships in Berlin, Germany.
In London Evers did not disappoint winning gold in the 100m backstroke in a world record time. He also took the bronze medal in 100m breaststroke.
Evers’ hero is Pieter van den Hoogeband and in 2010 he won his first international medal, a World Championships bronze, in a pool that is named after the Dutch swimming legend in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Evers trains 11 times a week in the pool and also does five two-hour strength sessions each week. He also tries to run twice a week and do yoga once a week.
