Andreas Katsaros

Greece

Swimming

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Cerebral Palsy

Origin of Impairment

Acquired

Classification

Further personal information

Residence

Thessaloniki, GRE

Occupation

Athlete, Lawyer

Languages

Greek

Higher education

Law - Aristotle University: Thessaloniki, GRE

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

He took up swimming in 1996 at age nine, and began to swim competitively in 2004.

Why this sport?

He started swimming as a means of physical conditioning.

Name of coach

Giannis Alexakis [national], GRE

International debut

Year

2006

Competing for

Greece

General interest

Hobbies

Music, Internet, reading. (NPC, 27 Aug 2012)

Awards and honours

He received an Anatolia Award at the inauguration of a new gym in Anatolia, Greece in 2008. (act.edu, 12 Sep 2008)

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

IPC Swimming World Championships Durban 2006 (Durban, South Africa)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S1		Final Round		5
Men's 50 m Backstroke S1		Final Round		5

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Backstroke S1		Final Round		2

IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 100 m Freestyle S1	Final Round	5
Men's 50 m Backstroke S2	Heat 1	7
Men's 50 m Freestyle S1	Final Round	4

London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Backstroke S1		Final Round	2012-09-06	7

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Backstroke S1		Final 1	2013-08-12	6
Men's 100 m Freestyle S1		Final 1	2013-08-15	7