Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S8, SB8, SM8
Further personal information
Languages
Czech, English, German
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began swimming at age five in Prague, Czech Republic.
Why this sport?
Her parents enrolled her in swimming lessons for rehabilitation.
Club / Team
Para Plavani Praha: Czech Republic
International debut
Year
2015
Competing for
Czech Republic
Location
Berlin, GER
General interest
Hobbies
Creating lithography artwork, painting, origami, watching movies, cycling. (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018; vozickar.com, 24 Nov 2017; kontaktbb.cz, 01 Sep 2016)
Most influential person in career
Coach Jan Nevrkla. (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)
Hero / Idol
Her parents. (Athlete, 04 Sep 2016)
Impairment
She was born with upper limb dysmelia. (Athlete, 04 Sep 2016)
Other information
LITHOGRAPHY
In her spare time she creates lithographs, a type of print that is made with oil and water, and donates them to be sold in fundraising campaigns for her swimming club. She gave the first lithograph she created to coach Jan Nevrkla. "He is a great man and coach. It is one of the few ways I can help the club." (sport.aktualne.cz, 01 Jan 2019; Ceske Para Plavani Facebook page, 04 Oct 2018)
In her spare time she creates lithographs, a type of print that is made with oil and water, and donates them to be sold in fundraising campaigns for her swimming club. She gave the first lithograph she created to coach Jan Nevrkla. "He is a great man and coach. It is one of the few ways I can help the club." (sport.aktualne.cz, 01 Jan 2019; Ceske Para Plavani Facebook page, 04 Oct 2018)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m Freestyle S8 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-11 | 7 | |
Women's 100 m Backstroke S8 | Heat 3 | 2016-09-13 | 4 | |
Women's 50 m Freestyle S8 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-16 | 8 | |
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-17 | 7 |