Antti Antero Latikka

Listening to music, playing with a Rubik's cube. (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)

Finishing sixth in the S13 100m backstroke at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 08 Dec 2017)

Coach Helen Ovaska. (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)

Finnish Para judoka Jani Kallunki. (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)

He injured his right shoulder and suffered from a head injury in 2009. (Athlete, 26 Aug 2010)

"Love what you do but hate the moment when you lose." (Athlete, 08 Dec 2017)

He was named the 2016 Para Swimmer of the Year by the Finnish Sports Association for People with Impairments [VAU]. (yle.fi, 18 Jan 2017)

He was named the 2012 Swimmer of the Year by the Finnish Swimming Association. (lansivayla.fi, 27 Dec 2012)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (lapinurheiluakatemia.fi, 27 Feb 2017)

RETIREMENT PLANS
He plans to retire from swimming after the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo and wants to turn to coaching. He already has coaching experience working with young swimmers in Rovaniemi, Finland. "As a coach, I have to give the athletes responsibility, because I don't see underwater, for example, what's going on there. I'll tell you what to do and how it should feel. As a swimmer, I know power well, how something should feel, and I urge them to investigate it by giving them responsibility." (santasport.fi, 19 Feb 2021)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied physical education at the Lapland Sports Institute in Rovaniemi, Finland. (lapinurheiluakatemia.fi, 27 Feb 2017)