James Pout

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Impaired range of motion

Classification

S8, SB8, SM8

Further personal information

Residence

Prescot, ENG

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

He began swimming at age four at the Liverpool Penguins club in England.

Why this sport?

He heard British Paralympian Sarah Bailey speak about swimming and thought he might enjoy it.

Club / Team

Prescot Swimming Club: England

Name of coach

Rob Greenwood [national]

Coach from which country?

Great Britain

General interest

Awards and honours

He was named Young Achiever of the Year in 2009 by the Erb's Palsy Society in England.(liverpoolecho.co.uk, 23 Feb 2010)

He was named Amateur Swimming Association's Swimtastic Disability Swimmer of the Year in 2007. (liverpoolecho.co.uk, 13 Nov 2007)

Impairment

He has a condition known as Erb's palsy, which restricts the rotation of his left arm. (liverpoolecho.co.uk, 13 Nov 2007)