Juan Reyes

Mexico

Swimming

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Limb deficiency

Origin of Impairment

Acquired

Classification

S4, SB2, SM3

Further personal information

Residence

Mexico City, MEX

Occupation

Manager

Languages

Spanish, English

Higher education

Marketing - Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education [ITESM]: Mexico

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

He took up the sport at age six.

Why this sport?

He initially began swimming as part of his rehabilitation, and eventually grew to love the feeling of freedom that the sport gave him.

Name of coach

Fernando Gutierrez Velez [national], MEX; Emmanuel Badillo [personal]

International debut

Year

1997

Competing for

Mexico

Location

Germany

General interest

Hobbies

Music, watching television, movies. (vice.com, 05 Feb 2014)

Memorable sporting achievement

Winning two gold medals at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney. (Athlete, 18 Jul 2015)

Most influential person in career

His family. (Athlete, 18 Jul 2015)

Hero / Idol

French Para swimmer David Smetanine. (Facebook profile, 17 Mar 2011)

Injuries

He sat out of the latter part of 2014 in order to treat a recurring knee injury. (rasainforma.com, 17 Oct 2014)

Sporting philosophy / motto

"You never get used to winning. You are always trying to improve your preparation." (eleconomista.com.mx, 06 Sep 2012)

Awards and honours

He was presented with the Mexican Sports Award in 2001. (chilango.com, 06 Feb 2012)

A swimming pool in the municipality of Atizapan, Mexico, has been named after him. (estoenlinea.oem.com.mx, 11 Dec 2014)

Impairment

He contracted a condition called purpura fulminans at age five. The illness leads to coagulation in a person's blood vessels. To save his life doctors amputated his arms and his left leg. (ultra.com.mx, 27 Feb 2013; chilango.com, 06 Feb 2012)

Other information

RETIREMENT PLANS
He plans to retire from competitive swimming after he has competed at the 2017 World Championships in Mexico City, Mexico. (radioformula.com.mx, 07 Jul 2017)

OCCUPATION
He works as a community manager for Fundacion Kardias AC. The association aims to improve the quality of care that children with heart conditions receive at hospitals and institutes in Mexico. (Facebook profile, 28 Aug 2017)

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S4	Final Round	8
Men's 50 m Freestyle S4	Heat 2	5
Men's 50 m Butterfly S4	Final Round	3
Men's 50 m Butterfly S4	Heat 2	2
Men's 50 m Backstroke S4	Final Round	1
Men's 50 m Backstroke S4	Heat 2	1
Men's 4x50 m Medley 20pts	Final Round	7
Men's 4x50 m Medley 20pts	Heat 2	4
Men's 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts	Final Round	8
Men's 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts	Heat 1	4
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM3	Final Round	2
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM3	Heat 2	3

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 50 m Butterfly S5	Heat 1	5
Men's 200 m Freestyle S4	Final Round	7
Men's 200 m Freestyle S4	Heat 2	4
Men's 100 m Freestyle S4	Final Round	8
Men's 100 m Freestyle S4	Heat 2	4
Men's 50 m Freestyle S4	Final Round	7
Men's 50 m Freestyle S4	Heat 1	3
Men's 50 m Backstroke S4	Heat 2	1
Men's 50 m Backstroke S4	Final Round	1
Men's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts	Final Round	5
Men's 4x50 m Medley 20 pts	Final Round	7
Men's 4x50 m Medley 20 pts	Heat 2	4

IPC Swimming World Championships Durban 2006 (Durban, South Africa)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 100 m Freestyle S4	Heats	4
Men's 100 m Freestyle S4	Final Round	5
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM3	Heats (SM2/3)	1
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM3	Final Round	2
Men's 200 m Freestyle S4	Heats	3
Men's 200 m Freestyle S4	Final Round	4
Men's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts	Final Round	2
Men's 4x50 m Medley 20 pts	Final Round	7
Men's 50 m Backstroke S4	Heats	1
Men's 50 m Backstroke S4	Final Round	1
Men's 50 m Butterfly S4	Heats	1
Men's 50 m Butterfly S4	Final Round	1
Men's 50 m Freestyle S4	Heats	6
Men's 50 m Freestyle S4	Final Round	5

IPC Swimming World Championships Mar del Plata 2002 (Mar del Plata, Argentina)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S4	Final Round	6
Men's 50 m Freestyle S4	Heats	7
Men's 100 m Freestyle S4	Heats	5
Men's 100 m Freestyle S4	Final Round	5
Men's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts	Final Round	6
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM3	Final Round	1
Men's 50 m Butterfly S4	Final (S3-4)	1
Men's 50 m Butterfly S4	Heats (S2-4)	1
Men's 50 m Backstroke S4	Final Round	1
Men's 50 m Backstroke S4	Heats	1
Men's 200 m Freestyle S4	Final Round	5
Men's 200 m Freestyle S4	Heats	4

IPC Swimming World Championships Christchurch 1998 (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 50 m Backstroke S4	Final Round	1
Men's 50 m Backstroke S4	Heats	1
Men's 4x50 m Freestyle Open	Final Round	4
Men's 100 m Freestyle S4	Final Round	7
Men's 100 m Freestyle S4	Heats	7
Men's 50 m Butterfly S4	Final Round	6
Men's 50 m Butterfly S4	Heats	7
Men's 200 m Freestyle S4	Final Round	5
Men's 200 m Freestyle S4	Heats	5
Men's 50 m Breaststroke SB2	Heats	9
Men's 50 m Freestyle S4	Heats	10
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM3	Heats	9999

London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Backstroke S4		Heat 2	2012-09-06	2
Men's 50 m Backstroke S4		Final Round	2012-09-06	1

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Backstroke S4		Heat 1	2013-08-13	1
Men's 50 m Backstroke S4		Final 1	2013-08-13	1

2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Backstroke S4		Heat 1	2015-07-19	3
Men's 50 m Backstroke S4		Final 1	2015-07-19	2

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Backstroke S4		Heat 1	2016-09-16	1
Men's 50 m Backstroke S4		Final Round	2016-09-16	4

Mexico City 2017 World Para Swimming Championships (Mexico City, Mexico)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Backstroke S4		Final 1	2017-12-03	5