Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S12, SB12, SM12
Further personal information
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Slovak
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began swimming at age five, in 1998, in Piestany, Slovakia.
Why this sport?
She was encouraged to try the sport by her parents. She also found swimming benefited her health. "This is one of the few sports I can do fully with my impairment. I think it is the best sport ever."
Club / Team
PK TZPS Dolphins: Bratislava, SVK
Name of coach
Henrich Krc [national], SVK
International debut
Year
2006
Competing for
Slovakia
Tournament
World Championships
Location
Durban, RSA
General interest
Nicknames
Kaja (Athlete, 08 Feb 2012)
Hobbies
Snowboarding. (Instagram profile, 23 Apr 2022)
Memorable sporting achievement
Finishing fifth in the S13 100m backstroke at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018)
Most influential person in career
Her parents. (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018)
Hero / Idol
US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018)
Injuries
She injured her left shoulder in 2011 and needed around six months to recover. (Athlete, 08 Feb 2012)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Sport is my life." (Athlete, 01 Dec 2017)
Awards and honours
She was named among the 2014 Best Athletes of the Year in Piestany, Slovakia. (ppk-plavanie.sk, 28 Mar 2015)
Milestones
She was the youngest athlete to represent Slovakia in any sport at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, competing in the women's SB12 100m breaststroke at age 14 years and 361 days. (SportsDeskOnline, 17 May 2022)
Impairment
She has Stargardt disease, a condition that causes progressive vision loss. (Athlete, 08 Feb 2012)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB12 | Heat 2 | 6 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 50 m Freestyle S12 | Final Round | 8 | ||
Women's 50 m Freestyle S12 | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM12 | Final Round | 8 | ||
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM12 | Heat 2 | 5 | ||
Women's 100 m Freestyle S12 | Heat 2 | 5 | ||
Women's 100 m Butterfly S12 | Final Round | 7 | ||
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB12 | Heat 2 | 5 | ||
Women's 100 m Backstroke S12 | Final Round | 3 | ||
Women's 100 m Backstroke S12 | Heat 1 | 1 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM12 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-03 | 6 | |
Women's 100 m Freestyle S12 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-04 | 4 | |
Women's 100 m Backstroke S12 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-05 | 4 | |
Women's 100 m Backstroke S12 | Final Round | 2012-09-05 | 6 | |
Women's 50 m Freestyle S12 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-07 | 7 | |
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB12 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-08 | 7 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m Freestyle S12 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-12 | 9 | |
Women's 100 m Butterfly S12 | Heat 2 | 2013-08-13 | 8 | |
Women's 100 m Butterfly S12 | Final 1 | 2013-08-13 | 8 | |
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM12 | Final 1 | 2013-08-14 | 3 | |
Women's 50 m Freestyle S12 | Final 1 | 2013-08-15 | 8 | |
Women's 50 m Freestyle S12 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-15 | 8 | |
Women's 100 m Backstroke S12 | Final 1 | 2013-08-17 | 4 | |
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB12 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-18 | 10 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 50 m Freestyle S13 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-13 | 11 | |
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-14 | 13 | |
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13 | Final 1 | 2015-07-15 | 8 | |
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-15 | 8 | |
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-16 | 14 | |
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-17 | 13 | |
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-18 | 13 | |
Women's 100 m Butterfly S13 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-19 | 11 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Women's 100 m Butterfly S13 | Heat 3 | 2016-09-08 | 6 | |
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-10 | 6 | |
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13 | Heat 3 | 2016-09-14 | 6 | |
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-16 | 6 | |
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13 | Final Round | 2016-09-17 | 5 | |
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-17 | 3 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13 | Final 1 | 2017-12-02 | 5 | |
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 | Final 1 | 2017-12-03 | 7 | |
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13 | Heat 1 | 2017-12-05 | 5 | |
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13 | Final 1 | 2017-12-05 | 6 |