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Biography
Impairment information
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S10, SB9, SM10
Further personal information
Residence
Berlin, GER
Occupation
Student
Languages
German, English
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began swimming in 1997 and started training seriously in 2000. He started swimming in Cottbus.
Why this sport?
His doctor advised him to strengthen his back, so he decided to take up swimming.
Club / Team
PSC Berlin: Berlin, GER
Name of coach
Matthias Ulm, Phillip Semechin
Coach from which country?
Germany
Training Regime
Aprox. 30 hours a week
International debut
Year
2003
Competing for
Germany
Location
Edmonton, AB, CAN
General interest
Hobbies
Playing basketball, fishing, boating and snowboarding. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2010)
Memorable sporting achievement
Becoming twice European Champion. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2010)
Hero / Idol
Pieter van den Hoogenband. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2010)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"How we survive is what makes us who we are." (Athlete, 20 Aug 2010)
Awards and honours
Sporthile Sporter of the Year 2008 (Athlete, 20 Aug 2010)
Famous relatives
He is related to Paralympic German swimmer Daniel Simon. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2010)
Ambitions
To win a Paralympic medal. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2010)
Impairment
He has a clubbed right foot and shortened right leg and restricted movement in his right ankle. Since 2010 he has dealt with the Epstein-Barr virus [EBV], which can result in Pfeiffer's disease, multiple sclerosis and cancer. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2010, Infonu.nl, 20 Aug 2010)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S10 | Final Round | 8 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S10 | Heats | 8 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts | Heats | 5 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S10 | Final Round | 4 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S10 | Heats | 5 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM10 | Heats | 9 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S10 | Heats | 13 | ||
| Men's 100 m Butterfly S10 | Final Round | 7 | ||
| Men's 100 m Butterfly S10 | Heats | 8 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Butterfly S10 | Final Round | 7 | ||
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S10 | Heat 1 | 5 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM10 | Heat 2 | 2 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM10 | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts | Final Round | 7 | ||
| Men's 100 m Butterfly S10 | Heat 2 | 5 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S10 | Final Round | 4 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S10 | Heat 1 | 3 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S10 | Heat 1 | 4 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S10 | Heat 3 | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S10 | Heat 3 | 3 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S10 | Final Round | 6 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts | Heat 1 | 4 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts | Final Round | 9999 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts | Final Round | 6 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S10 | Heat 2 | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM10 | Heat 1 | 2012-08-30 | 4 | |
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM10 | Final Round | 2012-08-30 | 6 | |
| Men's 100 m Butterfly S10 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-01 | 5 | |
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts | Heat 2 | 2012-09-02 | 5 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S10 | Final Round | 2012-09-04 | 6 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S10 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-04 | 3 | |
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S10 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-05 | 2 | |
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S10 | Final Round | 2012-09-05 | 6 | |
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S10 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-06 | 3 | |
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts | Heat 2 | 2012-09-08 | 5 |