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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Short stature
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S6, SB6, SM6
Further personal information
Residence
Bucaramanga, COL
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Spanish
Higher education
Pedagogy
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport in 2012 in Piedecuesta, Colombia.
Why this sport?
"I was invited to learn how to swim. Then I progressed and started competing."
Club / Team
Colombia sin Limites: Bucaramanga, COL
Name of coach
Luis Carlos Calderon Fuentes [personal], from 2015
Training Regime
He has 11 training sessions a week, covering about 24 kilometres.
International debut
Year
2015
Competing for
Colombia
Location
Mérida, MEX
General interest
Hobbies
Movies, spending time with friends. (Discomunica soundcloud.com, 01 Feb 2016)
Memorable sporting achievement
Competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)
Most influential person in career
His mother. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)
Hero / Idol
Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho Gaucho. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"If you are not giving it everything, then do not do it." (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Facebook profile, 15 Aug 2017)
Impairment
He has achondroplasia. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-09 | 7 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-10 | 3 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S6 | Final Round | 2016-09-10 | 7 | |
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 3 | 2016-09-17 | 3 | |
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S6 | Final Round | 2016-09-17 | 7 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 2 | 2017-12-02 | 9 | |
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S6 | Final 1 | 2017-12-04 | 5 | |
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 1 | 2017-12-04 | 5 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Final 1 | 2017-12-05 | 5 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Heat 1 | 2017-12-05 | 5 | |
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Heat 2 | 2017-12-06 | 3 | |
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Final 1 | 2017-12-06 | 5 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 2 | 2017-12-07 | 4 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S6 | Final 1 | 2017-12-07 | 3 | |
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Heat 1 | 2017-12-07 | 9999 |