Rikuto Goto

Origin of Impairment

Acquired

Classification

S6, SB6, SM6

Occupation

Student

Languages

Japanese

Higher education

Economics - Nihon Fukushi University: Japan

When and where did you begin this sport?

He began swimming in seventh grade at middle school.

Why this sport?

He took up the sport for rehabilitation. "I feel comfortable as I become free while swimming."

Club / Team

Nihon Fukushi University: Japan

Name of coach

Tashiro Nishimine [club], JPN; Fumiyo Minemura [national], JPN

Awards and honours

In 2016 he was given an Excellence Award by the Gifu Prefecture Para Sports Association in Japan. (gifu.swim.or.jp, 31 Mar 2017)

Ambitions

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (n-fukushi.ac.jp, 02 Apr 2016)

Impairment

The impairment in the left side of his body was a result of encephalitis [acute inflammation of brain] at age three. (n-fukushi.ac.jp, 02 Apr 2016)

Biography