Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Classification
S13, SB13, SM13
Further personal information
Family
Wife Yekaterina
Residence
Shymkent, KAZ
Occupation
Athlete, Massage Therapist, Photographer
Languages
Russian
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up swimming at age six in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, and began the sport professionally in 2015.
Why this sport?
A doctor advised him to begin swimming due to weakness of his lungs. He took up the sport professionally after a coach learned that he had a vision impairment and invited him to join the team.
Club / Team
Shymkent Sports Club for the Impaired No.19: Kazakhstan
Name of coach
Saniya Asulova [personal], KAZ, from 2015
International debut
Year
2015
Competing for
Kazakhstan
Location
Poland
General interest
Hobbies
Playing the guitar, photography, video filming. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)
Memorable sporting achievement
Competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and winning silver in the S13 100m butterfly at the 2017 World Championships in Mexico City, Mexico. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)
Most influential person in career
His coach Saniya Asulova. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)
Hero / Idol
US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Fear not that your life will come to an end, but rather that it shall never have a beginning." [John Henry Newman] (VK profile, 01 May 2016)
Awards and honours
He holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Kazakhstan. (Athlete, 27 Sep 2017)
Ambitions
To win gold medals at the Paralympic Games and the world championships. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 100 m Butterfly S13 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-08 | 4 | |
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-10 | 5 | |
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-14 | 4 | |
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13 | Heat 3 | 2016-09-16 | 7 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 100 m Butterfly S13 | Final 1 | 2017-12-04 | 2 | |
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 | Final 1 | 2017-12-05 | 4 | |
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 | Heat 1 | 2017-12-06 | 5 | |
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 | Final 1 | 2017-12-06 | 5 | |
Men's 100 m Freestyle S13 | Final 1 | 2017-12-07 | 4 |