SADIE Christian

Date of Birth: 28 Oct 1997

Age: 23

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S7,SB7,SM7

Place of birth: PRETORIA

Birth Country:

South Africa

Place of residence : STELLENBOSCH

Residence Country:

South Africa

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 50m Freestyle - S7
	Men's 100m Backstroke - S7
	Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB7	5
	Men's 50m Butterfly - S7	DSQ
	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM7	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM7 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM7 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S7 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Freestyle - S7 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB7 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Butterfly - S7 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Butterfly - S7 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
2	50m Freestyle - S7	2017	Mexico City, MEX	29.66
2	50m Butterfly - S7	2017	Mexico City, MEX	31.01
2	200m Individual Medley - SM7	2017	Mexico City, MEX	2:47.60
4	200m Individual Medley - SM7	2019	London, GBR	2:38.35
4	100m Freestyle - S7	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:08.52
4	100m Breaststroke - SB7	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:31.86
5	50m Butterfly - S7	2019	London, GBR	30.59
6	50m Freestyle - S7	2019	London, GBR	29.10
7	100m Breaststroke - SB7	2019	London, GBR	1:23.72
Commonwealth Games
2	50m Freestyle - S7	2018	Gold Coast, QLD, AUS	29.65

Sports, barbecues, computer games, going out with friends, reading, walking his dogs, software and web development. (netwerk24.com, 30 Apr 2018; speedo.co.za, 01 Jan 2021)

Occupation:

Partner Katerine van der Spuy

Languages spoken:

Afrikaans, English

Lane Leader Stellenbosch [South Africa]

Keith Jansen [club]; Pierre De Roubaix [club]

2017 for South Africa (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

He began swimming at age seven at school. He stopped swimming in grade 10 because he wanted to play a team sport, and took up football for a while, before returning to swimming. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

He began swimming, along with other activities like cycling and playing the drums and piano, to help strengthen his upper body and improve coordination. "I wouldn't say I'm sporty, just competitive. I don't think I'm naturally good at things, I'm just a person who practises a lot. I love playing sport. You get so much testosterone and endorphins. And the adrenaline - it's addictive." (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

To reach the final at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (speedo.co.za, 01 Jan 2021)

Achieving his personal best in the 200m individual medley at the 2020 National Short Course Championships in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. (speedo.co.za, 01 Jan 2021)

Spanish footballer Santi Cazorla. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

Coach Karin Hugo. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

Philosophy:

"You are not going to win by focusing on what others do. You need to focus on what you need to do, to succeed. We are all different and to achieve at the highest it means doing what others might not." (speedo.co.za, 01 Jan 2021)

General Interest

Classification
S7, SB7, SM7 (IPC, 07 Mar 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

Impairment Details
He has a condition known as radial dysplasia, also known as radial club hand, meaning the bones in his arms are missing or underdeveloped. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019; matiemedia.org, 09 Jul 2019)

General
MENTALITY
He said he initially did not want to participate in Para sports as a child. "I always did Para sports from a young age. There's a different mentality, everyone would get a medal. I didn't enjoy that because I'm very competitive. You get taught to be disabled in a way. I didn't see myself as disabled. A lot of people think you need help and you don't really need help. And that sort of put me off Para sports." He hopes to get into sports psychology after his swimming career ends and would also like to work with people suffering from depression, having dealt with depression himself in primary school. "Everyone knows how to work hard but they don't know how to work smart. Sports to me was a way out of depression. It's not for everyone because it [depression] is more severe for some. What worked for other people won't necessarily work for me, or vice versa." (matiemedia.org, 09 Jul 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
DSQ:: Disqualified

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