KAPS Justin

Date of Birth: 14 Dec 2001

Age: 19

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S10

Place of birth: BERLIN

Birth Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 100m Freestyle - S10
	Men's 400m Freestyle - S10	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S10 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 400m Freestyle - S10 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 400m Freestyle - S10 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
5	400m Freestyle - S10	2019	London, GBR	4:18.29
European Championships
6	400m Freestyle - S10	2020	Funchal, POR	4:22.87
8	100m Freestyle - S10	2020	Funchal, POR	56.16
10	50m Freestyle - S10	2020	Funchal, POR	26.66
10	100m Butterfly - S10	2020	Funchal, POR	1:05.46
13	100m Breaststroke - SB9	2020	Funchal, POR	1:22.55

JK (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Playing computer games, spending time with friends. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

Languages spoken:

English, German

Berliner Schwimmteam [Germany]

Phillip Semechin

He took up swimming at school at age six in Berlin, Germany. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

He was spotted by coach Phillip Semechin at a school swimming class for children with impairments. Semechin recognised his talent and invited him to train with the Berlin Swim Team. (tagesspiegel.de, 23 Mar 2020)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (tagesspiegel.de, 23 Mar 2020)

Competing at the 2019 World Championships in London, England. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

German Para swimmer Lucas Ludwig. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

His parents, and coach Phillip Semechin. (tagesspiegel.de, 23 Mar 2020; Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

Philosophy:

"A life without swimming would be boring." (tagesspiegel.de, 23 Mar 2020)

General Interest

Classification
S10, SB9, SM10 (IPC, 01 Apr 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (tagesspiegel.de, 23 Mar 2020; Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

Impairment Details
He was born with a club foot, a crooked spine and foetal alcohol syndrome [FAS]. (tagesspiegel.de, 23 Mar 2020; Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

General
DIFFICULT UPBRINGING
Born with a club foot, a crooked spine and foetal alcohol syndrome [FAS], he was operated on 12 times shortly after birth. Both his parents had problems with alcohol and drug addiction, and he was often left alone in their apartment. At age five, a youth welfare officer removed him from the family, and he was taken in by a foster family several years later. When he was age 11 he was informed that his biological mother had passed away. At age 18 he was allowed to re-establish contact with his biological father. At the 2019 German Championships in Berlin, Germany, both his biological father and his foster parents watched from the stands. (tagesspiegel.de, 23 Mar 2020)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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