VEGA CORRECHA Richard Mateo

Date of Birth: 14 Jan 2001

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S2

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 200m Freestyle - S2
	Men's 50m Backstroke - S2
	Men's 100m Backstroke - S2
	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points COL Colombia

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S2 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Freestyle - S2 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Backstroke - S2 Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Languages spoken:

IDRD Bogota [Colombia]

He took up the sport in 2015. (comiteparalimpicocolombiano.org, 12 Jul 2019)

He took up the sport as part of his rehabilitation. "Swimming is good for health and gives you discipline. You don't need help in the water, you are free." (liganatacionbogota.com, 04 Apr 2019; comiteparalimpicocolombiano.org, 12 Jul 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (comiteparalimpicocolombiano.org, 12 Jul 2019)

General Interest

Classification
S2, SB1, SM2 (IPC, 09 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (liganatacionbogota.com, 04 Apr 2019)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/innovaction1313/

Legend

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

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