DUSKOVA Vendula

Date of Birth: 4 Jun 1998

Age: 23

Gender: Female

Sport Class: SB7,SM8,S8

Place of birth: KARLOVY VARY

Birth Country:

Czech Republic

Place of residence : CZECH REPUBLIC

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 400m Freestyle - S8	6
	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB7	7
	Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM8	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM8 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM8 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 400m Freestyle - S8 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB7 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB7 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
8	400m Freestyle - S8	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	5:20.31
8	100m Breaststroke - SB7	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:45.29
12	100m Freestyle - S8	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:15.80
13	200m Individual Medley - SM8	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	3:11.00
18	100m Backstroke - S8	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:33.49
World Championships
3	400m Freestyle - S8	2017	Mexico City, MEX	5:26.55
3	100m Breaststroke - SB7	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:47.23
4	200m Individual Medley - SM8	2017	Mexico City, MEX	3:18.59
5	100m Freestyle - S8	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:16.57
7	100m Breaststroke - SB7	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:50.42
8	100m Breaststroke - SB7	2019	London, GBR	1:46.51
8	400m Freestyle - S8	2015	Glasgow, GBR	5:32.79
8	200m Individual Medley - SM8	2015	Glasgow, GBR	3:19.57
10	100m Freestyle - S8	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:16.84
11	100m Backstroke - S8	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:35.31
12	400m Freestyle - S8	2019	London, GBR	5:22.77
14	50m Freestyle - S8	2015	Glasgow, GBR	37.01
15	200m Individual Medley - SM8	2019	London, GBR	3:16.37
17	100m Freestyle - S8	2019	London, GBR	1:16.11
European Championships
2	100m Breaststroke - SB7	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:42.57
4	100m Breaststroke - SB7	2020	Funchal, POR	1:44.60
4	400m Freestyle - S8	2018	Dublin, IRL	5:17.17
5	400m Freestyle - S8	2020	Funchal, POR	5:21.46
5	200m Individual Medley - SM8	2018	Dublin, IRL	3:09.09
6	200m Individual Medley - SM8	2020	Funchal, POR	3:11.56
6	100m Freestyle - S8	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:15.16
8	100m Freestyle - S8	2020	Funchal, POR	1:15.34
DSQ	4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points	2018	Dublin, IRL	DSQ

Vendy (rozhlas.cz, 22 Nov 2015; Facebook profile, 16 Dec 2020)

Sport, spending time with her dog. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Occupational Therapy - University of West Bohemia, Plzen, CZE

Languages spoken:

Czech, English, Russian

SK Kontakt Karlovy Vary [Czech Republic]

Stepanka Rehorkova [club]; Jan Simek [national]

2015 for Czech Republic, World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)

She began swimming at age two in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. She started competing at age 10. (plzen.cz, 06 Dec 2018; Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)

She took up the sport as part of her physical therapy. (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)

To qualify for a final at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, and to compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (plzen.rozhlas.cz, 14 Mar 2019; Facebook page, 23 Dec 2020; Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)

She trains in the pool seven times a week, and has sessions at the gym three times a week. She also incorporates skiing and handcycling into her training schedule. (sport.aktualne.cz, 30 Dec 2019)

Winning silver in the SB7 100m breaststroke at the 2018 European Championships in Dublin, Ireland. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)

Her mother. (muzes.cz, 01 Nov 2018)

Philosophy:

"I don't go to races because I want to win. I want to enjoy it and have fun with people I don't see otherwise. And if I get a good result, it's just the icing on the cake for me." (blesk.cz, 28 Feb 2019)

In 2020 she was named Female Junior Para Athlete of the Year by the Czech Paralympic Committee. (ceskenoviny.cz, 29 Jul 2020)

She received an award for recording one of the 10 most impressive performances of 2018 from the Czech Association of Impaired Athletes [CSTPS]. (blesk.cz, 28 Feb 2019)

She was named the 2018 Junior Swimmer of the Year by CSTPS. (tyden.cz, 28 Feb 2019)

She was named the 2016 Female Athlete of the Year in the region of Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. (novinky.cz, 11 May 2017)

General Interest

Classification
S8, SB7, SM8 (IPC, 04 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)

Impairment Details
At age seven months she was diagnosed with a spinal tumour, which resulted in damage to the nerves in her legs. (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018; rozhlas.cz, 22 Nov 2015)

General
COVID-19 IMPACT
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 she swam in a pond while pools were closed in the Czech Republic. "I've got an old wetsuit and went swimming in the pond. I mean, only when it's nice. But I don't think it's entirely considered training. It's more for maintaining at least some feeling for the water. Swimming in a wetsuit and on the open water is something completely different than in the pool but I enjoy it very much. I used to go out for swims in the pond before, but it wasn't for long as I wasn't wearing a wetsuit. People look at me strangely, but I'm kind of used to that." (paralympic.cz, 06 May 2020)

COACHING
She has taught children how to swim. "I've already tried it in a large group and when you see what they can do in the water, how they change and the skills they gain, you sometimes feel like you are witnessing a miracle." (muzes.cz, 01 Nov 2018)

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Legend

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

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