PETRACEK Arnost

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	50m Backstroke - S4	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	43.12
4	50m Backstroke - S4	2008	Beijing, CHN	50.40
5	50m Freestyle - S4	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	41.55
5	50m Backstroke - S4	2012	London, GBR	49.49
6	50m Butterfly - S5	2012	London, GBR	41.23
9	100m Freestyle - S4	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:37.52
9	50m Butterfly - S5	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	41.35
9	200m Freestyle - S4	2012	London, GBR	3:39.58
10	50m Freestyle - S4	2012	London, GBR	43.12
10	100m Freestyle - S4	2012	London, GBR	1:36.66
10	50m Freestyle - S4	2008	Beijing, CHN	46.75
World Championships
1	50m Backstroke - S4	2017	Mexico City, MEX	43.35
1	Men's 50m Butterfly S4	2010	Eindhoven, NED	42.62
2	50m Backstroke - S4	2019	London, GBR	43.48
2	50m Backstroke - S4	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	46.11
2	Men's 50m Butterfly S4	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	41.61
2	50m Backstroke - S4	2010	Eindhoven, NED	46.93
2	Men's 50m Butterfly S4	2006	Durban, RSA	50.66
4	50m Freestyle - S4	2019	London, GBR	41.01
5	50m Freestyle - S4	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	41.33
5	50m Freestyle - S4	2010	Eindhoven, NED	42.51
6	200m Freestyle - S4	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	3:39.90
8	50m Backstroke - S4	2015	Glasgow, GBR	DSQ
8	100m Freestyle - S4	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:40.91
8	100m Freestyle - S4	2010	Eindhoven, NED	1:43.62
9	50m Butterfly - S5	2015	Glasgow, GBR	45.32
9	50m Backstroke - S4	2006	Durban, RSA	56.49
10	50m Freestyle - S4	2006	Durban, RSA	51.02
12	50m Freestyle - S4	2015	Glasgow, GBR	44.20
12	100m Freestyle - S4	2006	Durban, RSA	2:05.21
14	100m Freestyle - S4	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:39.82
DSQ	50m Freestyle - S4	2017	Mexico City, MEX	DSQ
European Championships
1	50m Freestyle - S4	2018	Dublin, IRL	40.40
1	50m Backstroke - S4	2018	Dublin, IRL	44.87
2	50m Backstroke - S4	2020	Funchal, POR	42.93
5	50m Freestyle - S4	2020	Funchal, POR	42.05
6	Mixed 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points	2020	Funchal, POR	3:34.98
6	Mixed 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points	2018	Dublin, IRL	3:24.73

Arny (Facebook profile, 27 Jan 2021)

Athlete

Finance - ISS Construction School, Ceske Budejovice, CZE

Czech, English, German

Para Plavani Praha [Czech Republic]

Jan Nevrkla [club, national], CZE

2006 for Czech Republic, World Championships in Durban, South Africa (Athlete, 05 Dec 2017)

He has undergone knee surgery. (idnes.cz, 25 Jan 2016)

He began swimming in 2000 in Lipno nad Vltavou, Czech Republic. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2017)

He took up swimming to help with his rehabilitation. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2017)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (budejovice.rozhlas.cz, 01 Mar 2019)

Winning gold in the S4 50m backstroke at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2017)

Mexican Para swimmer Juan Ignacio Reyes. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2017)

Coach Jiri Filip. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2017)

He has a particular warm up he does with a trainer before each training session or competition. "Because of my handicap and the composition of my body, I have special exercises that help me, and always someone who has the expertise to help me with it." (irozhlas.cz, 05 Aug 2020)

"Water is my life." (rozhlas.cz, 29 Nov 2015)

In 2019 he was named among the Top 10 Para Athletes by the Czech Association of Impairment Athletes [CSTPS]. (cstps.cz, 18 Feb 2020)

He received the 2016 Para Athlete of the by Year award from the Czech Paralympic Committee. (paralympic.cz, 21 Feb 2017)

He was named the 2013 Para Athlete of the Year in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. (jindrichohradecky.denik.cz, 15 Apr 2014)