HUERTA POZA Luis

Date of Birth: 26 Jun 2001

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Sport Class: SB4,S5

Place of birth: VALLADOLID

Birth Country:

Spain

Place of residence : VALLADOLID

Residence Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 50m Freestyle - S5
	Men's 100m Freestyle - S5	8
	Men's 200m Freestyle - S5	4
	Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Freestyle - S5 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Freestyle - S5 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S5 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S5 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB4 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Freestyle - S5 Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
5	200m Freestyle - S5	2019	London, GBR	2:53.49
9	100m Freestyle - S5	2019	London, GBR	1:22.82
15	50m Freestyle - S5	2019	London, GBR	39.48
European Championships
3	200m Freestyle - S5	2020	Funchal, POR	2:45.37
4	100m Freestyle - S5	2020	Funchal, POR	1:17.94
6	200m Freestyle - S5	2018	Dublin, IRL	3:01.23
7	50m Freestyle - S5	2020	Funchal, POR	36.43
7	100m Breaststroke - SB5	2020	Funchal, POR	1:50.44
7	100m Breaststroke - SB5	2018	Dublin, IRL	2:05.13
8	100m Freestyle - S5	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:25.89
12	50m Freestyle - S5	2018	Dublin, IRL	41.34

Going out with friends, listening to music, watching TV series and movies, playing video games. (Athlete, 28 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Sports Science - Miguel de Cervantes European University, Valladolid, ESP

Languages spoken:

CD Fusion [Valladolid, ESP]

2018 for Spain, European Championships in Dublin, Ireland (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018)

He began swimming at age four in Valladolid, Spain. (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018)

He took up the sport as part of his therapy, and later joined a Para sport programme in Valladolid, Spain. "After getting into the water for the first time, no one could get me out." (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018; valladoliddeporte.es, 04 Jul 2018; blogs.elnortedecastilla.es, 03 Feb 2016)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (deporteadaptadocyl.org, 17 May 2021)

He trains at the Rio Esgueva Technical Swimming Centre in Valladolid, Spain. (deporteadaptadocyl.org, 01 Sep 2020)

Finishing fourth in the S5 200m freestyle at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 28 Aug 2021)

He always listens to music before competitions. (Athlete, 28 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"Great achievements require time and patience." (Athlete, 28 Aug 2021)

In 2017 he was presented with the Future Award by the Federation of Impaired Sports of Castile and Leon autonomous community [FEDEACYL] in Spain. (valladoliddeporte.es, 04 Jul 2018; afedecyl.com, 27 Mar 2018; elnortedecastilla.es, 19 Feb 2018)

General Interest

Classification
S5, SB4, SM5 (IPC, 31 Jul 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (rtvcyl YouTube channel, 11 Apr 2019; deporteadaptadocyl.org, 15 Nov 2018)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018)

Impairment Details
He was born with malformations to his limbs and issues that affected his ears. He is missing both legs and seven fingers on his hands. (rtvcyl YouTube channel, 11 Apr 2019; deporteadaptadocyl.org, 15 Nov 2018)

Social Media

https://twitter.com/luishuep26

Legend

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

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