CIULLI Simone

Classification
S9, SB8, SM9 (IPC, 12 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

Impairment Details
He was born with cerebral palsy. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

General
RECLASSIFICATION
In 2019 he was reclassified as an S9 swimmer because a tumour on his right sciatic nerve had grown and began to impair the function and coordination of his lower right leg. "It emerged that when I kick a lot, I completely lose coordination of my lower right leg. That's what happened in London [world championships in 2019], in the second part of the 100m freestyle. I lost all the advantage I had accumulated over my opponents, because of a lack of coordination. Classification as S9 does more justice to my impairment. I did not feel at all on par with my colleagues in the S10 classification. The difference was clear. A new career ahead of me has opened in S9, which has given me new motivation." (swimm4lifemagazine.it, 07 Oct 2019)

OCCUPATION
He works as a swimming instructor at KLAB Fitness Centre in Florence, Italy. (Facebook profile, 24 Feb 2021; swim4lifemagazine.it, 12 Apr 2016)