LATIKKA Antti

Finland
Swimming
6 Nov 1990
30
Male
S13
ESPOO
 
Finland

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SWM Swimming Men's 100m Backstroke - S13 7

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 100m Backstroke - S13 Heat 2
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 100m Backstroke - S13 Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
6100m Backstroke - S132016Rio de Janeiro, BRA1:02.84
7100m Backstroke - S132008Beijing, CHN1:08.07
8100m Backstroke - S132012London, GBR1:05.89
13200m Individual Medley - SM132016Rio de Janeiro, BRA2:23.70
1650m Freestyle - S132016Rio de Janeiro, BRA26.22
17100m Butterfly - S132016Rio de Janeiro, BRA1:03.72
World Championships
2100m Backstroke - S132017Mexico City, MEX1:04.51
4200m Individual Medley - SM132017Mexico City, MEX2:26.40
6100m Backstroke - S132015Glasgow, GBR1:03.68
6100m Backstroke - S132010Eindhoven, NED1:06.33
9200m Individual Medley - SM132010Eindhoven, NED2:24.00
10400m Freestyle - S132010Eindhoven, NED4:36.08
1250m Freestyle - S132015Glasgow, GBR26.36
15100m Freestyle - S132010Eindhoven, NED1:02.83
DSQ100m Butterfly - S132017Mexico City, MEXDSQ
DNS100m Freestyle - S132015Glasgow, GBRDNS
DNS100m Butterfly - S132015Glasgow, GBRDNS
European Championships
3100m Backstroke - S132018Dublin, IRL1:02.17
5100m Butterfly - S132018Dublin, IRL1:03.13
5200m Individual Medley - SM132018Dublin, IRL2:22.08
7100m Backstroke - S132020Funchal, POR1:04.54
12200m Individual Medley - SM132020Funchal, POR2:28.12
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Listening to music, playing with a Rubik's cube. (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)
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Sports Management - Lapland University of Applied Sciences, Rovaniemi, FIN
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Finnish, German, Swedish, English
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SC Rovaniemi [Finland]
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Gerd Buttner [personal], FIN, from 2016
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2008 for Finland, Paralympic Games in Beijing, China (Athlete, 08 Dec 2017)
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He injured his right shoulder and suffered from a head injury in 2009. (Athlete, 26 Aug 2010)
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He began swimming at age 10. (Athlete, 08 Dec 2017)
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Swimming challenged him and he loved the feeling of freedom he got from being in the water. (Athlete, 14 Jul 2015)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (lapinurheiluakatemia.fi, 27 Feb 2017)
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Finishing sixth in the S13 100m backstroke at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 08 Dec 2017)
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Finnish Para judoka Jani Kallunki. (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)
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Coach Helen Ovaska. (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)
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"Love what you do but hate the moment when you lose." (Athlete, 08 Dec 2017)
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He was named the 2016 Para Swimmer of the Year by the Finnish Sports Association for People with Impairments [VAU]. (yle.fi, 18 Jan 2017)

He was named the 2012 Swimmer of the Year by the Finnish Swimming Association. (lansivayla.fi, 27 Dec 2012)

General Interest

Classification
S13, SB13, SM13 (IPC, 30 Jul 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (Athlete, 08 Dec 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 08 Dec 2017)

General
RETIREMENT PLANS
He plans to retire from swimming after the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo and wants to turn to coaching. He already has coaching experience working with young swimmers in Rovaniemi, Finland. "As a coach, I have to give the athletes responsibility, because I don't see underwater, for example, what's going on there. I'll tell you what to do and how it should feel. As a swimmer, I know power well, how something should feel, and I urge them to investigate it by giving them responsibility." (santasport.fi, 19 Feb 2021)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied physical education at the Lapland Sports Institute in Rovaniemi, Finland. (lapinurheiluakatemia.fi, 27 Feb 2017)

Legend
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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