Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Limb deficiency |
Origin of Impairment |
Congenital |
Classification |
S9, SB9, SM9 |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Budva, MNE |
Occupation |
Athlete, Student |
Languages |
English, Serbian |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He got involved in swimming at age nine. |
Why this sport? |
He followed his friends into the sport. |
Club / Team |
University of Notre Dame [USA] / OSI Talas [MNE]: |
Name of coach |
Danijela Franeta |
Senior International Debut |
Year |
2016 |
Competing for |
Montenegro |
Tournament |
European Championships |
Location |
Funchal, POR |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Scuba diving. (Athlete, 14 Aug 2018) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and serving as Montenegro's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Games. (Athlete, 14 Aug 2018; sportklub.rs, 09 Sep 2017) |
Most influential person in career |
His mother. (Athlete, 14 Aug 2018) |
Awards and honours |
He was flag bearer for Montenegro at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (rtcg.me, 25 Jan 2020) |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (krugmladih.com, 04 Dec 2019) |
Impairment |
He is missing his left arm below the elbow. (Athlete, 14 Aug 2018) |
Other information |
MOVE ABROAD
In April 2020 he enrolled on a swimming scholarship at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, United States of America. "I received a full scholarship that covers the costs of tuition and a stay in a boarding school. I am extremely happy. Currently there is only one US swimmer at the university but that situation is slowly changing. Last year the National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA] formed a working group to gradually integrate Paralympians into the competition programme in athletics and swimming. In that way it will be possible for Paralympians to get the opportunity to train and study at the highest level." (vijesti.me, 18 Apr 2020) |
