Simone Barlaam
 Barlaam in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 12 July 2000 Milan, Italy |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Sport | Paralympic swimming |
| Disability | Congenital hypoplasia |
| Disability class | S9 |
| Club | Polha Varese |
Medal record | |
Simone Barlaam (born 12 July 2000) is an Italian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. He is a thirteen time World champion and eight time European champion.[1][2] He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, winning a gold medal.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Barlaam was born with a coxa vara and congenital hypoplasia in his right femur which means that his right leg doesn't develop resulting in his right leg shorter than his left leg. Coxa vara was caused by doctors who performed a podalic version procedure while he was in utero but his leg broke which doctors knew nothing about. During his childhood, he went through thirteen surgeries to correct his right leg.[4]
Swimming career
[edit]Barlaam began Paralympic swimming when he was fifteen years old and won his first medals at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships in Mexico City. He swims and trains with other able-bodied swimmers.[5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Simone Barlaam - IPC Profile". ipc.infostradasports.com. 7 September 2020. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Italian Para swimmer Barlaam sets three world records at national meeting". www.insidethegames.biz. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Simone Barlaam Has Won #gold in #ParaSwimming - Men's 50m Freestyle - S9 at the ... - Latest Tweet by Tokyo Olympics 2020 | 🏆 LatestLY". LatestLY. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "The story of Barlaam: "I'm not a Paralympic athlete but an athlete and that's it"". xsport.news. 16 September 2019. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Simone Barlaam, a Fighting Fish in Search of Tokyo 2020". iItaly. 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Simone Barlaam, para swimmer, more world records". The Tartan. 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Simone Barlaam - Swimming | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
External links
[edit]- Simone Barlaam at the International Paralympic Committee
- Simone Barlaam at the Comitato Italiano Paralimpico (in Italian)
- Para Swimmer Simone Barlaam dreams of designing prosthetics at Olympics.com
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Swimmers from Milan
- Paralympic swimmers for Italy
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships
- Italian people of American descent
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Italy
- Paralympic silver medalists for Italy
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in swimming
- Italian male freestyle swimmers
- Italian male backstroke swimmers
- Italian male butterfly swimmers
- S9-classified para swimmers
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen