Robin Liksor

Started: He began swimming in 2005 in Tallinn, Estonia. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2024) Reason: "My parents wanted me to learn how to swim." (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018, 27 Aug 2024) Awards: He and triathlete Laura-Liis Juursalu were Estonia's flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. He was also flag bearer for Estonia at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (medias.paris2024.org, 28 Aug 2024; news.err.ee, 25 Aug 2021) In 2014, 2018, and 2019 he was named Young Male Athlete of the Year by the Estonian Paralympic Committee. (skmeduus.ee, 12 Dec 2019; kurtidespordiliit.ee, 10 Dec 2018; eil.ee, 17 Dec 2014) In 2013 he received the Estonia Cultural Foundation Young Athlete Prize along with six other athletes. (president.ee, 31 May 2013) Additional Info: TOKYO DISAPPOINTMENT He was unable to start in the men's SB8 100m breaststroke event at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo as he did not arrive in the call room on time due to a misunderstanding. "It was completely my fault for not checking the rule earlier. It was still a very hard blow when you've trained your whole life to get to the Paralympics and a fateful two minutes put you out of the competition, but we all make mistakes and things like that happen." (sport.err.ee, 26 Aug 2021)