Lukas Schiwy

Started: He began playing sitting volleyball in 2005 at TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Germany. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021; Sitting Volleyball Team Germany Facebook page, 15 Dec 2015) Reason: "I started sport with gymnastics and then swimming. Then when I was about [age] 10, I met Joerg Firschmann and he told me about a new project for youth sitting volleyball. This was the first project for children in Germany in this sport and I am now so happy that I found it." (players.moonfruit.com, 21 Oct 2012) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (Instagram profile, 15 Nov 2023) Additional Info: OCCUPATION He works as a senior associate in digital compliance for a multinational professional services company based in Germany. (LinkedIn profile, 11 Apr 2024) OTHER STUDIES After graduating with a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Cologne in Germany, he studied for a master's degree in business administration at the same university between 2019 and 2022. (vielfalt.uni-koeln.de, 19 Nov 2020; LinkedIn profile, 11 Apr 2024)