Marco Herbst

Started: He began the sport in 2016 at age 27 in Hannover, Germany. (parasport.de, 01 Jan 2024; Rollstuhlrugby Nationalmannschaft Deutschland Facebook page, 04 Aug 2019; Athlete, 07 Aug 2024) Reason: He was originally involved in swimming and water polo before switching to wheelchair rugby. "At age six I started swimming in an inclusive group. In the following years I was able to collect several German championship titles and made it into the junior squad. But when it came to swimming, I missed the team sport character and a ball, which is why I decided to continue my sporting career with water polo. It wasn't until I was 27 that I was introduced to wheelchair rugby by a former swimmer. The fitness training through swimming and ball handling from water polo were the perfect prerequisites [for wheelchair rugby]." (parasport.de, 01 Jan 2024) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (Team Deutschland Paralympics Facebook page, 24 Mar 2024)