Inkook Lee

Started: He began swimming in the second grade of primary school in Ansan, Republic of Korea. (Athlete, 31 Oct 2023; kyeongin.com, 04 Oct 2016) Reason: His mother Bae Sook-Hee wanted him to overcome his fear of water, so she took him to a swimming centre. (skyedaily.com, 09 Jan 2018; Athlete, 13 Jul 2015; culturenori.tistory.com, 01 Jul 2014) Awards: In 2018 he was a torch bearer during the torch relay ahead of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (kyeonggi.com, 04 Mar 2018) In 2017 he received the Order of Sports Merit Cheongnyong [Blue Dragon] Medal, the highest sports merit awarded by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in the Republic of Korea. (kyeonggi.com, 25 Oct 2017) In 2015 he was presented with the President's Award by the Gyeonggi-Do Sports Association for the Disabled in the Republic of Korea. (gnews.gg.go.kr, 31 Dec 2015) In 2013 he received the Korean Talent Prize from the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity [KOFAC]. (kyeongin.com, 19 Dec 2013) He received the Best Para Athlete Award at the 2013 Gyeonggi Athletes Grand Awards Ceremony in the Republic of Korea. (kgnews.co.kr, 10 Dec 2013) In 2012 he was given the Best Para Athlete Award by the Ansan Para Sports Association in the Republic of Korea. (gnews.gg.go.kr, 30 Dec 2015)