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Courage starts the moment we take the leap.
When we go beyond our limits, we find our true strength.
Water demands trust – in yourself and in the moment. For Janis McDavid, that wasn’t always easy. As a child, he nearly drowned and faced difficult experiences in school swimming lessons – fears that kept him away from the water for years.
In April 2024, everything changed. What once was fear turned into passion. Today, Janis stands for courage, mental strength, and the willingness to dive into new challenges again and again.
"Fish don’t have arms and legs either."
- Janis McDavid
What starts in the water also transforms the world of business: focus, mental strength, and the courage to redefine limits.
The lessons Janis McDavid learns as a high-performance athlete flow directly into his keynotes – with insights that move teams and inspire leaders alike.
Member of the Bavarian State Para Swimming Team
Classification: S2 / SB1 / SM2
Trains with the Berlin Swim Team
3× German Record Holder!
German Records:
50 m Breaststroke – 1:28.55 min / 784 points
100 m Individual Medley – 3:31.59 min / 283 points
Regular competitor at national championships
Big goals are never achieved alone – neither in the water nor in life.
Companies that want to actively support para sports can join Janis McDavid in driving real change – in thinking and in society.
As a partner or supporter, you accompany an extraordinary athlete, speaker, and ambassador who uniquely combines performance, inclusion, and purpose.
In para swimming, competitions – as in regular swimming – are divided by gender and age groups.
Additionally, classification ensures that athletes with different types of disabilities can compete fairly.
The classes range from S1 to S10 for physical, S11 to S13 for visual, and S14 for intellectual disabilities.
The lower the number, the higher the limitation.
In the end, true performance is defined by training, technique, and mental strength.
To make results from different classes comparable, a points system is used.
Each swimmer’s time is compared to the world record of their own classification.
The closer the time is to the record, the more points are awarded. The scale usually goes up to 1000 points, which represents a world record performance.
Qualification for many competitions is based on a minimum score.
This makes performance comparable – regardless of individual conditions.
In para swimming, it’s not only the time that counts but also the points.
A record always refers to a specific classification – the best time ever achieved within that class.
A championship title, however, is usually awarded across classes, based on the points table.
Thus, a swimmer who finishes later may still score more points and win the title.
What matters is who performs strongest within their own classification.
