Paralympics-Italy's Barlaam looking to have fun in Paris after Tokyo blues

FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games - Swimming - Men's 50m Freestyle - S9 Final – Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - August 29, 2021. Simone Barlaam of Italy reacts after winning gold REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's Simone Barlaam did not enjoy the COVID-delayed Tokyo Paralympics but is looking to have fun at this year's Games in Paris and improve on an already impressive record.

Barlaam, 24, is one of the world's top para swimming athletes and competes in the 100 metres backstroke, 100 butterfly plus the 50, 100 and 400 freestyle categories.