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2023 World Para Swimming Championships – Women's 50 Metre Breaststroke
The women's 50m breaststroke events at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships were held at the Manchester Aquatics Centre The Manchester Aquatics Centre, abbreviated MAC, is a public aquatics sports facility south of the city centre of Manchester, England, north of the main buildings of the University of Manchester near Manchester Metropolitan University. It was ... between 31 July and 6 August. Medalists Results SB2 ;Final Seven swimmers from six nations took part. SB3 ;Final Eight swimmers from seven nations took part. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2023 World Para Swimming Championships - Women's 50 metre breaststroke 2023 World Para Swimming Championships 2023 in women's swimming World Para Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 World Para Swimming Championships
The 2023 World Para Swimming Championships was the 12th edition of the World Para Swimming Championships, an international swimming competition for swimmers with disabilities. It was held in Manchester, Great Britain from 31 July to 6 August 2023. This was the third time that Great Britain have hosted the World Para Swimming Championships with Glasgow hosting in 2015 and London hosting in 2019. The World Championships serves as a qualifier for the 2024 Summer Paralympics where two top swimmers in each individual medal event final will be automatically selected to compete at the Paralympics. As a swimmer can only hold one quota, which makes them eligible for all events in their classification for which they have a qualifying time, unrequired quotas are returned to be distributed later. Participating nations * (18) * (26) * (4) * (3) * (1) * (3) * (2) * (29) * (20) * (3) * (24) * (2) * (14) * (4) * (1) * (7) * (1) * (1) * (5) * (3) * (1) * (13) * (13) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teresa Perales
Teresa Perales Fernández (born 29 December 1975) is an S5, SB4, SM5 classified Spanish swimmer, politician and motivational speaker who has won a total of 27 Paralympic medals at the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics. She is the most decorated Spanish Paralympian in history. In 1995, at the age of nineteen, Perales was diagnosed with neuropathy and lost the use of her legs within three months. Following the 2000 Games, she earned a Diploma in Physiotherapy and married Mariano Menor. She later had a child with him following the 2008 Games. In addition to swimming, Perales has been a politician, teacher, entrepreneur and motivational speaker. As an Aragonese Party (PAR) politician, she was in office from 2003 to 2007. Following her departure, she co-wrote an autobiography with her husband. Despite having no plans to return to politics, she was symbolically on the 2011 ballot for PAR as a member of the Congreso de los Diputados. Perales has supported a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leanne Smith (swimmer)
Leanne Smith (born May 8, 1988) is an American Paralympic swimmer who represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Career Smith represented the United States in the women's 100 metre freestyle S3 event and won a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. On April 14, 2022, Smith was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships. At the World Championships, she won a gold medal in all seven events she participated in, to lead all swimmers in gold medals. Her seven gold medals were the most in a single championships by an American since Jessica Long also won seven gold medals in 2010. On April 29, 2023, Smith was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships The 2023 World Para Swimming Championships was the 12th edition of the World Para Swimming Championships, an international swimming competition for swimmers with disabilities. It was held in Manchester, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nely Miranda
Nely Edith Miranda Herrera (born 2 August 1972) is a Mexican paralympic swimmer and a politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party. She served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon R ... from 2009 to 2012. Career She competed at the 2008 and 2016 Paralympics and won two gold and one bronze medals. The bronze medal was won in the 50 meters freestyle S4, which she entered as World Record holder from two months earlier but failed to win gold. Notes References External links * Nely Miranda Herrera – Glasgow 2015 IPC Swimming World Championshipsat the International Paralympic Committee 1972 births Living people Mexican female freestyle swimmers Paralympic swimmers for Mexico Paralympic gold medalists for Mexico Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Valle
Patricia Valle Benítez (born 7 February 1979) is a Mexican Paralympic swimmer and councillor of Corregidora Municipality. She is a multiple medalist in both Summer Paralympics, World Para Swimming Championships and Parapan American Games The Parapan American Games is an international multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities held every four years after every Pan American Games. The first Games were held in 1999 in Mexico City, Mexico. The 2003 Parapan American Ga .... References 1969 births Living people People from Querétaro Paralympic swimmers for Mexico Mexican female breaststroke swimmers Mexican female butterfly swimmers Mexican female freestyle swimmers Mexican female medley swimmers Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryna Verbova
Maryna Verbova (born 5 August 1998) is a Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer competing in S4-classification events. She represented Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and she won the bronze medal in the women's 50 metre backstroke S4 event. She also competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. She won the silver medal in the women's 50 metre backstroke S4 event at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships held in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. At the 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships The 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 World Para Swimming Allianz European Championships took place in Dublin, Ireland from 13 to 19 August 2018. It was the 5th edition of the Championsh ... she won the gold medal in the women's 150 metres individual medley S4 and the silver medal in the women's 50 metres backstroke S4 event. References Living people 1998 births Place of birth missing (living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aly Van Wyck-Smart
Aly (russian: Алы; sah, Алыы, ''Alıı'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Nizhnebytantaysky Rural Okrug in Eveno-Bytantaysky National District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located from Batagay-Alyta, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 0,Sakha Republic Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service The Federal State Statistics Service (russian: Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Росстат), ''Federal'naya sluzhba gosudarstvennoi statistiki (Rosstat)'') is the governmental statistics .... Results of the 2010 All-Russian CensusЧисленность населения по районам, городским и сельским населённым пунктам (''Population Counts by Districts, Urban and Rural Inhabited Localities'') the same as recorded during the 2002 Census.''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikita Ens
Nikita Ens (born October 19, 1988) is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international swimming competitions. She is a World silver medalist and has competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Early life and education Nikita Ens was born in 1988 to parents Rod and Monica Ens. She attended Carpenter High School and was a high school provincial champion in shot put in 2006. In 2010, she graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a bachelor of science in biology. She is pursuing a master’s degree in theological studies. Career After becoming paralyzed, Ens trained in track and field with the Saskatoon Cyclones. She was a medallist at the Canadian nationals. She made the standards for the Rio 2016 Paralympics but did not compete. Ens began para-swimming in 2017 and joined the Saskatoon Lasers Swim Club, training under Eric Kramer. She made her major international debut at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships, where she competed in the 100-metre freesty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester Aquatics Centre
The Manchester Aquatics Centre, abbreviated MAC, is a public aquatics sports facility south of the city centre of Manchester, England, north of the main buildings of the University of Manchester near Manchester Metropolitan University. It was purpose built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and cost £32 million to build. Before it was built, for many years its site was open waste ground, left by demolishing inner city industrial terrace houses. The building was designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects. The building takes the approximate shape of an asymmetric trapezoidal prism (the apex provides clearance above the highest diving board), and from the outside, the roof resembles a wave. Construction started in August 1996, and was completed in July 2000, with finishing touches made in September 2001. MAC hosts many swimming and water polo events but also hosts Lancashire County Championships and Age group North west Regionals for swimming. It was opened on 12 October 2000, by Quee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Procida
Angela Procida (born 29 June 2000) is an Italian Paralympic swimmer and para cyclist who competes in international swimming competitions and specializes in the backstroke. Career She participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ... where she reached three finals but did not medal. Accident In November 2005, Procida and her family were involved in a serious car accident: her father and young sister died at the scene, her mother and her other sister survived uninjured, Angela was the only occupant of the vehicle who had permanent damage to her lower body. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Procida, Angela 2000 births Living people Italian female freestyle swimmers Italian female backstroke swimmers Paralympic swimme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marta Fernández Infante
Marta Fernández Infante (born 6 August 1994 in Burgos) is a Spanish Paralympic swimmer from Valladolid, Spain. She has cerebral palsy. At the 2020 World Para Swimming European Open Championships (her first international event), she won one gold medal (in the 50m butterfly S5) and three silvers (in the 50m breaststroke SB3, 100m freestyle S4, and 50m freestyle S4), as well as breaking a world record (in the 50m butterfly S4). At the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ..., she won a silver medal in the 50 metre butterfly S5 event, a gold medal in the 50 metre breaststroke SB3 event, and a bronze medal in the 50m freestyle S4. She broke her own world record in the 50 metre butterfly S4. References External links * * Living peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
