José Arnulfo Castorena Vélez (born 27 May 1978) is a Mexican

Paralympic swimmer Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities. Para swimmers compete at the Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions throughout the world. The sport is governed by the International Para ...

who competes in international elite events. He is a three-time

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champion, five-time

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 ...

champion and a seven-time

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champion.

Personal life

Castorena was born with underdeveloped legs and a missing left arm. He had a difficult upbringing when his mother died after giving birth to him, his father abandoned him and his grandmother looked after him until she died when Castorena was of a young age.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Castorena, Jose Arnulfo 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Guadalajara, Jalisco Paralympic swimmers for Mexico 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 Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Mexican male freestyle swimmers Mexican male medley swimmers Mexican male breaststroke swimmers S4-classified para swimmers 21st-century Mexican people