Marta Fernández Infante (born 6 August 1994 in

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) is a Spanish Paralympic swimmer from

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. She has

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. At the

2020 World Para Swimming European Open Championships The 2020 World Para Swimming European Open Championships took place in Funchal, Portugal from 16 to 22 May 2021. It was the sixth edition of the championships. The event was postponed in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. Schedule 158 scheduled event ...

(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, were an international multi-sport event, 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 Inte ...

, 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.

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