Matilde Estefanía Alcázar Figueroa 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 swimming competitions. She is a triple

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champion and a

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champion, she has also competed at the

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and

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. In 2018, Alcázar broke the

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in the women's 100m backstroke S11 which had been held for 34 years. She broke the record at a World Para Swimming World Series in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alcazar, Matilde Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people) Swimmers from Mexico City Paralympic swimmers for Mexico Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2023 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships S11-classified para swimmers