Nely Edith Miranda Herrera (born 2 August 1972) is a Mexican paralympic swimmer and a politician from the

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. She served as a member of the

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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.

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Nely Miranda Herrera – Glasgow 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships
at the International Paralympic Committee 1972 births Living people Mexican female freestyle swimmers Paralympic swimmers for Mexico Paralympic gold medalists for Mexico Paralympic bronze medalists for Mexico Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians S4-classified para swimmers 21st-century Mexican politicians 21st-century Mexican women politicians Sportspeople from Puebla Politicians from Puebla People from Puebla (city) Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) Paralympic medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2023 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games Mexican female breaststroke swimmers Deputies of the LXI Legislature of Mexico {{Mexico-swimming-bio-stub