Anne Polinario

Anne Polinario

Personal information
Nationality	Canadian
Born	5 August 1979
Residence	Havana, Cuba
Sport
Sport	Para-Swimming
Medal record Paralympic Games Para-Swimming 2004 Athens 50m Freestyle 2004 Athens 100m Freestyle 2008 Beijing 50m Freestyle 2004 Athens 100m Backstroke 2004 Athens 4x100 m Freestyle 2004 Athens 4x100 m Medley 2000 Sydney 50m Freestyle 2000 Sydney 100m Freestyle 2000 Sydney 100m Backstroke
Updated on 18 October 2014.

Anne Cecile Polinario (born 5 August 1979) is a S10 classified Canadian para-swimmer. Born to parents on Cuba's national swim team, she caught on and was on Canada's National Team. Polinario has competed at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Paralympic Games.^[1]

Personal life

Polinario was born on 5 August 1979 in Havana, Cuba and now resides in Montreal, Quebec. She had Drop Foot Paralysis in her left foot at birth. She started swimming at a young age and moved to Canada as a teenager. She made it into Canada's national swimming team while her mother and father were in Cuba's National Swimming Team.^[1]

Career

Polinario's headed for here first Paralympic games in 2000 Sydney, where she won three bronze medals in 100m Backstroke, 100m Freestyle, and 50m Freestyle. In 2004 Athens, she won 3 gold and 2 silver."I was pretty happy. I had a bit of tears in my eyes. It was pretty emotional for sure."^[2] she said as she won her first Paralympic Gold Medal. In 2008, Polinario's final Paralympic game, she competed in three races but had only won one medal, a gold. "I was disappointed with my first two races so I’m glad to finish with a victory, It was a very good race for me. But I’ll need to work harder to get that world record." she said.^[3][4]

References

1. "Anne Polinario | Canadian Paralympic Committee". Retrieved 18 October 2014.
2. "Canadian gold rush". Retrieved 18 October 2014.
3. "Swim Ontario". Retrieved 18 October 2014.
4. "Paralympic Results". Retrieved 18 October 2014.