José Antonio Mari-Alcaraz

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mari and the second or maternal family name is Alcaraz.
José Antonio Mari-Alcaraz
Personal information
Nationality  Spain
Born (1988-10-23) 23 October 1988
Valencia, Spain
Sport
Sport Swimming

José Antonio Mari Alcaraz (born October 23, 1988 in Valencia) is a swimmer from Spain.

Personal

Mari-Alcaraz was born October 23, 1988 in Valencia. He has a mild physical disability. In 2012, he lived in San Cugat del Vallés, Barcelona.[1][2]

Swimming

Mari-Alcaraz is an S10 classification swimmer.[1] He is affiliated with theanish Federation of Sports for the Physically Disabled (FEDDF).[3]

Mari-Alcaraz competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[1] In 2010, he competed at the Tenerife International Open.[4] He competed at the 2010 Adapted Swimming World Championship in the Netherlands, where he won three silver medals.[5] In advance of the competition, he attended a swimming camp with the national team that was part of the Paralympic High Performance Program (HARP Program).[6] He competed at the 2011 IPC European Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany, where he finished first and set a European record in the 100m freestyle.[2]

In 2012, Mari-Alcaraz competed at the Paralympic Swimming Championship of Spain by Autonomous Communities.[7] From the Catalan region of Spain, he was a recipient of a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship.[8] He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, and earned a bronze in the 50 meter S10 freestyle race.[1] He competed at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Españoles logran siete medallas, tres de oro, en jornada inaugural en Berlín. NATACIÓN-PARALÍMPICA CTO.EUROPA" (in Spanish). Spain: Terra.es. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  3. "Los mejores nadadores paralímpicos disputan el Campeonato de España en Murcia — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  4. "Los nadadores paralímpicos baten siete récords de España en el Open Internacional de Tenerife — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  5. "38 españoles en el Mundial de natación paralímpica" (in Spanish). Spain: MARCA.com. 2010-08-14. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  6. "Los nadadores paralímpicos baten siete récords de España — ABC.es — Noticias Agencias" (in Spanish). Spain: ABC.es. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  7. "Castellón acoge a los mejores nadadores en el Campeonato de España de Natación Paralímpica — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  8. "Observatori Català de l'Esport OCE INEFC" (in Spanish). Observatoridelesport.cat. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  9. "Deportes : La extremeña Isabel Yinghua Hernández competirá en el Campeonato del Mundo de Natación Paralímpica" (in Spanish). Spain: Extremaduradehoy.com. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
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