Arnulfo Castorena

Mexico

Swimming

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Limb deficiency

Origin of Impairment

Congenital

Classification

S4, SB2, SM3

Further personal information

Family

Wife Concepcion, six children

Residence

Guadalajara, MEX

Occupation

Athlete

Languages

Spanish

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

He took up the sport at age 17 at the CODE club in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Why this sport?

He wanted to become a member of the Mexico national team.

Club / Team

Jalisco State: Mexico

General interest

Most influential person in career

His family. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

Injuries

In 2014 he underwent surgery on a tendon in his right shoulder. (Facebook profile, 16 Jan 2014)

Sporting philosophy / motto

"I'm just a normal guy, and if in another life I was in the same body I am now, I have no doubts I'd be a winner as well." (amazonaws.com, 13 Sep 2012)

Awards and honours

In 2020 he was a recipient of Jalisco state's Sports Award in Mexico. (codejalisco.gob.mx, 15 Dec 2020)

In 2015 and 2020 he received the Sports Merit Medal from the city of Guadalajara in Mexico. (polideportivo.mx, 17 Dec 2015; notisistema.com, 24 Feb 2021)

Ambitions

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (codejalisco.gob.mx, 15 Dec 2020)

Impairment

He was born with underdeveloped legs and missing his left arm. (yoinfluyo.com, 26 Jun 2012; uag.mx, 01 Feb 2001)

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 50 m Butterfly S4	Final Round	5
Men's 50 m Butterfly S4	Heat 2	3
Men's 50 m Breaststroke SB2	Final Round	1
Men's 50 m Breaststroke SB2	Heat 2	1
Men's 4x50 m Medley 20pts	Final Round	7
Men's 4x50 m Medley 20pts	Heat 2	4
Men's 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts	Final Round	8
Men's 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts	Heat 1	4
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM3	Final Round	3
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM3	Heat 2	2

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S4	Heat 1	6
Men's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts	Final Round	5
Men's 4x50 m Medley 20 pts	Heat 2	4
Men's 4x50 m Medley 20 pts	Final Round	7

IPC Swimming World Championships Durban 2006 (Durban, South Africa)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 100 m Freestyle S4	Heats	7
Men's 100 m Freestyle S4	Final Round	8
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM3	Heats (SM2/3)	4
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM3	Final Round	1
Men's 200 m Freestyle S4	Heats	7
Men's 200 m Freestyle S4	Final Round	7
Men's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts	Final Round	2
Men's 4x50 m Medley 20 pts	Final Round	7
Men's 50 m Breaststroke SB2	Final Round	1
Men's 50 m Butterfly S4	Heats	3
Men's 50 m Butterfly S4	Final Round	3
Men's 50 m Freestyle S4	Heats	9

IPC Swimming World Championships Christchurch 1998 (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM3	Heats	3
Men's 50 m Backstroke S4	Heats	14
Men's 4x50 m Freestyle Open	Final Round	4
Men's 100 m Freestyle S4	Heats	11
Men's 50 m Butterfly S4	Final Round	9999
Men's 50 m Butterfly S4	Heats	4
Men's 200 m Freestyle S4	Heats	9
Men's 50 m Breaststroke SB2	Final Round	6
Men's 50 m Breaststroke SB2	Heats	7
Men's 50 m Freestyle S4	Heats	12
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM3	Final Round	2

IPC Swimming World Championships Mar del Plata 2002 (Mar del Plata, Argentina)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S4	Heats	9
Men's 100 m Freestyle S4	Heats	8
Men's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts	Final Round	6
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM3	Final Round	2
Men's 50 m Butterfly S4	Final (S3-4)	2
Men's 50 m Butterfly S4	Heats (S2-4)	2
Men's 50 m Breaststroke SB2	Final Round	1
Men's 50 m Breaststroke SB2	Heats (SB1/2)	1
Men's 200 m Freestyle S4	Final Round	7
Men's 200 m Freestyle S4	Heats	7
Men's 100 m Freestyle S4	Final Round	8

London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Breaststroke SB2	Heat 1	2012-08-30	1
Men's 50 m Breaststroke SB2	Final Round	2012-08-30	2
Men's 50 m Freestyle S4	Heat 2	2012-08-31	8
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM3	Heat 2	2012-09-02	9999

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Breaststroke SB2	Final 1	2013-08-13	2
Men's 50 m Butterfly S4	Final 1	2013-08-14	5
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM3	Final 1	2013-08-17	3

2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM3		Final 1	2015-07-15	3
Men's 50 m Breaststroke SB2		Final 1	2015-07-17	2

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Breaststroke SB2	Final Round	2016-09-14	6
Men's 50 m Breaststroke SB2	Heat 2	2016-09-14	3
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM3	Heat 1	2016-09-16	3
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM3	Final Round	2016-09-16	6

Mexico City 2017 World Para Swimming Championships (Mexico City, Mexico)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Breaststroke SB2	Final 1	2017-12-05	2
Men's 50 m Breaststroke SB2	Heat 1	2017-12-05	1
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM3	Final 1	2017-12-07	2
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM3	Heat 1	2017-12-07	2