Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
S2
Further personal information
Residence
Rocca di Papa, ITA
Occupation
Coach
Languages
Italian
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up swimming at age six. She began competing in para-swimming in 2014.
Club / Team
Accademia del Nuoto di Marino: Italy
Name of coach
Riccardo Vernole [national], ITA; Enrico Testa, ITA
Training Regime
She does four two-hour sessions a week.
General interest
Hobbies
Going to the beach, spending time with friends, listening to Latin music. (abilitychannel.tv, 2016)
Hero / Idol
Italian swimmer Francesca Pellegrini. (abilitychannel.tv, 2016)
Impairment
She has quadriplegia as the result of a domestic accident in 2011. (abilitychannel.tv, 2016)
Other information
OCCUPATION
Since 2006 she has worked as a swimming instructor at the Accademia del Nuoto di Marino in Italy. (gazzetta.it, 19 Dec 2015; Facebook profile, 06 Aug 2016)
Since 2006 she has worked as a swimming instructor at the Accademia del Nuoto di Marino in Italy. (gazzetta.it, 19 Dec 2015; Facebook profile, 06 Aug 2016)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m Backstroke S2 | Final Round | 2016-09-09 | 6 | |
Women's 50 m Backstroke S2 | Final Round | 2016-09-15 | 4 |