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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Short stature
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S5, SB5, SM5
Further personal information
Family
Daughter Janilly Victoria
Other names
Joana Neves
Residence
Natal, BRA
Languages
Portuguese
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up the sport in 2001 at the Tutubarao Swimming School in Natal, Brazil.
Why this sport?
Doctors encouraged her to start swimming as a way of improving her health. "I liked the sport and identified with it."
Club / Team
Vasco da Gama: Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Name of coach
Rodrigo Villar [club], BRA
International debut
Year
2010
Competing for
Brazil
Location
Greece
General interest
Nicknames
Joaninha, Peixinho (folha.uol.com.br, 18 May 2016; Athlete, 26 Aug 2010)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning bronze and breaking the Americas record in the S5 100m freestyle at the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)
Most influential person in career
Her daughter, and her parents. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017, 19 Jul 2015)
Injuries
She was unable to train during the first half of 2018 due to hernia surgery. (edeniagarcia.com, 14 Feb 2019)
Awards and honours
In 2015 and 2016 she was named Best Para Swimmer at the Best Swimming awards in Brazil. (natacaopotiguar.blogspot.com, 01 Jan 2017; tribunadonorte.com.br, 06 Jan 2016)
Impairment
She was born with achondroplasia, a condition that affects bone growth. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017; folha.uol.com.br, 18 May 2016)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 2 | 1 | ||
| Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 | Final Round | 4 | ||
| Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 1 | 2 | ||
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 | Heat 2 | 2 | ||
| Women's 4x50 m Medley 20pts | Final Round | 4 | ||
| Women's 4x50 m Medley 20pts | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Women's 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Women's 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts | Heat 2 | 1 | ||
| Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 2 | 3 | ||
| Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 | Final Round | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 1 | 2012-08-30 | 2 | |
| Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 | Final Round | 2012-08-30 | 4 | |
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM5 | Heat 1 | 2012-08-31 | 3 | |
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM5 | Final Round | 2012-08-31 | 6 | |
| Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 | Final Round | 2012-09-01 | 6 | |
| Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-01 | 3 | |
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-07 | 2 | |
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 | Final Round | 2012-09-07 | 3 | |
| Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-08 | 4 | |
| Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 | Final Round | 2012-09-08 | 7 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 | Final 1 | 2013-08-12 | 3 | |
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-12 | 3 | |
| Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 | Final 1 | 2013-08-13 | 3 | |
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM5 | Final 1 | 2013-08-15 | 9999 | |
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM5 | Heat 2 | 2013-08-15 | 4 | |
| Women's 4x50 m Medley 20pts | Final 1 | 2013-08-16 | 6 | |
| Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 | Final 1 | 2013-08-17 | 5 | |
| Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-17 | 5 | |
| Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 | Final 1 | 2013-08-18 | 3 | |
| Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 2 | 2013-08-18 | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts | Final 1 | 2015-07-13 | 1 | |
| Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 | Final 1 | 2015-07-15 | 4 | |
| Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-15 | 4 | |
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 | Final 1 | 2015-07-16 | 5 | |
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-16 | 3 | |
| Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 | Final 1 | 2015-07-17 | 1 | |
| Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-17 | 2 | |
| Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 | Final 1 | 2015-07-19 | 3 | |
| Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-19 | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-08 | 3 | |
| Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 | Final Round | 2016-09-08 | 6 | |
| Mixed 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts | Final Round | 2016-09-09 | 2 | |
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 | Final Round | 2016-09-10 | 6 | |
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-10 | 3 | |
| Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-12 | 1 | |
| Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 | Final Round | 2016-09-12 | 2 | |
| Women's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts | Final Round | 2016-09-15 | 7 | |
| Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-17 | 2 | |
| Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 | Final Round | 2016-09-17 | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 | Final 1 | 2017-12-02 | 5 | |
| Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 1 | 2017-12-02 | 3 | |
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 | Heat 2 | 2017-12-03 | 6 | |
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 | Final 1 | 2017-12-03 | 7 | |
| Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 2 | 2017-12-05 | 2 | |
| Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 | Final 1 | 2017-12-05 | 2 | |
| Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 | Final 1 | 2017-12-06 | 6 | |
| Mixed 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts | Final 1 | 2017-12-07 | 9999 |