Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S11, SB11, SM11
Further personal information
Residence
Mexico City, MEX
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
English, Spanish
Higher education
Psychology - National Autonomous University of Mexico [UNAM]: Mexico City, MEX
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began swimming at age three. She took up Para sport at age nine in Mexico City, Mexico.
Why this sport?
She was involved in athletics and goalball when she was younger, but she decided to focus on swimming because she liked the individual aspect of the sport. "I started to compete and I liked the adrenaline."
Name of coach
Ulises Menendez [national]
General interest
Nicknames
Maty (Athlete, 25 Oct 2011)
Memorable sporting achievement
Competing at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Chingones Mx YouTube channel, 04 May 2022)
Most influential person in career
Her parents. (Chingones Mx YouTube channel, 04 May 2022)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Success is for everybody, but it has to be built every single day." (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)
Awards and honours
She received the 2019 Mexico City State Sports Award in recognition of her achievements during the period from 11 October 2018 to 10 October 2019. (unamglobal.unam.mx, 05 Nov 2019)
She has received the 'Luchador Olmeca' Award as an Outstanding Athlete of the Visually Impaired Sports National Federation in Mexico. (codeme.com.mx, 19 Apr 2018)
She has received the 'Luchador Olmeca' Award as an Outstanding Athlete of the Visually Impaired Sports National Federation in Mexico. (codeme.com.mx, 19 Apr 2018)
Impairment
She was born with strabismus, a condition that means the eyes do not properly align with each other when looking at an object. She also has the degenerative condition, cone dystrophy. (Chingones Mx YouTube channel, 04 May 2022; deporte.org.mx, 19 Mar 2015)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 400 m Freestyle S12 | Heat 2 | 2012-08-30 | 6 | |
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM12 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-03 | 7 | |
Women's 100 m Backstroke S12 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-05 | 6 | |
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB12 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-08 | 6 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m Backstroke S13 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-15 | 15 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m Freestyle S11 | Final 1 | 2017-12-02 | 1 | |
Women's 100 m Backstroke S11 | Final 1 | 2017-12-03 | 3 | |
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB11 | Final 1 | 2017-12-06 | 2 |