Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S13, SB13, SM13
Further personal information
Residence
Cluj-Napoca, ROU
Occupation
Student
Languages
Romanian
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began swimming in 2009 in Cluj- Napoca, Romania.
Why this sport?
She and her visually impaired siblings decided to learn to swim for therapeutic purposes and for fun. "In time, swimming become a style of life for us."
Club / Team
Lamont Sports Club: Cluj-Napoca, ROU
Name of coach
Carmen Radu
International debut
Year
2009
Competing for
Romania
Tournament
International Tournament
Location
Germany
General interest
Hobbies
Biology, psychology, music. (Athlete, 05 Sep 2016)
Memorable sporting achievement
Setting two world records at the 2011 IBSA World Games in Antalya, Turkey. (Athlete, 05 Sep 2016)
Most influential person in career
Coach Carmen Radu. (Athlete, 05 Sep 2016)
Hero / Idol
US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 05 Sep 2016)
Awards and honours
She was presented with a certificate of merit by the Cluj City Council for her gold and silver medals won at the 2011 IBSA World Championships. (cluj.am.ro, 05 Apr 2011)
Famous relatives
Her sister Elisei has also represented Romania in para-swimming and both were selected to compete at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Her sister Ana has competed in para-swimming at club level. (lamont.ro, 08 Apr 2011, npc.org.ro, 18 Aug 2013; Athlete, 05 Sep 2016)
Other information
FAMILY
She is one of seven children, five of whom have serious visual impairments. Their father is also blind, and no one in her family had any prior swimming experience. (ftr.ro, 24 Aug 2009)
She is one of seven children, five of whom have serious visual impairments. Their father is also blind, and no one in her family had any prior swimming experience. (ftr.ro, 24 Aug 2009)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 50 m Freestyle S13 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-01 | 7 | |
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-02 | 8 | |
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-08 | 6 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m Butterfly S13 | Final 1 | 2013-08-14 | 6 | |
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13 | Final 1 | 2013-08-17 | 6 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 | Heat 3 | 2015-07-14 | 20 | |
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-15 | 11 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m Butterfly S13 | Heat 3 | 2016-09-08 | 7 | |
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13 | Heat 3 | 2016-09-14 | 7 | |
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-17 | 6 |