Angela Procida (born 29 June 2000) is an Italian Paralympic swimmer and para cyclist who competes in international swimming competitions and specializes in the backstroke.
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| Born | 29 June 2000 Castellammare di Stabia, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Spinal cord injury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle, backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fiamme Oro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editShe participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where she reached three finals but did not medal.[1][2]
Accident
editIn November 2005, Procida and her family were involved in a serious car accident: her father and young sister died at the scene, her mother and her other sister survived uninjured, Angela was the only occupant of the vehicle who had permanent damage to her lower body.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Angela Procida - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 2 July 2022. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Angela Procida - Italian Paralympic Committee (in Italian)". Italian Paralympic Committee. 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Angela Procida: "Swimming teaches me that there are no limits even with a handicap" (in Italian)". La Repubblica. 22 November 2021.
External links
edit- Angela Procida at the International Paralympic Committee
- Angela Procida at the Comitato Italiano Paralimpico (in Italian)