Matilde Estefanía Alcázar Figueroa (born 3 September 1995)[1] is a Mexican Paralympic swimmer who competes in international swimming competitions. She is a triple Parapan American Games champion and a World champion, she has also competed at the 2012 and 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2][3]
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| Full name | Matilde Estefanía Alcázar Figueroa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Maty, Mermaid of Mexico City | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Mexican | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 September 1995 Mexico City, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Cone dystrophy Strabismus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2018, Alcázar broke the world record in the women's 100m backstroke S11 which had been held for 34 years. She broke the record at a World Para Swimming World Series in São Paulo.[4]
References
edit- ^ "ALCAZAR FIGUEROA Matilde Estefania". RTVE (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Matilde Alcazar - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 23 June 2022. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Matilde Alcazar, courage and determination (in Spanish)". Gaceta Unam. 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Matilde Alcazar breaks 34 year old record in World Para-Swimming Series (in Spanish)". Mugs Noticias. 1 May 2018.