Albert Gelis Explained

Albert Gelis
Full Name:Albert Gelis Juanola
Nationality:Spanish
Birth Date:26 October 1981
Birth Place:Sant Joan les Fonts, Girona
Sport:Swimming (S12)
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Albert Gelis Juanola (born 26 October 1981) is a vision-impaired S12 swimmer from Spain.

Personal

Gelis was born on 26 October 1981 in Sant Joan les Fonts, Girona. He is from the Catalan region of Spain.

Swimming

Gelis is a vision impaired S12 swimmer. He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. He earned a silver medal at the 2004 Games in the 4 x 100 meter 49 Points Medley Relay.[1] In 2007, he competed at the IDM German Open.[2] From the Catalan region of Spain, he was a recipient of a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship.[3] Prior to heading to London for the 2012 Games, he participated in a national vision impaired swim team training camp at the High Performance Centre of Sant Cugat from 6 to 23 August. Daily at the camp, there were two in water training sessions and one out of water training session.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biografías. Comité Paralímpico Español. Spain. es. 2012. July 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20170309061517/http://www.paralimpico.es/publicacion/buscador/datosbiografia.asp?idatleta=77916974N. 2017-03-09. dead.
  2. News: Berlin, Germany. Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaften im Schwimmen. de. Paralympischer Sport Club Berlin.
  3. Web site: Observatori Català de l'Esport OCE INEFC . Observatoridelesport.cat . November 22, 2013 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203000531/http://www.observatoridelesport.cat/indicador.asp?subdim=3&id_ind=292&lng=esp . December 3, 2013 .
  4. Web site: Los nadadores paralímpicos ciegos se concentran para Londres 2012 . Solidaridad Digital . 6 August 2012 . 3 January 2014 . Spain . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140104051824/http://www.solidaridaddigital.es/SolidaridadDigital/Noticias/Deportes/DetalleNoticia.aspx?id=13809 . 4 January 2014 .