Angela Procida Explained

Angela Procida
Birth Date:	29 June 2000
Birth Place:	Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
Sport:	Paralympic swimming
Disability:	Spinal cord injury
Disability Class:	S2
Event:	Freestyle, backstroke
Club:	Fiamme Oro

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.

Career

She participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where she reached three finals but did not medal.^{[1] [2]}

Accident

In 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2 July 2022. Angela Procida - IPC Athlete Bio. ipc.infostradasports.com. 2 July 2022. 11 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220911032406/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=514&personid=1521297&WinterGames=-1. dead.
2. Web site: 2 July 2022. Angela Procida - Italian Paralympic Committee (in Italian). Italian Paralympic Committee.
3. Web site: 22 November 2021. Angela Procida: "Swimming teaches me that there are no limits even with a handicap" (in Italian). La Repubblica.