Carla Casals Explained

Carla Casals
Full Name:Carla Casals Solé
Birth Date:6 February 1987
Birth Place:Barcelona, Spain
Height:1.62 m
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Carla Casals Solé[1] (born 6 February 1987) is a Paralympic swimmer from Spain.[2]

Personal

Casals is from the Catalan region of Spain. Living at the High Performance Centre (CAR) of San Cugat del Vallés in 2013, she shared a room with an Olympic athlete.[3] [4]

Swimming

Casals is an S12 classified swimmer. She is affiliated with the Spanish Federation of Sports for the Blind (FEDC).[5]

In 2007, Casals competed at the IDM German Open.[6] Casals won a gold medal at the 2009 IPC European Swimming Championships.[7] She was one of 42 Spanish team members, of which 22 had physical disabilities, 6 had cerebral palsy, 10 were blind and four had intellectual disabilities.[8] Casals competed at the 2010 Adapted Swimming World Championship in the Netherlands, where she won a gold medal.[9] [10] She finished seventh in the 100 meter backstroke.[11]

In 2011, Casals trained with Deborah Font Jimenez. She competed at the 2011 IPC European Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany, finishing fifth in the 200 meter freestyle and fourth in the 100 meter breaststroke.[12] [13] In 2012, Casals competed at the Paralympic Swimming Championship of Spain by Autonomous Communities. She finished first in the 100 meter butterfly event and second in the SB23 100 meter breaststroke event.[14] [15] She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, where she finished eighth in the 200 meter individual medley, fourth in the 100 meter butterfly, and sixth in the 100 meter breastroke.[5] [16] Prior to heading to London, she 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.[17] Casals competed at the 2013 Swimming Championship of Catalonia, hosted by the Sabadell Swimming Club, where she was one of nine Spanish swimmers to set a qualifying time for the World Championships.[18] She competed at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.[19] [20] [21] [22] [23] From the Catalan region of Spain, she was a recipient a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship.[24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carla Casals Solé - Trainers Paralímpicos . 2020-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180411072837/http://trainersparalimpicos.fundaciononce.es/trainers/carla-casals-sole . 2018-04-11 . live .
  2. Web site: Casals, Carla . 25 August 2015 . IPC.
  3. Web site: La compañera de habitación de Melani Costa . MARCA.com . 28 July 2013 . 12 August 2013 . es . Spain . https://web.archive.org/web/20130926042420/http://www.marca.com/2013/08/12/mas_deportes/natacion/1376286290.html . 26 September 2013 . live .
  4. Web site: La nadadora paralímpica Julia Castelló, "muy contenta" de que Melani Costa le dedicara la medalla del Mundial de Barcelona - Crónica Social . Cronicasocial.com . August 12, 2013 . Spain . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075516/http://www.cronicasocial.com/noticia.aspx?idN=309556 . March 4, 2016 . live .
  5. Web site: Los mejores nadadores paralímpicos disputan el Campeonato de España en Murcia — Natación — Esto es DxT . Estoesdxt.es . 11 August 2013 . es . Spain . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234811/http://www.estoesdxt.es/index.php?type=public&zone=items&action=view&categoryID=249&codeID=2941 . 2 December 2013 . live .
  6. Web site: Berlin, Germany . Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaften im Schwimmen . de . Paralympischer Sport Club Berlin.
  7. Web site: España se marcha de los Europeos Paralímpicos con 51 medallas | Solidaridad . elmundo.es . 2009-10-27 . August 12, 2013 . Spain . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20140103191414/http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/10/26/solidaridad/1256554685.html . January 3, 2014 . live .
  8. Web site: LORCA / El lorquino Kevin Méndez disputa en Islandia el Europeo de Natación Paralímpica . murcia.com . 2009-10-19 . August 12, 2013 . Spain . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20140104121631/http://www.murcia.com/lorca/noticias/2009/10-19-lorquino-kevin-mendez-disputa-islandia.asp . January 4, 2014 . live .
  9. Web site: 38 españoles en el Mundial de natación paralímpica . MARCA.com . 2010-08-14 . 7 August 2013 . es . Spain . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927114936/http://www.marca.com/2010/08/14/mas_deportes/natacion/1281811192.html . 27 September 2013 . live .
  10. Web site: El Mundial de Natación Paralímpica reúne en Holanda a los 38 mejores españoles — Natación — Esto es DxT . Estoesdxt.es . 7 August 2013 . Spain . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928191157/http://www.estoesdxt.es/index.php?type=public&zone=items&action=view&categoryID=249&codeID=1084 . 28 September 2013 . live .
  11. Web site: España acaba con 26 medallas las competiciones de piscina en el Mundial de Natación Paralímpica . Teleprensa.es . August 12, 2013 . Spain . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222558/http://www.teleprensa.es/nacional-noticia-240090-espana-acaba-con-26-medallas-las-competiciones-de-piscina-en-el-mundial-de-natacion-paralimpica.html . December 2, 2013 . dead.
  12. Web site: La nadadora valenciana Anna Ortiz, campeona de Europa de 50 metros braza . elperiodic.com . 2013-07-31 . 7 August 2013 . Spain . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202232611/http://www.elperiodic.com/valencia/noticias/128034_nadadora-valenciana-anna-ortiz-campeona-europa-metros-braza.html . 2 December 2013 . live .
  13. Web site: Españoles logran siete medallas, tres de oro, en jornada inaugural en Berlín. NATACIÓN-PARALÍMPICA CTO.EUROPA . Terra.es . 7 August 2013 . Spain . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927123845/http://www.terra.es/deportes/mas-deportes/noticias/articulo/espanoles-berlin-logran-siete-medallas-921430.htm . 27 September 2013 . live .
  14. Web site: Tres récords nacionales en el Campeonato de España por Comunidades Autónomas de Natación Paralímpica — Natación — Esto es DxT . Estoesdxt.es . 7 August 2013 . es . Spain . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013755/http://www.estoesdxt.es/index.php?type=public&zone=items&action=view&categoryID=249&codeID=4955 . 3 December 2013 . live .
  15. Web site: Castellón acoge a los mejores nadadores en el Campeonato de España de Natación Paralímpica — Natación — Esto es DxT . Estoesdxt.es . 7 August 2013 . es . Spain . https://web.archive.org/web/20180817161542/http://www.estoesdxt.es/index.php?type=public&zone=items&action=view&categoryID=249&codeID=4944 . 17 August 2018 . live .
  16. Web site: Miguel Luque suma el único metal del día. Natación/Paralímpicos . Terra.es . 7 August 2013 . Spain . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130929033433/http://www.terra.es/deportes/mas-deportes/noticias/articulo/miguel-luque-unico-1091877.htm . 29 September 2013.
  17. 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.
  18. Web site: Un Campeonato de Cataluña de Natación de récords — Natación — Esto es DxT . Estoesdxt.es . 11 August 2013 . Spain . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928191207/http://www.estoesdxt.es/index.php?type=public&zone=items&action=view&categoryID=249&codeID=8061 . 28 September 2013 . live .
  19. Web site: Deportes : La extremeña Isabel Yinghua Hernández competirá en el Campeonato del Mundo de Natación Paralímpica . Extremaduradehoy.com . 11 August 2013 . es . Spain . dead . https://archive.today/20130811103608/http://www.extremaduradehoy.com/periodico/deportes/extremena_isabel_yinghua_hernandez_competira_campeonato_del_mundo_natacion-190504.html . 11 August 2013.
  20. Web site: Agencia EFE . Los nadadores canarios Michelle Alonso e Israel Oliver competirán por triunfo. . Eldiariomontanes.es . 11 August 2013 . Spain . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235759/http://www.eldiariomontanes.es/agencias/20130809/deportes/mas-deportes/nadadores-canarios-michelle-alonso-israel_201308091313.html# . 2013-12-02 . dead.
  21. Web site: Plan renove . MARCA.com . August 12, 2013 . es . Spain . https://web.archive.org/web/20130814220848/http://www.marca.com/2013/08/12/mas_deportes/natacion/1376285891.html . August 14, 2013 . live .
  22. Web site: Deporte. Michelle alonso, sarai gascón y sebastián rodríguez, grandes favoritos españoles en el mundial de natación paralímpica – Juegos paralímpicos – Noticias, última hora, vídeos y fotos de Juegos paralímpicos en lainformacion.com . Noticias.lainformacion.com . August 12, 2013 . es . Spain . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231416/http://noticias.lainformacion.com/deporte/juegos-paralimpicos/deporte-michelle-alonso-sarai-gascon-y-sebastian-rodriguez-grandes-favoritos-espanoles-en-el-mundial-de-natacion-paralimpica_54FydGr7vhbIZb020fP976/ . December 2, 2013 . live .
  23. Web site: España busca ser potencia en los Mundiales para Discapacitados . Europapress.es . 11 August 2013. August 12, 2013 . es . Spain . https://web.archive.org/web/20130812195318/http://www.europapress.es/deportes/noticia-previa-espana-busca-ser-potencia-mundiales-discapacitados-20130811125053.html . August 12, 2013 . live .
  24. 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.