Edgar Quirós Baltanas Explained

Edgar Quirós Baltanas
Nationality:Spanish
Sport:Swimming
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Edgar Quirós is a vision impaired swimmer from Spain who has represented the country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Personal

Quirós is from Córdoba.[1]

Swimming

Quirós is a member of C.N. Mijas.

Quirós competed at the 2009 Spanish national winter championships, where he won the S13 50, 100 and 200 meter breaststroke events.[2] [3] He competed at the 2009 German Open.[4] At the 2010 Championship of Spain of Paralympic Swimming, he won gold medals in the 50, 100 and 200 meter breaststroke events and in the 50 meter butterfly event.[5] At the Netherlands hosted 2010 World Championship, he had a fifth-place finish. In July, he participated in a ceremony hosted by the Mayor of Málaga at the townhall honouring all the Olympic and Paralympic competitors from the city.[6]

Quirós was one of twelve vision impaired Spanish swimmers competing at the 2012 Games.[7] In London, after qualifying for the finals[8] he finished fifth in the 100 meter backstroke.[9] [10] He finished third in his heat for the event, behind Daniel Sharp of New Zealand and Sergey Punko of Russia.[11] He finished sixth in the 100 meter freestyle.[12] [13] Prior to heading to London, 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.[14] Actualmente ha abierto un club de natacion de competicion en alhaurin de la torre.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Junta transmite su "ánimo y deseos de éxito" a los 35 andaluces que integran el equipo nacional paraolímpico . 20minutos.es . 2012-08-28 . 3 January 2014 . Spain . es .
  2. Web site: Los nadadores paralímpicos baten 25 récords en el Campeonato de España. hoySport . Hoysport.com . 3 January 2014 . Spain . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140103144617/http://www.hoysport.com/noticias/deporte-adaptado/nadadores_paralimpicos_baten_records_campeonato_200903230832.html . 3 January 2014 .
  3. Web site: Un récord mundial en los campeonatos de España de natación adaptada . 20minutos.es . 2009-03-22 . 3 January 2014 . Spain . es .
  4. Web site: El Open de Alemania reúne en Berlín a los mejores nadadores paralímpicos del mundo. hoySport . Hoysport.com . 3 January 2014 . Spain . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140103180059/http://www.hoysport.com/noticias/deporte-adaptado/open_alemania_reune_berlin_mejores_200905281146.html . 3 January 2014 .
  5. Web site: El deportista extremeño Enrique Floriano logra un récord nacional en el Campeonato de España de Natación Paralímpica . 20minutos.es . 2010-06-27 . 3 January 2014 . Spain . es .
  6. Web site: De la Torre recibe a los deportistas malagueños de los Juegos Olímpicos y Paralímpicos de Londres . 20minutos.es . 2012-07-13 . 3 January 2014 . Spain . es .
  7. Web site: Los nadadores paralímpicos ciegos se concentran en el CAR de Madrid antes de volar a Londres-Servimedia-Noticias-Sociedad . Servimedia.es . 3 January 2014 . Spain . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140103225235/http://www.servimedia.es/Noticias/DetalleNoticia.aspx?seccion=23&id=243061 . 3 January 2014 .
  8. Web site: Edgar Quiros, a la final de los 100 braza SB13 . dxtadaptado.com . 2012-09-08 . 3 January 2014 . Spain . es .
  9. Web site: Virtual Agrupados . Marca . 8 September 2012 . 3 January 2014 . Spain . es .
  10. Web site: Edgard QuirĂłs, quinto . dxtadaptado.com . 2012-09-08 . 3 January 2014 . Spain . es .
  11. Web site: Em dia de quebra de recordes mundiais, Daniel Dias e Andre Brasil brilham . Esportesdeaaz.com.br . 3 January 2014 . Brazil . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140103175022/http://www.esportesdeaaz.com.br/index.php/paralimpicos/natacao/262-em-dia-de-quebra-de-recordes-mundiais-daniel-dias-e-andre-brasil-brilham . 3 January 2014 .
  12. Web site: Dos oros, cuatro platas, tres bronces y once diplomas, balance de los andaluces en los Juegos Paralímpicos . 20minutos.es . 3 January 2014 . Spain . es .
  13. Web site: Griñán, sobre deportistas paralímpicos:"Tienen que servir de testimonio a los andaluces que quieren superarse día a día" . 20minutos.es . 2012-10-19 . 3 January 2014 . Spain . es .
  14. 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 .