Sarai Gascón Moreno Explained

Sarai Gascón
Full Name:Sarai Gascón Moreno
Birth Date:16 November 1992
Birth Place:Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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Sarai Gascón Moreno (born 16 November 1992 in Terrassa, Province of Barcelona) is a Spanish paralympic swimmer.

Personal life

Gascón was born 16 November 1992 in Terrassa, Province of Barcelona. She has a disability in that she was born without part of her left forearm.[1] In 2013, she was awarded the silver Royal Award for Merit in Sports (Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo).[2]

Career

Gascón is a S9 type swimmer. She is affiliated with the Spanish Federation of Sports for the Physically Disabled (FEDDF).[3]

In 2007, Gascón competed at the IDM German Open.[4] She raced at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, where she earned a silver in the 100 meter breaststroke race.At the 2009 IPC European Swimming Championship in Reykjavík, Iceland, Gascón, Ana Rubio, Esther Morales Fernández and Julia Castelló won a bronze medal in the 4x100 meter medley relay.[5]

In 2010, Gascón trained at the Centre d'alt Rendiment or CAR (High Performance Center) in Sant Cugat, Barcelona Province. That year, she competed at the Tenerife International Open.[6] As a 17-year-old, she competed at the 2010 Adapted Swimming World Championship in the Netherlands, where she won a pair of silver medals and three bronze medals.[7] [8] As an 18-year-old, she competed at the 2011 IPC European Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany where she earned a gold medal in the 100 meter freestyle event.[9] [10] She also won a silver medal in the 200 meter freestyle race.[11]

In 2012, Gascón competed at the Paralympic Swimming Championship of Spain by Autonomous Communities, and representing Barcelona, finished first in the SB9 women's 100m breaststroke.[12] She raced at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, where she earned a silver medal the 100 meter butterfly race and a bronze in the 100 meter freestyle race.[13] She, Esther Morales Fernández, Teresa Perales, Isabel Yingüa Hernández finished fourth in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay event.[14] She 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.[15] From the Catalan region of Spain, she was a recipient of a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship.[16] She competed at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.[17] [18]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.marca.com/paralimpicos/2016/01/26/56a7aeff22601d12188b45ed.html "Sarai Gascón es un prodigio. Con 14 años ya era campeona del mundo y con 15 consiguió su primera medalla en unos Juegos"
  2. Web site: El paralímpico extremeño Enrique Floriano recibe la Medalla de la Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo . Region Digital . es . 29 October 2013 . 21 November 2013 . 16 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180916204308/https://www.regiondigital.com/noticias/deportes/196331-el-paralimpico-extremeno-enrique-floriano-recibe-la-medalla-de-la-real-orden-al-merito-deportivo.html . dead .
  3. Web site: Los mejores nadadores paralímpicos disputan el Campeonato de España en Murcia — Natación — Esto es DxT . Estoesdxt.es . 11 August 2013 . es . Spain.
  4. Web site: Berlin, Germany . Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaften im Schwimmen . de . Paralympischer Sport Club Berlin.
  5. Web site: 21 de octubre de 2009 20:47h . España añade tres platas y seis bronces en los Europeos Paralímpicos | Polideportivo | AS.com . Masdeporte.as.com . 2009-10-21 . 11 August 2013.
  6. Web site: Los nadadores paralímpicos baten siete récords de España en el Open Internacional de Tenerife — Natación — Esto es DxT . Estoesdxt.es . 11 August 2013 . es . Spain.
  7. Web site: 38 españoles en el Mundial de natación paralímpica . MARCA.com . 2010-08-14 . 7 August 2013 . es . Spain.
  8. Web site: España arranca con cinco medallas en el Mundial de Natación Paralímpica . MARCA . 15 August 2010 . 7 August 2013 . Spain . es.
  9. 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.
  10. Web site: Teresa Perales suma su segunda plata en Berlín . Aragondigital.es . 11 August 2013 . Spain . es.
  11. Web site: La nadadora valenciana Anna Ortiz, campeona de Europa de 50 metros braza . elperiodic.com . 2013-07-31 . 7 August 2013 . Spain . es.
  12. 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.
  13. Web site: Biografías . Comité Paralímpico Español . Spain . es . 2012 . 26 June 2013.
  14. 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.
  15. Web site: Un Campeonato de Cataluña de Natación de récords — Natación — Esto es DxT . Estoesdxt.es . 11 August 2013 . Spain . es.
  16. Web site: Observatori Català de l'Esport OCE INEFC . Observatoridelesport.cat . 22 November 2013 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203000531/http://www.observatoridelesport.cat/indicador.asp?subdim=3&id_ind=292&lng=esp . 3 December 2013.
  17. 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.
  18. Web site: Estadio deportivo . Marta Gσmez, en busca de ser finalista en el Mundial de Nataciσn Paralνmpica . Estadio deportivo . 2013-02-27 . 11 August 2013 . es . Spain.

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