Carla Casals
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| Nationality |
 Spain |
| Born | Spain |
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| Sport | Swimming |
Carla Casals is a Paralympic swimmer from Spain.
Personal
Casals is from the Catalan region of Spain.[1][2] 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.[1][2] 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.[12] 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.[13][12] 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.[1][14] She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, where she finished eighth in the 200 meter individual medley.[15][5] 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.[16] 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.[17] She competed at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.[2][18][19][20][21] From the Catalan region of Spain, she was a recipient a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship.[22]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tres récords nacionales en el Campeonato de España por Comunidades Autónomas de Natación Paralímpica — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Deportes : La extremeña Isabel Yinghua Hernández competirá en el Campeonato del Mundo de Natación Paralímpica" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Extremaduradehoy.com. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ "La compañera de habitación de Melani Costa" (in (Spanish)). Spain: MARCA.com. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "La nadadora paralímpica Julia Castelló, "muy contenta" de que Melani Costa le dedicara la medalla del Mundial de Barcelona - Crónica Social" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Cronicasocial.com. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Los mejores nadadores paralímpicos disputan el Campeonato de España en Murcia — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ "Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaften im Schwimmen" (in (German)). Berlin, Germany: Paralympischer Sport Club Berlin.
- ↑ "España se marcha de los Europeos Paralímpicos con 51 medallas | Solidaridad" (in (Spanish)). Spain: elmundo.es. 2009-10-27. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ↑ "LORCA / El lorquino Kevin Méndez disputa en Islandia el Europeo de Natación Paralímpica" (in (Spanish)). Spain: murcia.com. 2009-10-19. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ↑ "38 españoles en el Mundial de natación paralímpica" (in (Spanish)). Spain: MARCA.com. 2010-08-14. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ "El Mundial de Natación Paralímpica reúne en Holanda a los 38 mejores españoles — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ "España acaba con 26 medallas las competiciones de piscina en el Mundial de Natación Paralímpica" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Teleprensa.es. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 News Editor (2013-07-31). "La nadadora valenciana Anna Ortiz, campeona de Europa de 50 metros braza" (in (Spanish)). Spain: elperiodic.com. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ "Españoles logran siete medallas, tres de oro, en jornada inaugural en Berlín. NATACIÓN-PARALÍMPICA CTO.EUROPA" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Terra.es. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ "Castellón acoge a los mejores nadadores en el Campeonato de España de Natación Paralímpica — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ "Miguel Luque suma el único metal del día. Natación/Paralímpicos" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Terra.es. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ "Los nadadores paralímpicos ciegos se concentran para Londres 2012" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Solidaridad Digital. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ "Un Campeonato de Cataluña de Natación de récords — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ Agencia EFE. "Los nadadores canarios Michelle Alonso e Israel Oliver competirán por triunfo." (in (Spanish)). Spain: Eldiariomontanes.es. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ "Plan renove" (in (Spanish)). Spain: MARCA.com. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ↑ "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" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Noticias.lainformacion.com. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ↑ "España busca ser potencia en los Mundiales para Discapacitados" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Europapress.es. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Observatori Català de l'Esport OCE INEFC" (in (Spanish)). Observatoridelesport.cat. Retrieved November 22, 2013.