Arjola Trimi

Arjola Trimi (born 15 March 1987) is an Italian Paralympic swimmer competing in S4 classification events.[1] She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics,[2] and 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's 4 × 50 mixed freestyle relay, winning a silver medal.[3]

Arjola Trimi
Trimi awarded by the Italian President Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale Palace in 2021.
Personal information
National teamItaly
Born (1987-03-15) 15 March 1987
Tirana, Albania
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportParalympic swimming
Disability classS4
ClubPol Bresciana No Frontiere
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympics 2 3 0
World Championships 3 5 4
European Championships 13 5 3
Total 18 13 7
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo 50 m backstroke S3
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo 100 m freestyle S3
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio 50 m freestyle S4
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo50 m freestyle S4
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo Mixed 4×50 m freestyle
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 50m backstroke S4
Gold medal – first place 2019 London 50m Freestyle S4
Gold medal – first place 2019 London 100m Freestyle S4
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montreal 4×50m freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montreal50m freestyle S4
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow 50m freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montreal 100m freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montreal 200m freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place 2019 London 150m Medley SM4
Bronze medal – third place 2019 London 50m Backstroke S4
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Eindhoven50m freestyle S4
Gold medal – first place2014 Eindhoven100m freestyle S4
Gold medal – first place2014 Eindhoven200m freestyle S4
Gold medal – first place2016 Funchal50 m freestyle S4
Gold medal – first place2016 Funchal100 m freestyle S4
Gold medal – first place2016 Funchal200 m freestyle S4
Silver medal – second place2016 Funchal50 m backstroke S4
Silver medal – second place2016 FunchalMixed 50m medley
Silver medal – second place2016 Funchal4x50m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2014 Eindhoven4x50m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2016 Funchal50 m breaststroke SB3

She made her major international debut at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal, where she won four medals.[4] A year later she became European champion in her classification in the 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle events. In 2015, she won her first World gold taking the 50m backstroke title at the World Games in Glasgow.[4]

Personal history

Trimi was born in Tirana, Albania, her family is Albanian.[5] She has an acquired form of degenerative muscular condition which has resulted in quadriplegia and muscle contractions.[4][6][7]

Swimming career

Trimi learnt to swim as a baby, but always saw it as a hobby that helped her relax. She took part in several sports, such as wheelchair basketball and athletics, but it was not until her medical condition worsened that she turned to swimming as a competitive event.[6] She took up swimming competitively in 2013 and was initially classified as a S5 athlete; but was reclassified soon after as S4.[6] That same year she was chosen to represent Italy at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal.[4] There she won four medals: silvers in the 50m freestyle and the 50m 4x50 freestyle relay, and bronze in both the 100m and 200m freestyle S4 races.

In 2014, she won her first senior international gold medals, becoming European champion in the 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle events at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven.[4] A year later she was back in the Italian squad, this time in the World Championships in Glasgow. Trimi won two medals, a silver in the 50m Freestyle and gold in the 50m backstroke, making her World champion in the event.[4][8][9]

See also

References
  1. "Biography overview:Trimi, Arjola". IPC. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. "Arjola Trimi - Swimming | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. "Paralympics, 6 more medals for Italy in swimming – Il Tempo". Italy24 News English. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. "Trimi, Arjola". paralympic.org. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  5. Arjola Trimi paralympic.org
  6. Arrigoni, Claudio (16 August 2013). "Il triplete di Arjola. Tre medaglie in tre finali per la Trimi al suo primo Mondiale di nuoto" (in Italian). Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  7. archysport (25 August 2021). "Arjola Trimi, who is the veteran of the Italian Paralympic swimming". Archysport. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  8. "Ponce and Trimi break world records at European Open Para Swimming Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  9. "Arjola Trimi, Albanian swimmer European champion in S4 for Italy". Oculus News. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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