José Ramón Cantero Elvira

José Ramón Cantero Elvira (born 6 August 1993) is a visually impaired Spanish swimmer who has represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cantero and the second or maternal family name is Elvira.
José Cantero
Personal information
Full nameJosé Ramón Cantero Elvira
NationalitySpanish
Born6 August 1993 (1993-08-06) (age 30)
Sport
Country Spain
SportSwimming

Personal

Cantero has a vision impairment, and is blind[1] as a result of complications resulting from lack of oxygen during birth.[2] Growing up, he spent his summers in Huete.[1] He learned how to read using braille with assistance from an instructor from ONCE.[2] In 2012, he was studying journalism during his second year at university.[1][2] He was still enrolled in the program in 2013.[2] He had a job writing press releases for Móstoles Sports Association.[2] In December 2013, he attended an event marking Spanish insurance company Santa Lucía Seguros becoming a sponsor of the Spanish Paralympic Committee, and consequently Plan ADOP which funds high performance Spanish disability sport competitors. He chose to attend the event because he wanted to show support for this type of sponsorship.[3][4][5]

Cantero does not use a cane or a guide dog.[2]

Swimming

When Cantero was six years old, he started taking swimming classes provided by ONCE at a pool in Madrid.[1][2] He is a member of C.N. Móstoles.[6][7][8]

Cantero competed at the 2009 German Open.[9]

While Cantero trains at the Huete municipal pool, the Huete City Council has not provided any assistance and Cantero has to pay to train there.[1] In 2012, he trained six days a week with two daily pool sessions.[1] He set a Paralympic qualifying time for London at the 20th Trofeo Ciudad de Móstoles.[8] He medaled at the 2012 Spanish national championships.[6] In June 2012, he participated in the Castilla and León Adapted Swimming Open, which served as a Paralympic qualifying event.[7] He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics,[6] where he had a top ten finish.[2] He was one of twelve vision impaired Spanish swimmers competing at the 2012 Games.[10] He was also one of three swimmers from his club to go to London alongside Omar Font and Deborah Font.[11][12] 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.[6]

In November 2013, Cantero competed in the Spanish national swimming Championship by age.[13] In 2013, he had a goal of medalling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[2] Admiring the Australian swimming culture and support for its athletes, he has thought about going to Australia to train but friends, family and coaches have so far dissuaded him from doing so.[2]

References
  1. Jose Ramon. "Josê Ramón: "En la vida siempre hay que tener metas" —" (in Spanish). Spain: Eldiadigital.es. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. Cristina Garrido (10 June 2013). "El verdadero premio del cupón de la ONCE" (in Spanish). Spain: ABC.es. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  3. "RSC.-La aseguradora 'santalucía' renueva su compromiso con el Plan ADOP" (in Spanish). Spain: Europapress.es. December 13, 2013. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  4. "Santalucía renueva con el Plan ADOP" (in Spanish). Spain: Diariosigloxxi.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  5. "La aseguradora 'santalucía' renueva su compromiso con el Plan ADOP" (in Spanish). Spain: Noticias.lainformacion.com. 2013-12-12. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  6. "Los nadadores paralímpicos ciegos se concentran para Londres 2012" (in Spanish). Spain: Solidaridad Digital. 6 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  7. "Los nadadores españoles se quedaron sin mínimas en el I Open Castilla y León" (in Spanish). Spain: Terra.es. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  8. "Deportes: Jose Ramón Cantero, nadador de la A.D.N. Móstoles, logró el record de España de paralímpicos catg. S-12 - Ayuntamiento de Móstoles" (in Spanish). Spain: Mostoles.es. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  9. "El Open de Alemania reúne en Berlín a los mejores nadadores paralímpicos del mundo. hoySport" (in Spanish). Spain: Hoysport.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  10. (in Spanish)"Los nadadores paralímpicos ciegos se concentran en el CAR de Madrid antes de volar a Londres-Servimedia-Noticias-Sociedad". Spain: Servimedia.es. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  11. "Tres nadadores mostoleños competirán en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Londres | Madrid" (in Spanish). Spain: el mundo. 2012-08-29. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  12. "Tres nadadores mostoleños competirán en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Londres" (in Spanish). Spain: RTVE.es. 2012-08-28. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  13. "José Ramón Cantero, del A.D.N. Móstoles, logra cuatro medallas en el Campeonato de España de Natación Paralímpica" (in Spanish). Spain: Portaldelsur.es. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
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