María Delgado

María Delgado Nadal[lower-alpha 1] (born 8 October 1997) is a blind Paralympic swimmer from Spain who has competed in several national and international championships.

María Delgado
Personal information
Full nameMaría Delgado Nadal
Nationality Spain
Born8 October 1997 (1997-10-08) (age 26)
Saragossa, Aragón, Spain
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubAragua AD
Medal record
Women's para swimming
Representing  Spain
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100m backstroke S12
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50m freestyle S12
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Glasgow 100m backstroke S12
Bronze medal – third place2023 Manchester100m backstroke S12
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Eindhoven 100m butterfly S12
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Eindhoven 200m individual medley SM12

Personal

Delgado is from the Aragon region of Spain.[1][2] She has a vision impairment[2] called congenital toxoplasmosis. As a result of the condition, she only has peripheral vision since she was born.[3]

Swimming

Delgado is an S12 classified swimmer,[1] and is a member of the Aragua AD swimming club.[2] She is affiliated with ONCE.[4]

Delgado competed at the 2010 Spanish Age Swimming Championships for blind and visually impaired, where she finished first in all but one of the races she competed in. The remaining race she finished third in.[5] In 2010, she competed at the Paralympic Swimming Championship of Spain by Autonomous Communities,[6] where she won two bronze medals while representing Aragon.[4]

Competing at the 2011 Paralympic Swimming Championship of Spain by Autonomous Communities, Delgado earned a gold medal in the 50 meter backstroke and another in the 100 meter freestyle. She also earned a silver in the 100 meter backstroke and a bronze in 50 meter freestyle.[7] In 2011, she competed in the swimming component of the Sports Association Championships Aragón Aragua.[8] She competed at the 2011 National Olympiad in the under-16 group.[9]

Delgado was part of project AXA in 2012, which is a program designed to help develop young Spanish sportspeople into elite athletes on the international level. She took part in a camp in December run by the program which put an emphasis on the technical aspects of swimming.[10] By that year, she was considered a potential competitor at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[10][11] In 2012, she competed at the Paralympic Swimming Championship of Spain by Autonomous Communities, where she finished third in the women's S12 100m butterfly event.[1][12] That year, she also competed in the age championships where she earned a gold medal in the 100 meter butterfly and a silver in the 100 freestyle.[13]

In 2013, Delgado trained with the CAR Higher Sports Council in Madrid alongside 25 other sportspeople.[3] She competed at the 2013 Paralympic Swimming Championship of Spain by Autonomous Communities, where she won a pair of silver medals.[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] As a 15-year-old, she competed at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal, Canada in the 100 backstroke, 100 butterfly, 100 free and 200 medley.[2][3][16][17] In preparation for the competition, she trained at the High Performance Center in Madrid.[2] Her goal going into the competition was to gain competitive experience in preparation for the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[2]

Notes
  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Delgado and the second or maternal family name is Nadal.

References
  1. "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. "La aragonesa María Delgado competirá en el Mundial de Canadá de natación adaptada" (in Spanish). Spain: Heraldo.es. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  3. "María Delgado. Una campeona rumbo a Canadá. | ARAGUA Asociación deportiva — Zaragoza" (in Spanish). Spain: Aragua.es. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  4. "Aragón, sobresaliente" (in Spanish). Spain: Heraldo.es. 15 March 2010. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  5. "Éxito de participación en el Campeonato de Natación por Edades para deportistas ciegos — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  6. "Delfines en el Ebro" (in Spanish). Spain: Heraldo.es. 13 March 2010. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  7. "Aragón acaba 6º en la clasificación final del Campeonato de España de Natación Adaptada — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  8. "Aragua, invitado especial en el Campeonato de Aragón absoluto de natación — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  9. "Suman medallas" (in Spanish). Spain: Oem.com.mx. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  10. "Dos promesas cada vez más reales — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  11. "Rumbo a Castellón, destino Londres 2012 – Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  12. "La selección aragonesa finaliza quinta en el Campeonato de España — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  13. "Deportes. Más de ochenta nadadores de toda España participan en el I Campeonato AXA de Promesas Paralímpicas de Natación" (in Spanish). Spain: Diariosigloxxi.com. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  14. "Termina el Campeonato de España de natación escolar, con la participación de 50 deportistas — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  15. "Un Campeonato de Cataluña de Natación de récords – Natación – Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  16. "María Delgado competirá en el Mundial de Canadá en cuatro pruebas — Deportes — El Periódico de Aragón" (in Spanish). Spain: Elperiodicodearagon.com. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  17. "Deportes : La extremeña Isabel Yinghua Hernández competirá en el Campeonato del Mundo de Natación Paralímpica" (in Spanish). Spain: Extremaduradehoy.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
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