Rildene Firmino

Rildene Fonseca Firmino (born 1974) is a retired Brazilian Paralympic swimmer who competed at international elite competitions, she is a double Parapan American Games champion and a two-time World bronze medalist.[1][2]

Rildene Firmino
Personal information
Born1974
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country Brazil
SportParalympic swimming
DisabilityParaplegia
Disability classS5, SB3, SM4
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2002 Mar del Plata4x50m medley relay 20pts
Bronze medal – third place2010 Eindhoven150m individual medley
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2003 Mar del Plata50m backstroke S5
Gold medal – first place2003 Mar del Plata150m individual medley SM4
Silver medal – second place2003 Mar del Plata50m breaststroke SB3
Silver medal – second place2007 Rio de Janeiro150m individual medley SM4
Silver medal – second place2007 Rio de Janeiro50m breaststroke SB3
Bronze medal – third place2007 Rio de Janeiro50m backstroke S5
Bronze medal – third place2015 Toronto50m breaststroke SB3
Bronze medal – third place2015 Toronto150m individual medley SM4

Disability

Firmino and her cousin Ivanildo Fonseca, both aged six at the time, were involved in a shooting incident. Fonseca got a hold of Firmino's grandfather's .38 caliber revolver and was play shooting the gun with Firmino, the gun had a single bullet in the drum and Firmino was shot in the T11 vertebra and it exited her right lung. Her injuries were so severe that she had near-fatal lung and liver complications and spent three days recovering in an intensive care unit at a nearby hospital. She was left with life-changing injuries and was paraplegic for the rest of her life.[3]

References
  1. "Rildene Firmino - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 4 December 2021.
  2. "Silvania Costa breaks world record for long jump at the closing of Caixa Lotteries Circuit (in Portuguese)". Jornal do Brasil. 26 June 2016.
  3. "Shot by her cousin (in Portuguese)". globo.com. 13 September 2016.
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