CANCELA Diogo

Date of Birth: 21 Jul 2002

Age: 19

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S8,SB8,SM8

Place of birth: COIMBRA

Birth Country:

Portugal

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 100m Backstroke - S8
	Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB8
	Men's 100m Butterfly - S8
	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM8	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB8 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S8 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM8 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM8 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Butterfly - S8 Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
7	200m Individual Medley - SM8	2019	London, GBR	2:38.55
9	100m Backstroke - S8	2019	London, GBR	1:16.69
9	100m Butterfly - S8	2019	London, GBR	1:07.97
12	100m Breaststroke - SB8	2019	London, GBR	1:22.97
European Championships
4	200m Individual Medley - SM8	2020	Funchal, POR	2:32.26
4	100m Backstroke - S8	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:13.33
4	100m Butterfly - S8	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:07.98
4	200m Individual Medley - SM8	2018	Dublin, IRL	2:34.83
5	100m Backstroke - S8	2020	Funchal, POR	1:14.81
5	100m Butterfly - S8	2020	Funchal, POR	1:07.08
5	50m Freestyle - S8	2018	Dublin, IRL	29.34
5	4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points	2018	Dublin, IRL	4:08.50
5	4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points	2018	Dublin, IRL	4:37.42
7	100m Breaststroke - SB8	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:21.46
10	50m Freestyle - S8	2020	Funchal, POR	30.25
10	100m Breaststroke - SB8	2020	Funchal, POR	1:22.79

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Languages spoken:

English, Portuguese

Clube Nautico de Miranda do Corvo [Portugal]

Helder Lopes [personal], POR

2018 for Portugal, in Copenhagen, Denmark (Athlete, 12 Aug 2018)

He began swimming at age four in Coimbra, Portugal. (Athlete, 12 Aug 2018; diariocoimbra.pt, 23 Mar 2018)

It was part of his physical therapy treatment and he liked being in the water. (Athlete, 12 Aug 2018; diariocoimbra.pt, 23 Mar 2018)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Federacao Portuguesa de Natacao Facebook page, 23 Dec 2020)

He trains seven days a week, completing double sessions on three of those days. (Paralimpicos Facebook page, 25 Jan 2021)

Winning two medals at the 2019 European Para Youth Games in Pajulahti, Finland. (Record, 07 Jul 2019)

US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 12 Aug 2018)

His family. (Athlete, 12 Aug 2018)

Philosophy:

"The more you dream, the more you achieve." (Athlete, 12 Aug 2018)

In 2019 he was named Best Male Athlete of the Year in Miranda do Corvo, Portugal. (asbeiras.pt, 16 Oct 2019)

He was presented with a silver medal by the Portuguese Swimming Federation at the 2019 Swimming Gala in Portimao, Portugal. (fpnatacao.pt, 19 Oct 2019)

General Interest

Classification
S8, SB8, SM8 (IPC, 04 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (diariocoimbra.pt, 23 Mar 2018)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (diariocoimbra.pt, 23 Mar 2018)

Impairment Details
His right arm is missing at the shoulder. (diariocoimbra.pt, 23 Mar 2018)

General
AWARD-WINNING PHOTO
He was the subject of the photo that won first prize in the sport category at the 2020 Siena International Photo Awards. The photographer, Ian MacNicol, captured him practising in the pool at the 2019 World Series event in Glasgow, Scotland. (sipacontest.com, 30 Oct 2020)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/diogocancela21
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/diogocancelaatleta

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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