JERONIMO de ARAUJO Cecilia Kethlen

Date of Birth: 13 Oct 1998

Age: 22

Gender: Female

Sport Class: S8

Place of birth: NATAL

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : INDAIATUBA

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 50m Freestyle - S8	2
	Women's 100m Freestyle - S9
	Women's 100m Butterfly - S8	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Freestyle - S9 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Freestyle - S8 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Freestyle - S8 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Butterfly - S8 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
6	100m Freestyle - S8	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:09.83
11	400m Freestyle - S8	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	5:26.27
13	100m Backstroke - S8	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:26.63
World Championships
1	50m Freestyle - S8	2017	Mexico City, MEX	31.66
2	50m Freestyle - S8	2019	London, GBR	30.45
2	100m Freestyle - S8	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:08.96
4	100m Backstroke - S8	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:27.35
5	100m Freestyle - S8	2019	London, GBR	1:07.00
9	100m Butterfly - S8	2019	London, GBR	1:24.38

Occupation:

Human Resources - Max Planck University Centre [UniMAX], Indaiatuba, BRA

Languages spoken:

Associacao Paralimpica de Indaiatuba [ADI APIN] [Brazil]

Antonio Luiz Duarte Candido [club, national], BRA

2015 for Brazil, Parapan American Games in Toronto, Canada (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

She took up the sport at age three in Natal, Brazil. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

She began swimming following advice from doctors. "It is something I love and it satisfies my soul." (cpb.org.br, 01 Sep 2019; Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

To win a medal at the Paralympic Games. (paralympic.org, 10 Dec 2016)

Winning gold in the S8 50m freestyle at the 2017 World Championships in Mexico City, Mexico. (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Jun 2021; natacaopotiguar.blogspot.com, 10 Jan 2018)

Brazilian Para swimmers Clodoaldo Silva and Joana Neves. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

Brazilian Para swimmer Raquel Viel. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

Philosophy:

"Carpe diem. Seize the day, seize life." (Facebook profile, 26 Mar 2020; Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

She has received the Medal of Sports Merit from the governor of Sao Paulo in Brazil. The honour was given in recognition of her performance at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru, where she won seven medals. (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Jun 2021; wrsd.lima2019.pe, 27 Aug 2019)

In 2018 and 2017 she was named Para Swimmer of the Year by Brazilian swimming website Best Swim. (bestswim.com.br, 19 Dec 2018, 31 Dec 2017)

General Interest

Classification
S8, SB8, SM8 (IPC, 16 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (cpb.org.br, 01 Sep 2019; Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (cpb.org.br, 01 Sep 2019; Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

Impairment Details
She has cerebral palsy following complications at birth, which limits the movement of the left side of her body. (cpb.org.br, 01 Sep 2019; natacaopotiguar.blogspot.com, 10 Jan 2018; globo.com, 18 Nov 2014)

General
RIO ILLNESS
She contracted mumps during the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and, after participating in three events, had to stop competing at the Games. "I thought it was a toothache and the doctor did not want to tell me what it was at first. Later they told me that I could not compete, because it was contagious." She did not train or compete in the pool for the next seven months. (esportes.estadao.com.br, 23 Apr 2017)

Social Media

Legend

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

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