GOMES SANTIAGO Maria Carolina

2 Aug 1985
36
Female
S12,SB12
RECIFE
 
Brazil

Events and Medals

Records

Record Event Mark Date Location
PR Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB12 Final 1:14.89 1 September, 2021 Tokyo (JPN)

Schedule

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Tokyo Aquatics Centre
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Tokyo Aquatics Centre
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Tokyo Aquatics Centre
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Tokyo Aquatics Centre
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Tokyo Aquatics Centre
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Tokyo Aquatics Centre
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Tokyo Aquatics Centre
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Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
World Championships
150m Freestyle - S122019London, GBR27.41
1100m Freestyle - S122019London, GBR59.66
2100m Backstroke - S122019London, GBR1:11.44
24x100m Freestyle Relay - 49 Points2019London, GBR3:53.17
4100m Breaststroke - SB122019London, GBR1:16.91
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Veteran Rookie [as she was 33 when she started Para swimming]; Carol [as her middle name is Carolina] (blogs.correiobraziliense.com.br, 11 Mar 2020)
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Athlete
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Civil Engineering
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Portuguese
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Gremio Nautico Uniao [GNU] [Porto Alegre, BRA]
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Ana Paula Longoni Brandao [club]; Leonardo Tomasello Araujo [national], BRA
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She has competed in able-bodied swimming and open water swimming in Brazil. (gnu.com.br, 19 Apr 2019; folhape.com.br, 01 Jul 2019; globoesporte.globo.com, 13 Dec 2014)
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2019 for Brazil, in Sao Paulo, Brazil (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 25 Apr 2019)
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In 2019 she suffered a shoulder problem ahead of the 2019 World Series event in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (blogs.correiobraziliense.com.br, 11 Mar 2020)
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She began swimming at age four in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She took up competitive Para swimming in 2018. (cpb.org.br, 05 Apr 2020; folhape.com.br, 01 Jul 2019)
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As a child, she was told swimming was the only sport that did not provide any risk to her eye condition and she used to go with her brother to his swimming sessions. "I went along with him during his training and I would swim in the side lane." (blogs.correiobraziliense.com.br, 11 Mar 2020; folhape.com.br, 01 Jul 2019)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 29 Aug 2019)
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Winning gold in the S12 50m freestyle at the 2019 World Championships in London, England. (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Jun 2021; blogs.correiobraziliense.com.br, 11 Mar 2020; rededoesporte.gov.br, 12 Sep 2019)
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"For me, swimming has always been a way to overcome my fears." (blogs.correiobraziliense.com.br, 11 Mar 2020)
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She was named Para Swimmer of the Year at the 2019 Paralympic Awards in Brazil. (bestswim.com.br, 31 Dec 2019; olimpiadatododia.com.br, 12 Dec 2019)

General Interest

Classification
S12, SB12, SM12 (IPC, 16 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (cpb.org.br, 05 Apr 2020; folhape.com.br, 01 Jul 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (cpb.org.br, 05 Apr 2020; folhape.com.br, 01 Jul 2019)

Impairment Details
She was born with morning glory syndrome, a defect in the optic nerve. She only sees shapes with her left eye and does not have peripheral vision in her right eye. (cpb.org.br, 05 Apr 2020; folhape.com.br, 01 Jul 2019)

General
SWIMMING COMEBACK
She competed in able-bodied swimming throughout her childhood but gave up the sport at age 17 when an accumulation of water in her retina left her without any sight for almost eight months. "I had water in my retina and I was completely blind. I couldn't swim because I didn't trust that I wouldn't crash into something. It was a really bad time in my life that I don't even like to talk about too much." She then decided to return to swimming 10 years later. "I went back to swimming because I needed to get some exercise. I was afraid of gaining too much weight. At 27, I felt too much time had passed without having done any kind of workout, so I decided to return. I had kept putting it off and thought I was too old for sport." (blogs.correiobraziliense.com.br, 11 Mar 2020; folhape.com.br, 01 Jul 2019; globoesporte.globo.com, 13 Dec 2014)

OPEN WATER SWIMMING
In 2013 she started open water swimming but found it challenging with her visual impairment and switched to Para swimming in 2018. "I had to follow someone in order to not miss the course buoys, because I cannot see them. An object that is 20 metres away for a normal person looks 400 metres away to me. I swam with fear of getting lost. The coolest thing was when I finished. I thought, 'Gee, I did it'. Sometimes I got lost, but then I stood in the middle of the sea waiting for an athlete to help. It's a bit scary, but there's always someone on the team that will come along." (folhape.com.br, 01 Jul 2019; globoesporte.globo.com, 13 Dec 2014)

Legend
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Gold Medal
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Silver Medal
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Bronze Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
PR:
Paralympic Record
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