LOPEZ DIAZ Diego

Date of Birth: 13 Nov 1994

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Sport Class: SM3,S3

Place of birth: XALAPA

Birth Country:

Mexico

Place of residence : XALAPA

Residence Country:

Mexico

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 50m Freestyle - S3	1
	Men's 200m Freestyle - S3	2
	Men's 50m Backstroke - S3	3
	Men's 150m Individual Medley - SM3	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 150m Individual Medley - SM3 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 150m Individual Medley - SM3 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Backstroke - S3 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Backstroke - S3 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Freestyle - S3 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Freestyle - S3 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Freestyle - S3 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Freestyle - S3 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
5	50m Backstroke - S5	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	40.26
10	200m Freestyle - S5	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2:59.82
13	100m Freestyle - S5	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:27.89
15	50m Freestyle - S5	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	41.22
World Championships
1	50m Freestyle - S3	2019	London, GBR	43.51
1	200m Freestyle - S3	2019	London, GBR	3:21.69
1	50m Backstroke - S3	2019	London, GBR	44.42
1	150m Individual Medley - SM3	2019	London, GBR	2:57.61
1	50m Backstroke - S3	2017	Mexico City, MEX	46.38
2	50m Freestyle - S3	2017	Mexico City, MEX	39.70
2	200m Freestyle - S3	2017	Mexico City, MEX	3:19.85
3	4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points	2017	Mexico City, MEX	2:44.63
5	50m Breaststroke - SB2	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:28.06
8	200m Freestyle - S5	2015	Glasgow, GBR	2:59.49
8	50m Backstroke - S5	2015	Glasgow, GBR	43.45
9	100m Freestyle - S5	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:24.83
10	50m Freestyle - S5	2015	Glasgow, GBR	38.48

The Missile (esto.com.mx, 29 Jun 2020)

Occupation:

Sports Management - Anahuac University, Mexico City, MEX

Languages spoken:

Veracruz State [Mexico]

Fernando Gutierrez Velez [national], MEX

2015 for Mexico, in United States (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)

He suffered a fractured finger during the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. He competed with the injury at the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada. (xalapa.gob.mx, 30 Aug 2015)

He began swimming in 1998 in Xalapa, Mexico. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)

His parents both studied physical education and enjoyed sport, so he was encouraged to be active from a young age. (alcalordeportivo.com.mx, 01 Jan 2015)

He trains at the Mexican National Paralympic Training Centre [CEPAMEX] in Mexico City. (gob.mx, 09 Jul 2020)

Finishing fifth in the S5 50m backstroke at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)

Mexican Para swimmer Arnulfo Castorena. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)

Philosophy:

"The greatest pleasure in life is doing something that you were told you were not capable of." (Twitter profile, 26 Mar 2013)

He received the 2019 National Sports Award in recognition of his achievements at the 2019 World Championships in London, England, and the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. (veracruz.gob.mx, 08 Nov 2019)

In 2018 he received the Veracruz State Sports Award in Mexico. (eldemocrata.com, 27 Dec 2018; masnoticias.mx, 22 Nov 2018)

He received the 2017 Veracruz State Youth Award in Mexico. (Facebook profile, 30 Aug 2018)

In 2017 a sports centre was named in his honour in Xalapa, Mexico. (dpoderapoder.mx, 14 Apr 2017; Comunicacion Social Xalapa YouTube channel, 11 Feb 2017)

General Interest

Classification
S3, SB2, SM3 (IPC, 03 Mar 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (estema.com.mx, 04 Mar 2016)

Impairment Details
At age eight he was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a condition that affects the peripheral nervous system. (estema.com.mx, 04 Mar 2016)

General
COMPETING WITH INJURY
During the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, he fractured a finger on his right hand after hitting the wall too hard. He continued competing at the event, and then went on to claim three medals with his finger in a splint at the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada. "Doctors said I could not compete, but I wanted to finish the world championships. I swam my last event anyway and finished eighth. I put up with the pain because pain is temporary, but glory is eternal. Once I was standing on the podium [in Toronto] I forgot all the pain." (xalapa.gob.mx, 30 Aug 2015)

Social Media

Legend

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

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