BAEZ Nadia

Date of Birth: 26 Jun 1989

Age: 32

Gender: Female

Sport Class: SB11,SM11,S11

Place of birth: BUENOS AIRES

Birth Country:

Argentina

Place of residence : MARIANO MORENO

Residence Country:

Argentina

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 50m Freestyle - S11
	Women's 400m Freestyle - S11
	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB11	5
	Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM11

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 400m Freestyle - S11 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Freestyle - S11 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM11 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB11 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB11 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
3	100m Breaststroke - SB11	2012	London, GBR	1:31.21
5	100m Breaststroke - SB11	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:35.51
8	400m Freestyle - S11	2012	London, GBR	6:15.98
10	50m Freestyle - S11	2012	London, GBR	34.98
11	50m Freestyle - S11	2008	Beijing, CHN	34.47
11	100m Freestyle - S11	2008	Beijing, CHN	1:20.48
13	200m Individual Medley - SM11	2012	London, GBR	3:17.12
14	100m Freestyle - S11	2012	London, GBR	1:22.06
16	50m Freestyle - S11	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	36.51
World Championships
2	100m Breaststroke - SB11	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:28.58
2	100m Breaststroke - SB11	2010	Eindhoven, NED	1:34.59
3	100m Breaststroke - SB11	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:34.29
4	200m Individual Medley - SM11	2010	Eindhoven, NED	3:10.95
5	100m Breaststroke - SB11	2019	London, GBR	1:30.77
5	100m Freestyle - S11	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:18.50
5	50m Freestyle - S11	2010	Eindhoven, NED	33.30
6	50m Freestyle - S11	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	33.37
6	400m Freestyle - S11	2010	Eindhoven, NED	6:09.55
7	200m Individual Medley - SM11	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	3:15.55
7	100m Freestyle - S11	2010	Eindhoven, NED	1:18.38
8	50m Freestyle - S11	2015	Glasgow, GBR	35.67
9	200m Individual Medley - SM11	2019	London, GBR	3:27.32
10	50m Freestyle - S11	2019	London, GBR	34.34
12	100m Freestyle - S11	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:21.03

Cooking, going for walks. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

Occupation:

Psychology - Interamerican Open University [UAI], Ituzaingo, ARG

Son Leon [2017]

Languages spoken:

2007 for Argentina (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

She took up swimming in 2006 at the Natatorio Castelar Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

She began swimming as she wanted to try new things. Although she did not want to become an athlete, her desire to improve her times grew as she kept getting faster. "I liked to improve myself in the water." (noticiasdatanova.com.ar, 08 Mar 2019; Athlete, 14 Jul 2015)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (noticiasdatanova.com.ar, 08 Mar 2019)

She trains six days per week, nine sessions in total, at the National High Performance Centre [CENARD] in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (clarin.com, 05 Aug 2020)

Winning bronze in the SB11 100m breaststroke at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (SportsDeskOnline, 18 Jun 2021; Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

Coach Agustin Giacono. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

Philosophy:

"If everything was easy, it would be boring. You learn to live with difficulties. You have to look for different experiences and look for the positive side in everything that happens." (noticiasdatanova.com.ar, 08 May 2019)

She received the Recognition Award at the 2015 Paralympic Sports Excellence [EXPA] Awards in Argentina. (mkprensa.wordpress.com, 29 Sep 2015)

In 2010 she was named Paralympic Athlete of the Year by the Argentinian Federation of Sports for the Blind [FADEC]. (losandes.com.ar, 29 Jul 2011)

General Interest

Classification
S11, SB11, SM11 (IPC, 18 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (infoban.com.ar, 04 Sep 2012)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (infoban.com.ar, 04 Sep 2012)

Impairment Details
She lost her vision completely at age 14. Her sight had been deteriorating since she was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a type of cancer that particularly affects children, at eight months old. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019; noticiasdatanova.com.ar, 08 Mar 2019; infoban.com.ar, 04 Sep 2012 )

General
COMPETING WHILE PREGNANT
She competed at the 2017 Argentina Open in Buenos Aires while eight months pregnant. She went on to win gold medals in the S11 100m freestyle and S11 100m breaststroke events at the tournament. "I had seen other athletes participate in tournaments while pregnant many times, so I consulted my doctor and cardiologist, and they told me that there was no problem with me competing. Some people asked me if I was crazy, but I took it with grace. The tournament was very important to me. I felt very good physically, even though I didn't push myself. I was happy, I really enjoyed it." (paradeportes.com, 22 May 2017; infobae.com, 20 May 2017)

Legend

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

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