GIMENEZ Daniela

Date of Birth: 20 Aug 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Sport Class: SB9,SM9

Place of birth: RESISTENCIA

Birth Country:

Argentina

Place of residence : BUENOS AIRES

Residence Country:

Argentina

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB9	4
	Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM9	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB9 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB9 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM9 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM9 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
7	100m Breaststroke - SB9	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:20.90
7	100m Breaststroke - SB9	2012	London, GBR	1:21.99
7	100m Breaststroke - SB9	2008	Beijing, CHN	1:26.81
9	200m Individual Medley - SM9	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2:40.30
9	50m Freestyle - S9	2012	London, GBR	30.82
10	50m Freestyle - S9	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	30.24
13	200m Individual Medley - SM9	2008	Beijing, CHN	2:55.29
World Championships
1	100m Breaststroke - SB9	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:22.61
3	100m Breaststroke - SB9	2019	London, GBR	1:18.69
4	50m Freestyle - S9	2017	Mexico City, MEX	30.91
4	200m Individual Medley - SM9	2017	Mexico City, MEX	2:43.59
5	200m Individual Medley - SM9	2019	London, GBR	2:39.78
5	200m Individual Medley - SM9	2015	Glasgow, GBR	2:40.64
5	100m Butterfly - S9	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:13.60
6	100m Breaststroke - SB9	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:22.45
7	50m Freestyle - S9	2019	London, GBR	30.63
7	50m Freestyle - S9	2015	Glasgow, GBR	30.22
7	50m Freestyle - S9	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	31.07
7	100m Breaststroke - SB9	2010	Eindhoven, NED	1:26.11
8	100m Butterfly - S9	2019	London, GBR	1:11.30
9	100m Breaststroke - SB9	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:24.04
10	100m Butterfly - S9	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:13.50
11	100m Butterfly - S9	2010	Eindhoven, NED	1:15.62
15	50m Freestyle - S9	2010	Eindhoven, NED	32.19

Dani, Chaco. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

Reading, painting, surfing, yoga, gymnastics. (cynergysports.com, 16 Aug 2020; Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

Occupation:

Sports Marketing - Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, Buenos Aires, ARG

Partner Gonzalo Dutra

Languages spoken:

English, Portuguese, Spanish

Juan Manuel Zucconi, ARG; Laura Binetti

Sporting relatives:

Her partner Gonzalo Dutra has represented Uruguay in Para swimming and competed at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He also won bronze in the SB9 100m breaststroke at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. (SportsDeskOnline, 21 Jun 2021; paralympic.org, 01 Sep 2019)

2007 for Argentina, Parapan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

In 2019 she was troubled by a lower back injury that took about two-and-a-half months to heal. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

She has suffered from chronic tendinitis in both her shoulders during her career. (Deportv YouTube channel, 01 Sep 2016)

She was unable to compete for five months in 2013 after having knee surgery. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

She took up the sport in 1997 at age five in Resistencia, Argentina. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

"My parents were told I was going to be dependent on someone for my whole life, but they didn't believe it so they enrolled me in swimming, artistic yoga and gymnastics." (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

She trains two sessions daily, six days per week at the National High Performance Centre [CENARD] in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (radio6deenero.com, 17 Mar 2021; argentina.gob.ar, 04 Aug 2020)

Winning multiple medals at both the 2015 and 2019 Parapan American Games, and claiming gold in the SB9 100m breaststroke at the 2017 World Championships in Mexico City, Mexico. (SportsDeskOnline, 21 Jun 2021; Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

Argentine judoka Paula Pareto. (cynergysports.com, 16 Aug 2020)

Her parents. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

Philosophy:

"In a competition, everything that could be done has been done. So now relax and enjoy the ride." (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

In April 2018 she was named Americas' Athlete of the Month by the International Paralympic Committee [IPC]. (paralympic.org, 14 May 2018)

In 2015 she received the Olimpia de Plata, an award given to Argentina's best Paralympic athlete of the year. (cap.org.ar, 11 Jan 2016)

She was flag bearer for Argentina at the closing ceremony of the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada. (paralympic.org, 15 Aug 2015)

General Interest

Classification
S9, SB9, SM9 (IPC, 21 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

Impairment Details
She was born without her left hand. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

General
STUMP NICKNAME
She names her right arm stump as 'Gusa,' a contraction of the Spanish word for 'little worm' [Gusanito]. "I was born like that, with a malformation in my arm, and I have felt comfortable with my body since I was a child. My stump has a name. When I was younger, my friends and I named it 'Gusanito' and it stuck." (enganche.com.ar, 30 Aug 2020)

SPELL IN AUSTRALIA
She moved to Australia in 2013, following a former partner, and trained there for a year before returning to Buenos Aires, Argentina. "My roots began pulling me. I did not want to be there anymore and he did not want to go to Argentina. In Australia, athletes train up until noon, and after that I did not have anything to do. Grants in Australia are less than in Argentina." (elequipo-deportea.com, 15 May 2017; parati.com.ar, 01 Sep 2016)

FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied marketing and sports business at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina in Buenos Aires. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017; elequipo-deportea.com, 15 May 2017)

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Legend

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

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