ALONSO MORALES Michelle

Date of Birth: 29 Mar 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Sport Class: SB14,S14

Place of birth: SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE

Birth Country:

Spain

Place of residence : SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE

Residence Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 200m Freestyle - S14	8
	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB14	1

Records

Record	Event	Mark	Date	Location
WR	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB14 Final	1:12.02	29 August, 2021	Tokyo (JPN)
PR	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB14 Final	1:12.02	29 August, 2021	Tokyo (JPN)

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 200m Freestyle - S14 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 200m Freestyle - S14 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB14 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB14 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	100m Breaststroke - SB14	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:12.62
1	100m Breaststroke - SB14	2012	London, GBR	1:16.85
5	200m Freestyle - S14	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2:16.65
8	200m Individual Medley - SM14	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2:44.87
9	100m Backstroke - S14	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:19.05
11	200m Freestyle - S14	2012	London, GBR	2:23.37
15	100m Backstroke - S14	2012	London, GBR	1:22.71
World Championships
1	100m Breaststroke - SB14	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:15.05
1	100m Breaststroke - SB14	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:17.63
2	100m Breaststroke - SB14	2019	London, GBR	1:13.49
3	200m Individual Medley - SM14	2017	Mexico City, MEX	2:41.41
3	200m Freestyle - S14	2017	Mexico City, MEX	2:19.81
3	100m Breaststroke - SB14	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:19.64
4	100m Butterfly - S14	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:14.87
5	200m Freestyle - S14	2015	Glasgow, GBR	2:18.44
7	100m Backstroke - S14	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:21.78
7	200m Individual Medley - SM14	2015	Glasgow, GBR	2:40.76
13	200m Freestyle - S14	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	2:24.01
14	200m Freestyle - S14	2019	London, GBR	2:19.32
16	200m Individual Medley - SM14	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	2:48.82
European Championships
1	4 x 100m Medley S14	2020	Funchal, POR	4:25.63
1	4x100m Freestyle Relay - S14	2020	Funchal, POR	4:03.92
2	100m Breaststroke - SB14	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:15.55
3	Women's 100m Freestyle S14	2020	Funchal, POR	1:02.16
3	200m Freestyle - S14	2020	Funchal, POR	2:15.80
5	200m Individual Medley - SM14	2018	Dublin, IRL	2:40.47
7	100m Butterfly - S14	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:15.50
7	200m Freestyle - S14	2018	Dublin, IRL	2:18.23

Little Mermaid, Michi (Twitter profile, 21 Feb 2020; Facebook profile, 08 Dec 2019)

Drawing. (eldia.es, 16 Apr 2020)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

CD Midayu Tenerife [Spain]

Jose Luis Guadalupe [club], ESP

2011 for Spain, in Berlin, Germany (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

She had tendinitis in her right shoulder in 2019. (laopinion.es, 28 Jan 2019)

She suffered from tendinitis in her shoulder and her hip in 2011. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2012)

She broke both wrists in 2001. The injuries took three months to heal. (Athlete, 11 Apr 2011)

She took up the sport at age seven in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. (diariodeavisos.elespanol.com, 11 Oct 2018; Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

She was advised to take up swimming by medical staff in order to strengthen the muscles around her spine. "I did not choose swimming but went to the doctor and was told how I had back problems. He encouraged me to swim. I liked swimming a lot. For me it was a way to improve my back but I got the urge to compete and get medals." (CD Tenerife YouTube channel, 07 Apr 2021; mundodeportivo.com, 07 Apr 2018; Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Paralympic Games YouTube channel, 09 Aug 2020)

Claiming gold in the SB14 100m breaststroke at the Paralympic Games in 2012 and 2016. (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)

US swimmer Michael Phelps, Spanish Para swimmer Teresa Perales. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017, 12 Jul 2015)

Coach Jose Luis Guadalupe. (deporpress.com, 23 Oct 2019; Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)

She and Para cyclist and swimmer Ricardo Ten Argiles were named flag bearers for Spain for the opening ceremony of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (dxtadaptado.com, 15 Jun 2021)

In 2018 she was presented with the Sports Values Award by the Royal Spanish Swimming Federation [RFEN]. She also received the Taburiente Award from the Diario de Avisos Foundation in Tenerife, Spain, in 2018. (mundodeportivo.com, 06 Oct 2018)

In 2017 she was named Female Athlete [among both able-bodied and Para athletes] of the Year of Tenerife, Spain. That year, she was also presented with the Gold Medal to the Sport Merit by the council of Tenerife. (rtvc.es, 28 Mar 2018; eldiario.es, 27 Jan 2017)

She was flag bearer for Spain at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (plenainclusion.org, 19 Sep 2016)

In 2013 she received a Royal Order of Sport Merit Award, one of the highest honours given to Spanish athletes. She was also named the 2013 Female Sportsperson of the Year in Tenerife, Spain. (deportestenerife.com, 30 Dec 2014; eldia.es, 01 Aug 2013)

General Interest

Classification
S14, SB14, SM14 (IPC, 06 May 2021)

Type of Impairment
Intellectual impairment (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

Impairment Details
She was born with an intellectual impairment. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

General
EYES ON TOKYO
She enjoys Japanese culture and says it has served as extra motivation that the 2020 Paralympic Games will be hosted in the country. "Since it came out that the 2020 Paralympic Games would be in Tokyo, I already really wanted to go. I have been there a number of times, and I always come back with those good vibes, reinforced energy and with a great inner peace. Going there to enjoy it again will be amazing, let alone for the Paralympic Games. Besides, I consider myself a geek of the world of anime and manga. Every time I go to Japan, I buy everything, from figures to memorabilia. I have a room full of manga and anime stuff." She also featured in a documentary for Japanese television ahead of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. "I felt really good recording it. They took us to the city and were very respectful and friendly, they made us feel like we were family. I love that respect they have for everything. I would like to live in Japan someday." (radiomarcatenerife.com, 10 Feb 2020; deporpress.com, 23 Oct 2019)

SWITCHING CLUBS
In 2018 her coach Jose Luis Guadalupe founded a new swimming club called 'Midayu' in Tenerife, Spain. He named the club after Alonso, as well as her national teammates Dacil Cabrera and Judit Rolo, by combining the first two letters of each of their first names. "I am very excited because we are starting up with the best swimmers and teammates who have been together for a long time. We only need to find people to help us and we will give it a try." (deporpress.com, 18 Oct 2018; diariodeavisos.elespanol.com, 26 Sep 2018)

OTHER ROLES
In June 2020 she was appointed a member of the athletes' council for the Spanish Paralympic Committee. (paralimpicos.es, 29 Jun 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
PR:: Paralympic Record
WR:: World Record

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