MARI ALCARAZ Jose Antonio

Spain
Swimming
23 Oct 1988
32
Male
S9
VALENCIA
 
Spain
SANT CUGAT DEL VALLES
 
Spain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SWM Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle - S9  
Men's 400m Freestyle - S9  
Men's 100m Butterfly - S9 6
Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points
ESP
Spain
 7
Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points
ESP
Spain
 4

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 400m Freestyle - S9 Heat 1
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 50m Freestyle - S9 Heat 2
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 100m Butterfly - S9 Heat 1
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 100m Butterfly - S9 Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points Heat 2
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
350m Freestyle - S92012London, GBR25.93
4400m Freestyle - S92016Rio de Janeiro, BRA4:23.04
4100m Freestyle - S92012London, GBR56.75
4400m Freestyle - S92012London, GBR4:18.98
4100m Butterfly - S92012London, GBR1:00.98
550m Freestyle - S92016Rio de Janeiro, BRA26.11
54x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points2008Beijing, CHN3:59.45
7100m Freestyle - S92016Rio de Janeiro, BRA57.62
84x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points2012London, GBR4:05.49
84x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points2012London, GBR4:31.04
850m Freestyle - S92008Beijing, CHN26.89
9100m Butterfly - S92016Rio de Janeiro, BRA1:04.39
10400m Freestyle - S92008Beijing, CHN4:36.75
11100m Butterfly - S92008Beijing, CHN1:05.26
13100m Freestyle - S92008Beijing, CHN59.07
World Championships
250m Freestyle - S92017Mexico City, MEX26.22
2100m Freestyle - S92017Mexico City, MEX57.31
250m Freestyle - S92013Montreal, QC, CAN25.79
2100m Freestyle - S92013Montreal, QC, CAN56.52
3100m Butterfly - S92017Mexico City, MEX1:01.76
3400m Freestyle - S92013Montreal, QC, CAN4:21.95
3100m Freestyle - S92010Eindhoven, NED57.21
4400m Freestyle - S92010Eindhoven, NED4:24.21
44x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points2010Eindhoven, NED4:31.31
54x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points2019London, GBR4:19.06
5100m Butterfly - S92010Eindhoven, NED1:01.87
6100m Freestyle - S92019London, GBR57.10
6100m Butterfly - S92019London, GBR1:01.82
6100m Butterfly - S92013Montreal, QC, CAN1:01.83
6Men's 5km Open Water2006Durban, RSA1:05:07
750m Freestyle - S92010Eindhoven, NED26.70
8400m Freestyle - S92019London, GBR4:26.35
9400m Freestyle - S102006Durban, RSA4:32.75
12Men's 5km Open Water S1-S102010Eindhoven, NED1:10:02.50
1350m Freestyle - S92019London, GBR26.68
24100m Freestyle - S102006Durban, RSA1:00.89
DSQ4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points2010Eindhoven, NEDDSQ
DNS100m Freestyle - S92015Glasgow, GBRDNS
DNS400m Freestyle - S92015Glasgow, GBRDNS
European Championships
24x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points2018Dublin, IRL4:23.75
34x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points2020Funchal, POR4:15.26
350m Freestyle - S92018Dublin, IRL26.50
3100m Butterfly - S92018Dublin, IRL1:01.15
34x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points2018Dublin, IRL4:00.72
44x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points2020Funchal, POR3:59.29
4100m Freestyle - S92018Dublin, IRL57.12
5100m Butterfly - S92020Funchal, POR1:01.33
750m Freestyle - S92020Funchal, POR26.39
9100m Freestyle - S92020Funchal, POR57.79
12400m Freestyle - S92018Dublin, IRL4:36.38
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Watching films, going to the beach, football, basketball. (dxtadaptado.com, 02 Sep 2019; Athlete, 15 Aug 2018)
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Athlete, Student
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Physical Education - University of Barcelona, Spain
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Partner Sarai Gascon
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English, Spanish
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CD Aquatic Campanar [Valencia, ESP]
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Miguel Vazquez Calvo [personal], ESP, from 2016
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His partner Sarai Gascon has represented Spain in Para swimming, and competed at three consecutive Paralympic Games between 2008 and 2016, winning five silver medals and one bronze. She also won seven medals, including three gold, at the 2020 European Championships in Funchal, Portugal [held in 2021]. (dxtadaptado.com, 02 Sep 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 31 Jul 2021)
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2006 for Spain, World Championships in Durban, South Africa (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018)
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He learned how to swim at age three in Valencia, Spain. He took up the sport at age 12 in La Eliana, Spain. (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018; as.com, 30 Mar 2018; vivaleliana.com, 23 Aug 2012)
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Doctors encouraged him to start swimming as therapy for his impairment, and later suggested he try competing in Para swimming. "As a child I liked football and basketball, but in the water my impairment went more unnoticed. When I was two or three I started swimming, but stopped for a few years. I came back when I was nine or 10 and I haven't stopped since. I started going to lessons, I was doing quite well and they asked me if I would join the sports club. When I started competing I stood out, I was the best swimmer in the club and the only one with an impairment." (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018; vivaleliana.com, 23 Aug 2012; sportlife.es, 09 Mar 2021)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Outside of competing, he aspires to become a sports psychologist. (proyectofer.es, 11 Feb 2020; sportlife.es, 09 Mar 2021)
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He trains at the High Performance Centre [CAR] in Sant Cugat, Spain. He has two swimming and one weightlifting sessions a day. "As the competition approaches we train less, but when there are two or three months left before an event we can train four to five hours in the water and two to three hours on dry land." (dxtadaptado.com, 03 Jun 2020; sportlife.es, 09 Mar 2021; yosoynoticia.es, 10 Dec 2020)
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Winning bronze in the S9 50m freestyle at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (dxtadaptado.com, 02 Sep 2019; proyectofer.es, 18 Apr 2019)
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US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018)
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His family. (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018)
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"If the head fails you, everything fails. Fitness is a matter of training. Nerves can make you lose everything." (vivaleliana.com, 23 Aug 2012)
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He was named the 2017 Sportsman with a Physical Impairment of the Year at a ceremony in Terrassa, Spain. (rfeh.es, 19 Mar 2018; diarideterrassa.es, 17 Mar 2018)

He was presented with the Medal of the City in Terrassa, Spain, in recognition of his performance at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (estoesdxt.es, 03 Jul 2013)

General Interest

Classification
S9, SB8, SM9 (IPC, 28 May 2021)

Type of Impairment
Impaired range of motion (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018)

Impairment Details
He has functional limitation in his left leg. The impairment is due to a neuroblastoma, a type of cancer that affected his spine. (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018; as.com, 30 Mar 2018)

General
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied remotely for a degree in psychology at the Catholic University of Murcia [UCAM] in Spain. "I apply my knowledge for the sport, both for myself and with my partner Sarai Gascon. The psychological part is very important, it does not matter how well prepared you are at a physical level, if you are not mentally prepared, the competition will not go as you expect." (dxtadaptado.com, 02 Sep 2019; Athlete, 15 Aug 2018; sportlife.es, 09 Mar 2021)

EARTHQUAKE EXPERIENCE
In September 2017 he was in Mexico City, Mexico, when a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck. He was training at the Mexican Paralympic Centre [CEPAMEX] along with his national teammate Sarai Gascon and their coach Miguel Vazquez Calvo ahead of the 2017 World Championships, which were rescheduled for a later date following the earthquake. "We were in the room when we felt the floor moving. We got out, the corridors moved from one side to the other, the floor and ceiling vibrated a lot. The building did not have major damage but the gymnasium had some cracks and the water drained out of the pool." (marca.com, 21 Sep 2017; superdeporte.es, 20 Sep 2017; ondacero.es, 20 Sep 2017)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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