FELICES Dunia

Date of Birth: 1 Aug 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Female

Sport Class: S5

Place of birth: AYACUCHO

Birth Country:

Peru

Place of residence : LIMA

Residence Country:

Peru

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 200m Freestyle - S5
	Women's 50m Butterfly - S5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 200m Freestyle - S5 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Butterfly - S5 Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
9	50m Freestyle - S5	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:00.32
11	50m Butterfly - S5	2019	London, GBR	59.73
11	100m Freestyle - S5	2017	Mexico City, MEX	2:09.17
14	100m Freestyle - S5	2019	London, GBR	1:51.24
14	200m Freestyle - S5	2019	London, GBR	3:57.28
15	50m Freestyle - S5	2019	London, GBR	52.85
European Championships
4	100m Freestyle - S5	2020	Funchal, POR	1:57.25
7	50m Butterfly - S5	2020	Funchal, POR	1:00.61
DSQ	200m Freestyle - S5	2020	Funchal, POR	DSQ

Occupation:

Artist, Athlete

Visual Arts - National Superior Autonomous School of Fine Arts, Lima, PER

Languages spoken:

Ivan Reyes [national]

She took up the sport in 2017 at the Paralympic Club in Lima, Peru. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

She was involved in a number of sports before her amputation. She then was inspired to practise Para swimming after discovering the work of US photographer Michael Stokes, depicting wounded war veterans and Para sportspeople. "I saw they all had strong, healthy bodies. They had overcome their limits. The hardest part [about swimming following her amputation] was psychological as I had never taken off my prosthesis in front of other people. But I did it. I got in the water and did not recognise my body. I was more aware of who I was." (peru21.pe, 24 Jan 2019; Athlete, 02 Dec 2017; elcomercio.pe, 12 Nov 2020)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (libero.pe, 23 Mar 2020)

She trains four hours a day at the Aquatic Centre of the National Sports Village [VIDENA] in Lima, Peru. (elcomercio.pe, 12 Nov 2020)

Her family. (Latina.pe YouTube channel, 16 Mar 2019)

Philosophy:

"[You succeed in life] when you break barriers, overcome difficulties, face your fears. When you do, you have everything." (peru21.pe, 24 Jan 2019)

General Interest

Classification
S5, SB5, SM5 (IPC, 03 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (peru21.pe, 05 Mar 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (agenciaorbita.org, 26 Mar 2020)

Impairment Details
At age 15 she was diagnosed with systemic necrotizing vasculitis. The condition affected her blood circulation and doctors were forced to amputate her hands and feet in order for her to survive. (agenciaorbita.org, 26 Mar 2020; Athlete, 02 Dec 2017; Makir Sebbo YouTube channel, 09 Dec 2014)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2021 she founded Paramas, a Para sport organisation in Peru that initially focused on archery and sitting volleyball. "The project's goal is to give impaired people more opportunities to practise sport, either as a pastime or as a competitive athlete." She also served as an ambassador for the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. "The impact [the Games] will have on young people who want to be a Para athlete will be enormous." (Instagram profile, 01 Aug 2019; elperuano.pe, 09 Feb 2019; Facebook profile, 27 Feb 2021; Paramas Peru Facebook page, 27 Feb 2021)

OCCUPATION
She took up mouth painting as a hobby following her amputation and later became a member of the Asociacion De Pintores Con La Boca Y Con El Pie [Association of Painters with the Mouth and the Foot] in Peru. Her work has been exhibited in Switzerland. She has also taught art to children with an intellectual impairment. (Latina.pe YouTube channel, 16 Mar 2019; elperuano.pe, 09 Feb 2019; peru21.pe, 05 Mar 2017; Asociacion De Pintores Con La Boca Y Con El Pie, 05 Dec 2014)

Social Media

Legend

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

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