TRIMI Arjola

Date of Birth: 15 Mar 1987

Age: 34

Gender: Female

Sport Class: S3,SM3

Place of birth: TIRANA

Birth Country:

Albania

Place of residence : MILAN

Residence Country:

Italy

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 50m Freestyle - S4	2
	Women's 100m Freestyle - S3	1
	Women's 50m Backstroke - S3	1
	Women's 150m Individual Medley - SM4
	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points ITA Italy	2

Records

Record	Event	Mark	Date	Location

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 150m Individual Medley - SM4 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Backstroke - S3 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Backstroke - S3 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Freestyle - S3 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Freestyle - S3 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Freestyle - S4 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Freestyle - S4 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
2	50m Freestyle - S4	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	40.51
4	4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2:33.16
5	50m Backstroke - S4	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	54.03
5	150m Individual Medley - SM4	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2:57.91
6	50m Breaststroke - SB3	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:07.69
World Championships
1	50m Freestyle - S4	2019	London, GBR	40.02
1	100m Freestyle - S4	2019	London, GBR	1:29.56
1	50m Backstroke - S4	2015	Glasgow, GBR	51.87
2	4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points	2019	London, GBR	2:22.40
2	Mixed 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points	2019	London, GBR	2:40.92
2	50m Freestyle - S4	2015	Glasgow, GBR	41.69
2	50m Freestyle - S4	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	45.25
2	4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	3:08.71
3	50m Backstroke - S4	2019	London, GBR	55.59
3	150m Individual Medley - SM4	2019	London, GBR	3:02.12
3	100m Freestyle - S4	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:38.02
3	200m Freestyle - S4	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	3:23.67
4	50m Breaststroke - SB3	2019	London, GBR	1:04.85
4	150m Individual Medley - SM4	2015	Glasgow, GBR	3:09.88
4	4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points	2015	Glasgow, GBR	2:37.95
4	Women's 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	3:29.61
7	50m Breaststroke - SB3	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:08.82
9	200m Freestyle - S5	2015	Glasgow, GBR	3:15.30
European Championships
1	50m Freestyle - S4	2020	Funchal, POR	41.15
1	100m Freestyle - S4	2020	Funchal, POR	1:31.46
1	4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points	2020	Funchal, POR	2:22.99
1	Mixed 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points	2020	Funchal, POR	2:39.61
1	50m Freestyle - S4	2018	Dublin, IRL	40.58
1	50m Breaststroke - SB3	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:04.48
1	4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points	2018	Dublin, IRL	2:22.87
2	50m Backstroke - S3	2020	Funchal, POR	59.58
2	Mixed 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points	2018	Dublin, IRL	2:48.35
3	200m Freestyle - S5	2018	Dublin, IRL	3:12.62
4	100m Freestyle - S5	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:27.63
6	50m Breaststroke - SB3	2020	Funchal, POR	1:08.57

Sports, reading, going to the cinema. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Bank Employee

Economics - University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy

Husband Cristiano

Languages spoken:

Albanian, English, French, Italian

2013 for Italy, World Championships in Montreal, Canada (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

She was diagnosed with fluid on the lungs in 2017. (swim4lifemagazine.it, 27 Nov 2017)

She took up Para swimming in 2012. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

She developed a passion for swimming after attending hydrotherapy sessions as part of her rehabilitation. "Water had always given me pleasure, but since the hydrotherapy it began to become something more. I felt good, I regained vitality and enthusiasm. A new life was on the way. A national coach, Raffaella Agape, noticed me and helped me understand my potential. It was she who convinced me that I did not have to persist in trying to regain use of my legs, and that I could find another way to compete." (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019; swim4lifemagazine.it, 27 Nov 2017; cervelliamo.blogspot.co.uk, 16 Jul 2013; milanosportiva.com, 19 Nov 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Diverrai Diamante YouTube channel, 14 Mar 2021)

Winning gold in the S4 50m backstroke at the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2015)

Her family. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

Philosophy:

"Sport is a great school of life that teaches you to confront your limits, accept them, try to overcome them and stand up every time you fall." (NoLimitsGroup-The Original Facebook page, 28 Dec 2020)

In 2018 she received the Gold Medal for Athletic Merit from the Milan office of the Italian National Olympic Committee [CONI]. (glgs-ussi.it, 28 Mar 2018)

General Interest

Classification
S4, SB3, SM4 (IPC, 15 Mar 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

Impairment Details
She has degenerative spastic tetraparesis, which has resulted in paralysis and muscle contractions. In 2012 she began to lose the feeling in her lower body. "[What triggered the condition] is still a mystery. It's certainly more difficult than before, but over time I'm able to build a daily routine. After all the despair and anger, there came a time when I had to collect the pieces and try to figure out what to do." (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019; corrierequotidiano.it, 01 Dec 2018; swim4lifemagazine.it, 27 Nov 2017; cervelliamo.blogspot.co.uk, 16 Jul 2013)

General
EARLY DAYS
She was involved in a number of sports during her youth before she was diagnosed with degenerative spastic tetraparesis. Her impairment was first discovered following a fall in a basketball game at age 12. "I was just a little girl and I was already desperate to do karate, fascinated by martial arts films. It was only the beginning. Football, athletics and swimming followed and then, during middle school, volleyball and basketball. But an unwanted surprise was coming. I was 12 years old. A fall during a basketball game caused me knee damage. The operation that followed brought up some problems but they were mistaken for an orthopaedic problem. Only after eight to nine months someone made me understand in no uncertain terms that I would never walk again. I found out that I had degenerative spastic quadriplegia." (milanosportiva.com, 19 Nov 2019)

MISSED WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
To treat her condition she requires the use of a medical pumping device that works using pressure. As a result of this, she had to skip the 2017 World Championships in Mexico City, Mexico, because the high altitude of the venue [more than 2200 metres above sea level] would have affected the function of the device. "I did a test in Livigno [Italy, at 1800 metres above sea level] and I immediately had problems that forced me to stop my training. My health is more important than any sporting competition." (swim4lifemagazine.it, 27 Nov 2017)

FROM ALBANIA TO ITALY
Born in Tirana, Albania, her family relocated to Italy when she was age two. (swim4lifemagazine.it, 27 Nov 2017; comitatoparalimpico.it, 01 Jan 2017)

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Legend

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

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