José Antonio Mari-Alcaraz

José Antonio Mari Alcaraz (born October 23, 1988) is a swimmer from Spain.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mari and the second or maternal family name is Alcaraz.

José Antonio Mari-Alcaraz

Personal information
Nationality	Spain
Born	(1988-10-23) 23 October 1988 Valencia, Spain
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Men's para swimming Representing  Spain Paralympic Games 2012 London 50m freestyle S9 World Championships 2013 Montreal 50m freestyle S9 2013 Montreal 100m freestyle S9 2013 Montreal 400m freestyle S9 European Championships 2014 Eindhoven 100m breaststroke S9 2014 Eindhoven 4x100m medley 34pts 2016 Funchal 50m freestyle S9

Personal

Mari-Alcaraz was born in Valencia. He has a mild physical disability. In 2012, he lived in San Cugat del Vallés, Barcelona.[1][2]

Swimming

Mari-Alcaraz is an S10 classification swimmer.[1] He is affiliated with theanish Federation of Sports for the Physically Disabled (FEDDF).[3]

Mari-Alcaraz competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[1] In 2010, he competed at the Tenerife International Open.[4] He competed at the 2010 Adapted Swimming World Championship in the Netherlands, where he won three silver medals.[5] In advance of the competition, he attended a swimming camp with the national team that was part of the Paralympic High Performance Program (HARP Program).[6] He competed at the 2011 IPC European Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany, where he finished first and set a European record in the 100m freestyle.[2]

In 2012, Mari-Alcaraz competed at the Paralympic Swimming Championship of Spain by Autonomous Communities.[7] From the Catalan region of Spain, he was a recipient of a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship.[8] He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, and earned a bronze in the 50 meter S10 freestyle race.[1] He competed at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.[9]

References

1. "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
2. "Españoles logran siete medallas, tres de oro, en jornada inaugural en Berlín. NATACIÓN-PARALÍMPICA CTO.EUROPA" (in Spanish). Spain: Terra.es. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
3. "Los mejores nadadores paralímpicos disputan el Campeonato de España en Murcia — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
4. "Los nadadores paralímpicos baten siete récords de España en el Open Internacional de Tenerife — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
5. "38 españoles en el Mundial de natación paralímpica" (in Spanish). Spain: MARCA.com. 2010-08-14. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
6. "Los nadadores paralímpicos baten siete récords de España — ABC.es — Noticias Agencias" (in Spanish). Spain: ABC.es. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
7. "Castellón acoge a los mejores nadadores en el Campeonato de España de Natación Paralímpica — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
8. "Observatori Català de l'Esport OCE INEFC" (in Spanish). Observatoridelesport.cat. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
9. "Deportes : La extremeña Isabel Yinghua Hernández competirá en el Campeonato del Mundo de Natación Paralímpica" (in Spanish). Spain: Extremaduradehoy.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.