Matilde Alcázar
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| Full name | Matilde Estefanía Alcázar Figueroa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Maty, Mermaid of Mexico City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Cone dystrophy Strabismus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matilde Estefanía Alcázar Figueroa is a Mexican Paralympic swimmer who competes in international swimming competitions. She is a triple Parapan American Games champion and a World champion, she has also competed at the 2012 and 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1][2]
In 2018, Alcázar broke the world record in the women's 100m backstroke S11 which had been held for 34 years. She broke the record at a World Para Swimming World Series in Sao Paulo.[3]
References
- ^ "Matilde Alcazar - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 23 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Matilde Alcazar, courage and determination (in Spanish)". Gaceta Unam. 22 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Matilde Alcazar breaks 34 year old record in World Para-Swimming Series (in Spanish)". Mugs Noticias. 1 May 2018.
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- Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- S11-classified Paralympic swimmers