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Immacolata Cerasuolo

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Italy
Swimming
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Impaired muscle power
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
S8, SB8, SM8

Further personal information

Family
Husband, daughter Silvia, son Giovanni
Residence
Naples, ITA
Languages
Italian

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She began swimming at age seven.
Why this sport?
Her father got her involved in swimming as a child, but after her accident she was initially hesitant to get back into the water. Her physical therapist helped her return to the sport.
Club / Team
CC Aniene: Italy
Name of coach
Riccardo Vernole [national], ITA
Training Regime
She swims three hours per day.

General interest

Nicknames
Imma (immacerasuolo.it, 2012)
Hobbies
Listening to music, travelling. (londra2012.comitatoparalimpico.it, 2012)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning a gold medal at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. (swim4life.it, 09 Aug 2012)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Get up and live your life." (iragazzidelplesso.it, 14 Nov 2014)
Awards and honours
She was named 2004 Athlete of the Year by the mayor of Naples, Italy. (immacerasuolo.it, 2012)
Impairment
She was involved in a motorcycle accident in May 1999, which resulted in her losing the feeling in her right arm. (iragazzidelplesso.it, 14 Nov 2014)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Swimming World Championships Mar del Plata 2002 (Mar del Plata, Argentina)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 50 m Freestyle S8 Heats 9
Women's 100 m Freestyle S8 Heats 8
Women's 100 m Freestyle S8 Final Round 8
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 Heats 6
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 Final Round 7
Women's 100 m Butterfly S8 Final Round 2
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 Heats 2
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 Final Round 2
Women's 5,000 m Open Water Final Round 9999
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 Final Round 2
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 Heat 2 2
Women's 100 m Butterfly S8 Final Round 1
Women's 100 m Butterfly S8 Heat 2 1
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 Final Round 8
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 Heat 2 5
Women's 400 m Freestyle S8 Heat 1 6
Women's 100 m Freestyle S8 Heat 2 6
IPC Swimming World Championships Durban 2006 (Durban, South Africa)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 400 m Freestyle S8 Final Round 8
Women's 400 m Freestyle S8 Heats 8
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 Final Round 5
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 Heats 5
Women's 100 m Butterfly S8 Final Round 6
Women's 100 m Butterfly S8 Heats 7
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 Final Round 7
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 Heats 5
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Butterfly S8 Heat 1 3
Women's 100 m Butterfly S8 Final Round 6
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 Heat 2 3
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 Final Round 5
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Butterfly S8 Heat 2 2012-08-30 6
Women's 50 m Freestyle S8 Heat 2 2012-09-02 5
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 Heat 1 2012-09-05 4
Women's 100 m Freestyle S8 Heat 2 2012-09-06 6