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Edgard Quiros Baltanas

Swimming
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
S13, SB13, SM13

Further personal information

Residence
Málaga, ESP
Languages
Spanish

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He began swimming in 2002 at the Torremolinos Swimming Club in Spain.
Name of coach
Jose Luis Vaquero [national], ESP

International debut

Year
2009
Competing for
Spain
Location
Iceland

General interest

Hobbies
Reading, listening to music. (Athlete, 20 Jun 2011)
Hero / Idol
US swimmer Michael Phelps and Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe. (Athlete, 20 Jun 2011)
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs
He listens to music before each competition. (Athlete, 20 Jun 2011)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet." (Athlete, 20 Jun 2011)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB13 Heat 1 2
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB13 Final Round 5
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Heat 3 5
Men's 4x100 m Medley 49pts Final Round 3
Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 Heat 3 6
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Heat 1 2012-09-07 5
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB13 Final Round 2012-09-08 6
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB13 Heat 1 2012-09-08 2