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Simone Fragoso

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Portugal
Swimming
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Short stature
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S5, SB5, SM5

Further personal information

Residence
Palmela, POR
Languages
English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Higher education
Jean Piaget University: Almada, POR

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up the sport in 1986.
Why this sport?
Her mother encouraged her to start swimming to improve her health.
Club / Team
Sporting Clube de Portugal: Lisbon, POR

International debut

Year
2006
Competing for
Portugal
Location
South Africa

General interest

Nicknames
Simon (Athlete, 14 Dec 2011)
Hero / Idol
Her mother. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2011)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Start at 100kph and finish at 200kph." (Athlete, 17 Aug 2010)
Impairment
She is a person of short stature. (record.xl.pt, 31 Aug 2012)
Other information
OTHER STUDIES
She has also studied at the Polytechnic Institute of Setubal in Portugal. (Facebook profile, 02 May 2016)

TV APPEARANCE
In 2013 she was a contestant on the first season of the Portuguese television show Splash Celebridades, where she and other celebrities attempted to master diving. She reached the final stage and finished in second place. (atelevisao.com, 01 Jul 2013)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Swimming World Championships Durban 2006 (Durban, South Africa)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Heats 12
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 Heats 9
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 Heats 8
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 Final Round 8
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM5 Final Round 6
Women's 4x50 m Medley 20 pts Final Round 2
IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 Swim-Off 2
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 Heat 2 4
Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 Heat 1 5
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Heat 1 5
Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 Heat 3 4
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Heat 1 7
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 Heat 2 6
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 Heat 2 2012-08-30 4
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 Final Round 2012-08-30 7
Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 Heat 2 2012-09-07 5
Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 Heat 1 2012-09-08 5
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 Final 1 2013-08-12 6
Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 Heat 1 2013-08-12 7
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Heat 2 2013-08-14 10
Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 Final 1 2013-08-17 8
Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 Heat 2 2013-08-17 8
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 Heat 2 2013-08-18 6
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 Final 1 2013-08-18 6
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 Heat 1 2016-09-10 6
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 Heat 2 2016-09-12 8
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM5 Heat 2 2016-09-15 6