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Anita Fatis

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France
Swimming
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
S5

Further personal information

Family
Husband and three children
Residence
Thionville, FRA
Languages
French

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up the sport at age 17.
Why this sport?
Until age 17 she competed in track events. After being diagnosed with her illness she switched to swimming as she always loved being in the water.
Club / Team
Association Thionvilloise Handisport: France
Name of coach
Cyril Bourdeau [national]

General interest

Injuries
In May 2014 she injured her right shoulder while competing in Belgium. (Facebook page, 07 Jun 2014)
Awards and honours
She was France's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2013 World Championships in Montreal, QC, Canada. (Facebook page, 05 Oct 2013)
Impairment
She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1990. (anitafatisnageusehandisport.net, 23 Nov 2010)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 Heat 3 1
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 Final Round 3
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 Heat 2 2
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Final Round 4
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Heat 2 3
Women's 4x100 m Medley 34pts Final Round 6
Women's 4x100 m Medley 34pts Heat 1 4
Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 Final Round 3
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 Heat 2 2012-08-30 9999
Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 Heat 1 2012-09-01 2
Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 Final Round 2012-09-01 4
Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 Heat 2 2012-09-08 3
Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 Final Round 2012-09-08 5
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Heat 2 2013-08-14 3
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Final 1 2013-08-14 4
Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 Heat 1 2013-08-17 6
Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 Final 1 2013-08-17 6
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 Heat 1 2013-08-18 5
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 Final 1 2013-08-18 5
2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Heat 2 2015-07-13 5
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Final 1 2015-07-13 5
Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 Final 1 2015-07-15 6
Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 Heat 1 2015-07-15 7
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 Heat 2 2015-07-17 5
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 Final 1 2015-07-17 4
Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 Heat 2 2015-07-19 5
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 Final Round 2016-09-08 8
Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 Heat 1 2016-09-08 4
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 Final Round 2016-09-12 8
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 Heat 1 2016-09-12 4
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Heat 1 2016-09-16 3
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Final Round 2016-09-16 7
Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 Heat 2 2016-09-17 5