Cecilia Camellini
Cecilia Camellini (born 10 March 1992 in Modena) is a visually-impaired, born blind, Paralympic swimmer of Italy. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics she won two silver medals.[1] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics she won two gold in world record time,[2] and two bronze medals.
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 March 1992 Modena, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Visually impaired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | ASD Tricolore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Alessandro Cocchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Camellini is an athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro.[3]
Biography
Blind since birth, started swimming at the age of three years.[4]
World records
Others achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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| 2010 | IPC Swimming World Championships |  Eindhoven |
1st | 100m Freestyle S11 | 1:08.56 |  [5] |
| 1st | 100m Backstroke S11 | 1:19.78 | [6] | |||
| 2nd | 200m Individual Medley SM11 | 2:58.17 | ||||
| 2nd | 50m Freestyle S11 | 31.85 |
See also
References
- IPC bio
- Radio New Zealand
- "Nuoto paralimpico: 21 medaglie mondiali per le Fiamme oro" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "BigB.TV - Cecilia Camellini". youtube.com. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- "World Records Fill Day 3 of Swimming Championships". paralympic.org. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- "IPC Swimming World Championships: Mallory Weggemann Finishes Meet With Nine World Records, Eight Gold Medals". swimmingworldmagazine.com. 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
External links
- Cecilia Camellini at the International Paralympic Committee (also here)
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