Edênia Garcia

Edênia Nogueira Garcia (born 30 April 1987) is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. She specialises in the backstroke and has won multiple World and Parapan titles including three Paralympic medals.[1][2][3]

Edênia Garcia

Personal information
Nickname(s)	De
Born	30 April 1987 Crato, Brazil
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability	Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Disability class	S3
Event(s)	Freestyle swimming Backstroke
Club	Associacao Paralimpica de Campinas
Coached by	Fabiano Quirino da Silva
Medal record Paralympic swimming Representing  Brazil Paralympic Games 2004 Athens Women's 50m backstroke S4 2012 London Women's 50m backstroke S4 2008 Beijing Women's 50m freestyle S4 World Championships (LC) 2002 Mar del Plata Women's 50m backstroke S4 2006 Durban Women's 50m freestyle S4 2006 Durban Women's 50m backstroke S4 2010 Eindhoven Women's 50m backstroke S4 2019 London Women's 50m backstroke S3 2002 Mar del Plata Women's 50m freestyle S4 2002 Mar del Plata Women's 100m freestyle S4 2002 Mar del Plata Women's 200m freestyle S4 2006 Durban Women's 100m freestyle S4 2006 Durban Women's 200m freestyle S4 2010 Eindhoven Women's 4x50m freestyle relay 20pts 2013 Montreal Women's 50m backstroke S4 2017 Mexico City Women's 50m backstroke S3 2002 Mar del Plata Women's 4x50m medley relay 20pts 2006 Durban Women's 4x50m freestyle relay 20pts 2010 Eindhoven Women's 50m freestyle S4 2015 Glasgow Women's 50m backstroke S4 2019 London Women's 100m freestyle S3 World Championships (SC) 2009 Rio de Janeiro Women's 50m backstroke S4 Parapan American Games 2003 Mar del Plata Women's 50m freestyle S4 2003 Mar del Plata Women's 100m freestyle S4 2003 Mar del Plata Women's 200m freestyle S4 2003 Mar del Plata Women's 50m backstroke S4 2015 Toronto Women's 50m backstroke S4 2019 Lima Women's 50m backstroke S3

At the 2019 Parapan American Games, Garcia revealed that she was a lesbian during an interview.[4][5]

References

1. "Athlete in numbers: Edenia Garcia". International Paralympic Committee. 30 June 2020.
2. "Edenia Garcia - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 1 July 2020.
3. "Edenia Garcia troca quantidade de treinos por qualidade e volta a der a "numero um"". rededoesporte.gov.br. 6 July 2019.
4. "Hear my voice: Edenia Garcia talks beina an LGBTQIA+ women with a disability". International Paralympic Committee. 30 June 2020.
5. "Mulher, nordestina, cadeirante, gay e pentacampea parapan-american: prazer, Edenia Garcia! (in Portuguese)". Esportes Estadao. 28 August 2019.