Nahia Zudaire Borrezo (born 10 May 2004) is a Spanish Paralympic swimmer who competes in international swimming competitions. She is a triple World bronze medalist and European silver medalist in freestyle swimming. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where she finished fourth place in the 400m freestyle S8 and 100m butterfly S8.[1][2][3]
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| Full name | Nahia Zudaire Borrezo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 May 2004 Usurbil, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Coarctation of the aorta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S8, SM8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle, Medley, Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zudaire was diagnosed with coarctation of the aorta aged fifteen months which affects blood supply to not reach a part of her body properly. She has spinal ischemia and paraparesis in her lower limbs. She started swimming at six years old as part of her rehabilitation.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Nahia Zudaire Borrezo - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Nahia Zudaire Borrezo - Paralimpicos". Paralimpicos (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Nahia Zudaire - Basque Team". Basque Team (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "The story of Nahia Zudaire, the swimmer from Extremadura who will compete in Tokyo (in Spanish)". 7Dias. 23 August 2021.
External links edit
- Nahia Zudaire Borrezo at the International Paralympic Committee
- Nahia Zudaire Borrezo at the Comité Paralímpico Español (archived) (in Spanish)
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