Letticia Martinez

Letticia Martinez

Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	July 16, 1995 (1995-07-16) (age 29) Las Cruces, New Mexico
Height	5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Weight	109 lb (49 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke, freestyle
Medal record Athletics Paralympic Games 2011 Guadalajara Women's 50 metre freestyle S11 2011 Guadalajara Women's 100 metre breaststroke S11 2011 Guadalajara Women's 100 metre freestyle S11

Letticia Martinez (born July 16, 1995) ^[1] is an American Paralympic swimmer who is both long course and short course American record holder.

Biography

Martinez was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico. At the age of three, she was diagnosed with Leber's congenital amaurosis. Martinez graduated from Las Cruces High School in 2013. ^[2] She won a gold medal for 50 metres (160 ft) freestyle swim at 2011 Parapan American Games where she also got 2 silver medals for 100 metres (330 ft) breaststroke and freestyle. ^[2]

References

1. "MARTINEZ Letticia". 2011 Parapan American Games. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
2. "Letticia Martinez". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2013.