Nadia Báez

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Nadia Báez
Personal information
Full nameNadia Soledad Báez
Born (1989-06-26) 26 June 1989 (age 35)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Home town Morón, Argentina
Alma mater Interamerican Open University
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Sport Paralympic swimming
Disability Retinoblastoma
Disability class S11, SB11, SM11
ClubNatatario Castelar Club
Coached byPablo Quinteros
Juan Manuel Zucconi
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 London 100m breaststroke SB11
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Eindhoven 100m breaststroke SB11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Montreal 100m breaststroke SB11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Madeira 100m breaststroke SB11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Glasgow 100m breaststroke SB11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Manchester 100m breaststroke SB11
Parapan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima 50m freestyle S11
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Lima100m breaststroke SB11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago 50m freestyle S11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 Lima100m freestyle S11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 Lima400m freestyle S11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Santiago 100m breaststroke SB12
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Santiago 200m medley SM11

Nadia Soledad Báez (born 26 June 1989) is a blind Argentine Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. [1] [2] She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, winning a bronze medal. [3] She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [4]

Career

She competed at the 2007 Parapan American Games, 2011 Parapan American Games, 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships, where she won a silver medal. [3] 2015 Parapan American Games, [5] and 2019 Parapan American Games, where she won two gold and two bronze medals. [6]

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References

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