Carla Casals

Carla Casals
Personal information
Full nameCarla Casals Solé
Nationality Spain
Born (1987-02-06) 6 February 1987 (age 37)
Barcelona, Spain
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Women's para swimming
Representing  Spain
IPC World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montreal 200m medley SM12
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Mar del Plata 100m breaststroke SB12
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven 100m butterfly S12
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montreal 100m butterfly S12
IPC World Championships 25m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 200m breaststroke SB12
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100m medley SM12
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Reikjavik 100 breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Reikjavik 100 butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Eindhoven 100m breaststroke SB12

Carla Casals Solé[a][1] (born 6 February 1987) is a Paralympic swimmer from Spain.[2]

Personal

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Casals is from the Catalan region of Spain.[3][4] Living at the High Performance Centre (CAR) of San Cugat del Vallés in 2013, she shared a room with an Olympic athlete.[5][6]

Swimming

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Casals is an S12 classified swimmer.[3][4] She is affiliated with the Spanish Federation of Sports for the Blind (FEDC).[7]

In 2007, Casals competed at the IDM German Open.[8] Casals won a gold medal at the 2009 IPC European Swimming Championships.[9] She was one of 42 Spanish team members, of which 22 had physical disabilities, 6 had cerebral palsy, 10 were blind and four had intellectual disabilities.[10] Casals competed at the 2010 Adapted Swimming World Championship in the Netherlands, where she won a gold medal.[11][12] She finished seventh in the 100 meter backstroke.[13]

In 2011, Casals trained with Deborah Font Jimenez.[14] She competed at the 2011 IPC European Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany, finishing fifth in the 200 meter freestyle and fourth in the 100 meter breaststroke.[14][15] In 2012, Casals competed at the Paralympic Swimming Championship of Spain by Autonomous Communities. She finished first in the 100 meter butterfly event and second in the SB23 100 meter breaststroke event.[3][16] She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, where she finished eighth in the 200 meter individual medley, fourth in the 100 meter butterfly, and sixth in the 100 meter breastroke.[7][17] Prior to heading to London, she participated in a national vision impaired swim team training camp at the High Performance Centre of Sant Cugat from 6 to 23 August. Daily at the camp, there were two in water training sessions and one out of water training session.[18] Casals competed at the 2013 Swimming Championship of Catalonia, hosted by the Sabadell Swimming Club, where she was one of nine Spanish swimmers to set a qualifying time for the World Championships.[19] She competed at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.[4][20][21][22][23] From the Catalan region of Spain, she was a recipient a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship.[24]

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Casals and the second or maternal family name is Solé.

References

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  1. ^ "Carla Casals Solé - Trainers Paralímpicos". Archived from the original on 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  2. ^ "Casals, Carla". IPC. Retrieved 25 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b c "Tres récords nacionales en el Campeonato de España por Comunidades Autónomas de Natación Paralímpica — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Deportes : La extremeña Isabel Yinghua Hernández competirá en el Campeonato del Mundo de Natación Paralímpica" (in Spanish). Spain: Extremaduradehoy.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  5. ^ "La compañera de habitación de Melani Costa" (in Spanish). Spain: MARCA.com. 28 July 2013. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  6. ^ "La nadadora paralímpica Julia Castelló, "muy contenta" de que Melani Costa le dedicara la medalla del Mundial de Barcelona - Crónica Social" (in Spanish). Spain: Cronicasocial.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Los mejores nadadores paralímpicos disputan el Campeonato de España en Murcia — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaften im Schwimmen" (in German). Berlin, Germany: Paralympischer Sport Club Berlin. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  9. ^ "España se marcha de los Europeos Paralímpicos con 51 medallas | Solidaridad" (in Spanish). Spain: elmundo.es. 2009-10-27. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  10. ^ "LORCA / El lorquino Kevin Méndez disputa en Islandia el Europeo de Natación Paralímpica" (in Spanish). Spain: murcia.com. 2009-10-19. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  11. ^ "38 españoles en el Mundial de natación paralímpica" (in Spanish). Spain: MARCA.com. 2010-08-14. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  12. ^ "El Mundial de Natación Paralímpica reúne en Holanda a los 38 mejores españoles — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  13. ^ "España acaba con 26 medallas las competiciones de piscina en el Mundial de Natación Paralímpica" (in Spanish). Spain: Teleprensa.es. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  14. ^ a b "La nadadora valenciana Anna Ortiz, campeona de Europa de 50 metros braza" (in Spanish). Spain: elperiodic.com. 2013-07-31. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  15. ^ "Españoles logran siete medallas, tres de oro, en jornada inaugural en Berlín. NATACIÓN-PARALÍMPICA CTO.EUROPA" (in Spanish). Spain: Terra.es. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  16. ^ "Castellón acoge a los mejores nadadores en el Campeonato de España de Natación Paralímpica — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  17. ^ "Miguel Luque suma el único metal del día. Natación/Paralímpicos" (in Spanish). Spain: Terra.es. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  18. ^ "Los nadadores paralímpicos ciegos se concentran para Londres 2012" (in Spanish). Spain: Solidaridad Digital. 6 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  19. ^ "Un Campeonato de Cataluña de Natación de récords — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  20. ^ Agencia EFE. "Los nadadores canarios Michelle Alonso e Israel Oliver competirán por triunfo" (in Spanish). Spain: Eldiariomontanes.es. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  21. ^ "Plan renove" (in Spanish). Spain: MARCA.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  22. ^ "Deporte. Michelle alonso, sarai gascón y sebastián rodríguez, grandes favoritos españoles en el mundial de natación paralímpica – Juegos paralímpicos – Noticias, última hora, vídeos y fotos de Juegos paralímpicos en lainformacion.com" (in Spanish). Spain: Noticias.lainformacion.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  23. ^ "España busca ser potencia en los Mundiales para Discapacitados" (in Spanish). Spain: Europapress.es. 11 August 2013. Archived from the original on August 12, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  24. ^ "Observatori Català de l'Esport OCE INEFC" (in Spanish). Observatoridelesport.cat. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
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